Cape Mendocino Quake, Dec. 24
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck the Cape Mendocino area of Northern California early Tuesday, Dec. 24. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 2:28 a.m., 39-miles west to southwest of E...
Elk poisoned by Yew Tree at Warrenton, Dec. 23
A half-a-dozen elk died after they ate parts of a Yew Tree on the North Oregon Coast. Their carcasses were found Friday, Dec. 13, on the property of a cemetery in the Warrenton area. There were no signs of bein...
Plaque thieves enter guilty pleas in Lincoln City, Dec. 20
Two Central Oregon Coast residents entered guilty pleas to the stealing and destruction of a granite plaque at the Taft High School football field in Lincoln City. Steven Sam Gilmore and Kristin M. Wilkinson p...
Drug Bust on Central Coast, Dec. 20
An investigation involving officers from the Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team (LINT), Oregon State Police (OSP) HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) team, and Idaho State Police led to the arrest earl...
Child Sex Abuse Charges on Central Coast, Dec. 20
On December 19, 2013 at approximately 8:30am, Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputies and a Newport Police Officer assisted Special Agents from the Oregon Department of Justice Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC)...
Winter Solstice Celebration on Central Oregon Coast, Dec. 20
Plan to join the Yachats Academy and the Village of Yachats in celebrating the Winter Solstice Bonfire. There will be food and music. This annual event takes place on Saturday, December 21, 4:00 PM in the picni...
Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum is open during the Holiday Season, Dec. 20
WHEN: Dates: December 20 through January 5; Hours: 10 am – 3:30 pm; CLOSED on Christmas Day & New Year's Day; WHERE: 1020 Lighthouse Road, Winchester Bay; CONTACT: 541-271-4631. Umpqua River Lighthouse Muse...
New geologic map refines Southwestern Oregon Coast, Dec. 20
The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries has released Open-File Report O-13-21, Geologic map of the southwestern Oregon coast between Crook Point and Port Orford, Curry County, Oregon. It provide...
Coast Guard Mourns loss of Shipmate, Dec. 20
Petty Officer Third Class Travis Obendorf died in a Seattle hospital Dec. 18 as a result of injuries he sustained during search and rescue operations near Amak Island, Alaska, Nov. 11, while serving aboard Coas...
Oregon Coast Polluted Runoff Plan Challenged, Dec. 20
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are expected to announce Friday, Dec. 20, that they will propose disapproving Oregon’s program to address pollute...