The Coast Guard rescued a whale watching vessel with 49 passengers aboard after it became disabled in the coastal bar near Newport, Wednesday, September 17, 2025 The captain of the 62-foot Discovery sent out…
Category: Public Safety
West Coast Health Alliance recommendations show vaccines ‘safe, effective’; Vaccines available to anyone
OIOpublisher Updated health guidance aligns Oregon with California, Washington, Hawaii in supporting COVID-19 vaccine for anyone who wants it PORTLAND, Ore.—Updated guidance released Wednesday September 17, 2025, by the new, four-state West Coast Health Alliance has cleared the way for federally approved 2025-2026…
OREGON STATE POLICE – PUBLIC SAFETY ALERT 9/16/25 CLATSOP COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS: SUSCIPCIOUS BACKPACK AT SUNSET BEACH, PUBLIC ASKED FOR INFORMATION
(CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. Sept. 16, 2025) – On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at 10:21 a.m., Oregon State Parks notified the Oregon State Police of a suspicious backpack in a public bathroom at Sunset…
WATER RESCUE IN SEASIDE SEPT. 16, ONE HOSPITALIZED
Seaside Police and Seaside Fire & Rescue responded to a report of two young adults unaccounted for in the ocean near the Turnaround at 1:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16. A female…
OREGON STATE POLICE: FATAL ACCIDENT – HIGHWAY 6 – TILLAMOOK COUNTY SEPT. 9
On Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 8:25 a.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Highway 6 near milepost 30 in Tillamook County. The preliminary…
Civil Disobedience: “Protest Law” Discussed at Community Meeting
By Neal Lemery Public protests, civil disobedience, and local police arrest procedures were the hot topics of a recent community gathering in Manzanita. Citizens filled St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church on August 27…
TILLAMOOK POLICE DEPT.: Introducing MyPDConnect – Easily report crimes online!
The Tillamook Police Department is proudly announcing the launch of MyPDConnect, a cutting-edge online reporting platform designed to allow you to report low-level crimes online right from your phone, tablet or desktop….
What If I’m Arrested?
By Neal Lemery Given that there have been public demonstrations, and questions about police activity, a number of people have asked me recently “What happens to people who get arrested?” I sat…
Multiple Agencies Respond to 5th St. Apartments Fire on Saturday August 23; No Injuries & Fire Contained
Tillamook, OR – On Saturday, August 23, 2025, Tillamook Fire District and Bay City Fire Department responded to a structure fire at an apartment complex on 5th Street in Tillamook. First arriving…
TILLAMOOK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT: Heat Advisory from today Friday 8/22/25 at 11:00AM until 05:00AM Monday 8/25/25
* WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with high temperatures up to 93-98F and overnight low temperatures of 60-68F possible. * WHERE…North and Central Coast Range Mountains of Oregon, and Willapa Hills. * WHEN…From 11…