OREGON COAST BREAKING NEWS

The Siletz Fire District responded to a shed fire that had been intentionally set by the property owner. When the first Siletz Valley Fire unit arrived, crews had to determine whether the situation was a legal backyard burn or something more serious before requesting additional resources. This delay led to understandable concerns from bystanders about response time and available personnel. The deparment reminds that it is important to remember that backyard burning is limited

On Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 5:48 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 18 near milepost 38 in Yamhill County. The preliminary investigation indicated a white Chevrolet Silverado, operated by 61-year old Philip Andrew Estes of Lincoln City, was traveling westbound on Highway 18 near SW Oldsville Road when it left the lane of travel for an unknown reason. The Chevy entered the westbound ditch, struck a culvert, and rolled over. Mr. Es

More than a decade after the body of a 70-foot blue whale washed up on the southern Oregon Coast, its skeleton will be installed in a permanent educational display at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Viewers can watch the display come to life via two web cameras, starting with the installation of a steel support system for the massive, 5,500-pound skeleton, which is expected to begin later this week, weather and construction conditions perm

State fishery managers and commercial crabbers spent three hours in Newport debating how to reduce whale entanglements without sinking Oregon’s Dungeness crab fleet, during a public meeting on the state’s crab/whale management plan and upcoming rule proposals. The session, led by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Marine Resources Program Manager Justin Ainsworth and license management project leader Brittany Harrison, is one of three public meetings ODFW is holdin

photo by US Health and Human Services The Toledo City Council has formally proclaimed May as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Month, joining national and regional efforts to highlight violence against Indigenous people and the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Native community members. The proclamation was presented to council at its recent meeting by City Manager Rich Huebner, who credited Toledo city recorder Paul Johnson, for bringing the issue

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) West Oregon District on May 11th engaged in an initial attack on the Depoe Bay Creek Fire, located approximately 2 miles east of Depoe Bay. The Fire is estimated to be 2.18 acres. Resources on scene included Depoe Bay Fire District, an Adult in Custody (AIC) crew, two ODF Type 4 engines, an ODF Type 6 engine, a contracted Type 6 and Type 2 Dozer. ODF partners with Oregon Department of Corrections and runs a camp east of Tillamook that

For the first time, Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital and Lincoln County Emergency Management will co-host the Oregon Health Authority-sponsored Pathfinder exercise. This full-scale mass casualty disaster response exercise is planned for May 15-16. This event is closed to the public and only registered participants can attend. More than 100 military members, medical personnel, student nurses, and civilians will participate in this annual Oregon training event. “This fu

With summer just around the corner, Oregon agencies have begun their annual monitoring of the state’s lakes, rivers and reservoirs for the presence of toxic cyanobacteria blooms. Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) launched their seasonal freshwater surveillance activities earlier this week, as increasing temperatures raise the risk of cyanobacteria harmful algae blooms (cyanoHABs) in water bodies. Cyanobacteria are beneficia