Coastal News

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will hold a public meeting for a proposed Oregon Scenic Bikeway at 5:30 pm. Jan. 27 at the Port Orford Public Library's Freedom of Speech room, located at 555 20th St....

January 26 marked the anniversary of the last major Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake that shook the Pacific Northwest 315 years ago. Scientists predict the next major Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake coul...

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a missing man near Paradise Point in Port Orford, as of Monday, Jan. 26. Crews searched for the man for nine hours, covering more than 169 miles without locatin...

News release from the Newport PD. On January 23rd, 2015 the Newport Police Department, the Newport Fire Department and PacWest Ambulance were dispatched to the 1010 Building on the report of a vehicle crashing ...

Marine life advocates claim the use of sonar in the world’s oceans harm whales and other species such as seals, sea lions and dolphins. New concerns are being voiced after the U.S. Navy announced it is seeking ...

A couple of earthquakes shook the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California over the weekend. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 2.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded Friday, Jan. 23, where two fault l...

A project to smooth asphalt at four locations near Beverly Beach in Lincoln County will restrict travel on Hwy. 101 to a single lane. Beginning at Monday, January 26 at 8 a.m. and continuing until 4 p.m., an as...

The Commercial Fisheries Permit Board will meet on Jan. 26, 2015 at 10 a.m.at Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife headquarters to prepare the Final Order in the Limited Entry Ocean Dungeness crab permit cont...

A project to place netting material, designed to keep birds from nesting beneath the concrete spans of the Siuslaw River Bridge, will restrict travel across the bridge to a single lane. Beginning Monday, Januar...

Coast Guard crews and local responders are searching for a missing man near Paradise Point in Port Orford, Sunday, Jan. 25. An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station North Bend, Oregon, a 47...