On Monday, June 10, 2019, at approximately 3:20am, Tillamook 911 received a call about a single vehicle crash on Kilchis Forest Rd, MP 5-6. Preliminary investigation revealed a pickup truck was traveling…
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Rescue of Paraglider at Cape Lookout Team Effort on Sunday June 2nd – UPDATED 6/4/19, 12:50 pm: PARAGLIDING CRASH RESULTS IN DEATH
OIOpublisher UPDATE: News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: June 4th, 2019 12:44 PM On Sunday June 2, 2019 at approximately 5:00 PM, Oregon State Police was notified of a…
Coast Guard medically evacuates fishing-boat captain suffering heart attack
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 55-year-old man reportedly suffering from a heart attack while captaining a commercial fishing vessel 20-miles west of Tillamook Bay, Thursday. An aircrew aboard…
ODOT – Clatsop, Tillamook, Washington and Columbia Counties state highway construction update: June 3-10
It is construction season and there are multiple projects throughout the region that may impact your driving route. One of the main routes into south Tillamook County, Oregon Hwy. 22 will have…
Columbia Pacific CCO leads opioid epidemic talks with White House drug policy advisor
A top White House advisor from the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy traveled to coastal Oregon last week to learn from promising work being done to mitigate the opioid…
SADDLE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC ACCESS CLOSED MAY 28 – 31
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area will be closed to public access May 28 – 31 for various maintenance projects in the area. The park is expected to reopen at its usual time…
House Fire in Barview Sends Two to the Hospital In Early Morning Today May 24th
On Friday, May 24, 2019, at approximately 2:20am, Tillamook 911 received a report of a house fire in a two-story residence near the intersection of Cedar St and Lakeside Drive in Barview,…
LIMITED ACCESS TO CAPE LOOKOUT PARKING LOT MAY 24-30, FULL CLOSURE MAY 31
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – The parking lot at the Cape Trail trailhead in Cape Lookout State Park will be partially closed May 24-30 because of construction in the area. Visitors will still be…
Tillamook County Road Notice of Closure: McCormick Loop at Beeler Road May 22nd
Tillamook County Road Department is replacing a failing culvert on McCormick Loop Road on Wednesday, May 22, 2019. The failing culvert is located +/- North of Beeler Road. That portion of the…
Tillamook County’s First Responders Busy Weekend May 18-19
This past weekend was a busy one for First Responders from Nehalem south to Pacific City. In addition to Motor Vehicle Accidents, Missing Persons, and other calls, First Responders also responded to…