EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s that time of the year … Orcas sighted in Tillamook Bay (over the last few years, we have regular visits from Orcas during June.) We follow various social media…
Category: Breaking News
Razor clamming reopens on mid and north coast; two bays – Netarts & Tillamook – reopen for commercial oyster harvest; coastwide closures remain for mussel and bay clam harvesting
SALEM, Ore – Razor clamming reopens today from Yachats to the Washington border and commercial oyster harvest reopens in Netarts and Tillamook bays, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department…
1st Security Bank of Washington Invests in Better North Coast Health Care with Donation to Nehalem Bay Health District
The Manzanita branch of 1st Security Bank of Washington earlier this year provided a $5,000 unrestricted contribution to the Nehalem Bay Health District to enhance the construction budget for the new Nehalem…
Marine Biotoxin Closures Affect Entire Oregon Coast June 7, 2024; ALL Shellfish Harvest CLOSED
By Andrea Cantu-Schomus, Oregon Dept. of Agriculture, June 7, 2024 #biotoxins, #food safety, #shellfish The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce the expansion of the shellfish closures today June…
Man Arrested for Abusing Multiple Children in Tillamook & Washington Counties; Additional Victims Suspected
Over the past several months, Violent Crimes Unit detectives with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office have been investigating a sexual abuse case after multiple children disclosed being abused by the same person.A…
Lake Lytle to Get Facelift – City of Rockaway Beach Awarded $433,576 Grant from Oregon Parks & Recreation for Phase 1, New Restrooms
By Laura Swanson All good things take time. The City of Rockaway Beach has had listening sessions, workshops and surveys about what the community would like to see at Lake Lytle Park. …
The Tale of the Whale: Humpback Whale Left to Decompose, No Explosives to be Used According to Oregon State Parks
Many social media posts have been speculating that Oregon State Parks will be blowing up a beached whale later this month. According to Oregon State Parks today June 5, 2024: “History isn’t…
National Weather Service Beach Hazards Statement: Coastal Hazards, Sneaker Waves – This Evening 6/4/24 through 6/5/
859 AM PDT Tue Jun 4 2024 Clatsop County Coast- Tillamook County Coast- Central Coast of Oregon- South Washington Coast- …BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING 6/4/24 THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING…
Research Team Completes Necropsy of Humpback Whale that Washed Ashore Near Nehalem Bay State Park; Cause of Death Likely Vessel Strike
A team of researchers completed a necropsy Thursday May 30th on a juvenile humpback whale that stranded at Nehalem Bay State Park earlier in the week (see video and links to stories below.)…
OREGON DEPT. OF FISH & WILDLIFE RECREATIONAL SHELLFISH ALERT: Marine biotoxin closures affect entire Oregon coast
SALEM, Ore. – New shellfish closures are affecting the entire Oregon coast, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced today. This comes after the Oregon Health Authority…
