UPDATE (9/16/26): Updated to correct the name of the Ford Transit van operator to Raiden Cunningham and to reflect the total number of Oregon National Guard members involved to 15. (CLATSOP…
Category: Clatsop County
OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL CRASH – HIGHWAY 101 – CLATSOP COUNTY, MP 26, SATURDAY, SEPT. 12
(CLATSOP COUNTY, OR; 14 September 2026) – On Saturday, September 12, 2026, at approximately 9:09 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 101 near milepost 26…
OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL CRASH – HIGHWAY 26 – CLATSOP COUNTY FRIDAY AUGUST 28, 2026, MASS CASUALTY EVENT INVOLVING FIVE VEHICLES, HIGHWAY CLOSED FOR FIVE HOURS
(CLATSOP COUNTY, Or) – On Friday, August 28, 2026, at approximately 5:18 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 26 near milepost 24 in Clatsop County. The…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): Nighttime pavement repairs on U.S. 101 between Seaside and Warrenton starts Monday Night Aug. 3
(SEASIDE, OR) – Travelers should expect nighttime lane closures and delays on U.S. 101 between Seaside and Warrenton while ODOT maintenance crews repair damaged pavement. Work is scheduled for Monday night, Aug. 3, through Thursday night,…
CANNON BEACH FIRE DISTRICT RESPONDS TO WATER RESCUE CALL NEAR CHAPMAN POINT, COMMAND VEHICLE STUCK WHILE CROSSING CREEK; RESCUE VEHICLE RESCUED BY LOCAL SONS OF BEACHES SHORE PATROL
Photos by Carol Keljo and Jay Pittman On Saturday April 25, 2026, Cannon Beach Fire District personnel were conducting a beach patrol near Chapman Point when they observed a surfer in distress…
OREGON STATE POLICE: OSP ASKING FOR TIPS AFTER ELK KILLED IN CANNON BEACH MONDAY APRIL 20TH
(Clatsop County, OR) – The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual suspected of killing an elk in Cannon Beach. In the…
40 Foot Male Gray Whale Washes Ashore on Seaside, Oregon Beach Today April 14, 2026
A 40-foot, male Gray whale washed ashore on the south end of Seaside Beach this morning, April 14, 2026. Seaside Aquarium reported that the whale had been spotted and reported floating off…
OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL CRASH – HIGHWAY 26 – CLATSOP COUNTY JANUARY 10
(Clatsop County, Ore. Jan. 12, 2026)- On Saturday, January 10, 2026, at 1:46 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 26, near milepost 1, in Clatsop County. The…
Wyden Announces First Eight Town Halls of 2026; Tillamook on Jan. 22, Clatsop on Jan. 23
Senator will hold open-to-all town halls Jan. 16-24 in Jefferson, Deschutes, Clackamas, Marion, Lane, Tillamook, Clatsop and Columbia counties. Rep. Janelle Bynum will co-host town halls in Deschutes and Clackamas counties. Portland – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold…
ON THIS DAY IN LOCAL HISTORY: January 6, 1806 – “CAPTAIN CLARK AND PARTY’S JOURNEY OVER TILLAMOOK HEAD (CLARK’S POINT OF VIEW) TO THE SITE OF THE BEACHED WHALE AT ECOLA CREEK – January 6-10, 1806
The time is 220 years ago. It was in January 1806 (January 6th through 10th) that Captain William Clark and a party of twelve or thirteen conducted the side exploration over the…
