Coastal News

LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. 21 Feb. 2024 – Oregon State Police is stepping up patrols along the central coast Feb. 22-24, 2024, in anticipation of the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival. The annual event draws an est...

February 22 - 25, 2024, South Beach, Newport, 2309 SE Marine science Drive. The Newport Seafood & Wine Festival returns in-person to the beautiful Oregon Coast. Wine and seafood enthusiasts have flocked to ...

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake shook the junction of the two fault lines that run parallel with the Oregon Coast, Saturday, Feb. 17. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located west of Petrolia, ...

Tillamook County, Ore. 12 Feb. 24- On Monday, February 12, 2024, at 2:42 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 101, near milepost 146, in Tillamook County. The preliminary investigat...

Lincoln County, Ore. 7 Feb. 24- On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 5:50 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy 101, near milepost 157, in Lincoln County. The preliminary investigation...

ODFW release - SALEM, Ore.—ODFW staff are recommending that the Fish and Wildlife Commission list Southern Resident orcas as endangered under Oregon’s Endangered Species Act (OESA). The Fish and Wildlife Commis...

BOEM release - In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals for deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bur...

UPDATE 02/13/2024 5:30 PM - GARDINER, Ore. - The body of a Eugene man who went missing after scuba diving in the Umpqua River has been located. On Monday, February 12, 2024, at approximately 8:45 am, 9-1-1 disp...

A necropsy team from the Seaside Aquarium began examination of a Fin Whale Tuesday that washed ashore at Sunset Bay State Park, Feb. 12. The Fin Whale is the second largest whale in the World, following Blue Wh...

ODFW release - Thank you to everyone who provided input via the public meeting, the online survey, phone calls, and e-mails. ODFW staff have used that input to develop our staff recommendations for the 2024 rec...