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Commercial Dungeness crab season to open Dec. 16

Fresh Dungeness crab is back on the menu for holiday feasts after fishery managers determined the fishery was ready to open Dec. 16 on the Oregon coast. The commercial Dungeness crab season on the Oregon coast ...
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Northern California Quake, Dec. 3

A 2.8-magnitude earthquake was recorded near Cape Mendocino in Northern California early Tuesday morning, Dec. 3, where two fault lines leave the California shore line and enter the Pacific Ocean before turning...
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Cellphone Theft on Central Oregon Coast, Dec. 2

News release from Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office. "On November 6, 2013, at about 11:00PM, a female complainant reported to Lincoln County Deputy David Boys that her cell phone was recently stolen. The complainant...
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Hungry Brown Pelicans on Oregon Coast, Dec. 2

Brown Pelicans along the West Coast are hungry. For whatever reason, their staple, Sardines and Anchovies, are not as plentiful this year. U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials say they are concerned and in an infor...
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Major Quake off Oregon, Dec. 2

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific Ocean seafloor west of Brookings Saturday, Nov. 30.  According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake, located within two fault lines that run parallel with the Or...