CLACKAMAS, Ore.—Following a run upgrade, fishery managers from Oregon and Washington adopted additional fishing days, beginning May 12, for recreational spring Chinook salmon in the Columbia River downstream of Bonneville Dam today during a joint state…
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Appeals Court Decision on State Timberland Goes Against Counties; Setting Aside $1 Billion Judgment
OIOpublisher EDITOR’S NOTE: The Oregon Court of Appeals has found the state Board of Forestry is not required to maximize logging revenues on forestland obtained from counties. Instead, the Board of Forestry…
Coast Guard rescues 2 stranded hikers from coastal cliff in Manzanita, OR Monday April 25th
EDITOR’S NOTE: Here is the official Coast Guard press release with a few more details about the hikers rescued yesterday evening from Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain. ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued two…
Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue, Coast Guard Rescue Couple from Neah-Kah-Nie Mtn. Cliffside Monday April 25th
On Monday, April 25, 2022, Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue responded a Neahkahnie Mountain overlook on Highway 101 N for a report of a couple who were stuck on the cliff approximately…
Driver Arrested on Multiple Charges from Fatal Kilchis River Accident
Last night, April 14, 2022, Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrested Alex Wesley Morlang Hurley, 26, of Tillamook, on multiple charges stemming from a motor vehicle crash which occurred On March 31,…
Tragic One Vehicle Crash on Kilchis River Road Results in Death of NKN Student, Serious Injuries
(From Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office – 4/1/22) – On March 31, 2022, at about 9:17 pm, Tillamook County Deputies, Tillamook Fire Department and were dispatched to a single vehicle motor vehicle crash…
Coast Guard searches for one person from sinking fishing vessel 35 miles off Florence, OR
NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Coast Guard is searching for the master of a 32-foot fishing vessel that sank Saturday morning approximately 35 miles offshore Florence. Missing is Mike Morgan, 68. Watchstanders…
Rock Slide Closed Hwy. 101, South of Wheeler, near Jetty Fishery March 15th; Hwy. 101 Remains Closed as Slide is Active
Compiled by Laura Swanson; Photos & Video by Don Backman ODOT 3/15/22, 4:30 pm: Valley, No. Coast: U.S. 101 remains closed by an active landslide south of Wheeler, at milepost 47. There…
UPDATE: Tillamook County Major Crimes Team continues investigation of officer-involved shooting in south Tillamook County that occurred March 3rd
EDITOR’S NOTE: US Hwy. 101 was re-opened just before noon on Friday March 4, 2022 as the investigation continues. (March 4, 2022 – 1:15 pm) – The Tillamook County Major Crimes Team…
Tillamook County Emergency Management ADVISORY: Flood Watch from Monday 2/28 morning until 06:00PM Tuesday March 1st
* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. * WHERE…Portions of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, including the following areas, in northwest Oregon, Coast Range of Northwest Oregon and North Oregon Coast….