By Curt Varone, Fire Law Blog* A longtime Oregon fire marshal has filed a wide-ranging employment lawsuit against the Tillamook Fire District, alleging age discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, retaliation for protected medical leave,…
Category: Breaking News
City of Manzanita Update 12/18/25: Localized Landslide Area Under Control
The City of Manzanita would like to reassure residents and visitors that the area of concern related to recent erosion and soil instability is isolated to a specific location on city-owned property…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Advisory: Flooding – Nehalem, Wilson and Trask Rivers; Highway 101 headed north out of Tillamook
The National Weather Service issued a warning for Flooding for The Nehalem, Wilson and Trask Rivers for Highway 101 headed north out of Tillamook, low lying areas along the rivers. 10/18/25 – 10/19/2025. Prepare…
City of Manzanita Declares Local State of Emergency Due to Landslide Risk and Forecasted Storm Dec. 16
The Manzanita City Council has declared a local state of emergency in response to discovering an area of city-owned land at the Public Works facility where erosion has caused soil instability and…
HANGAR B ROOF SUSTAINS DAMAGE FROM DEC. 16TH WIND STORM; PORT OF TILLAMOOK BAY ANNOUNCE BUILDING CLOSURE
We are all saddened today by the extreme weather event in Tillamook County that took place December 16, 2025, and caused considerable damage to the southeastern end of Hangar B. After careful…
TILLAMOOK PUD UPDATE 12/17/25 @6 PM
12/16-12/17 STORM UPDATE as of 6:01 p.m. TPUD crews have been working non-stop to restore power to the area since the beginning of the storm on Tuesday. Crews will take a brief…
DECEMBER STORMS DON’T DISAPPOINT – SERIES OF ATMOSPHERIC RIVERS BRING ALL TILLAMOOK COUNTY RIVERS OVER THEIR BANKS DEC. 9
“We ran out of road closed signs,” said Tillamook County Public Works director Chris Laity, as he relayed road closures to the county emergency cooridnation team during the morning briefing on December…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: Tillamook County Flooding Advisory and Road Closure Update Dec. 9
Tillamook County emergency officials are advising residents to use caution as flooding continues to affect multiple areas throughout the county. Drivers are urged to slow down, remain alert for debris, and never…
BREAKING NEWS UPDATE FROM STATE REPRESENTATIVE DAVID GOMBERG: Good News! The Helicopter Stays. For Now.
By Representative David Gomberg, House District 10 11/25/25 Dear Friends and Neighbors, As we prepare for the Thanksgiving I wanted to share some news most of you will be grateful to hear. Lincoln County,…
NOAA: Preliminary Necropsy Results for Yachats Whale Released Nov. 19, 2025
A large team from multiple organizations convened on Tuesday, November 18 to conduct a necropsy on the young humpback whale that stranded over the weekend near Yachats, Oregon. The necropsy revealed the…