Oregon Coast

Scientists know a surprising amount of information about Southern Resident Killer Whales, but once the whales leave their home waters of Puget Sound, their whereabouts become a little more murky, especially off the Oregon coast.

A land-ownership change this year prompted new owners to post “No Trespassing” signs blocking a critical, one-mile stretch of the trail five miles inland from its Ona Beach terminus north of Seal Rock.

Commercial Dungeness Crab season opens Dec. 31 Oregon's north coast

Volunteers with Oregon State Parks will fan out along the coast from Dec. 27 to Dec. 31 to help people see gray whales swimming past Oregon.

The lawsuit came the same day a federal judge issued a temporary injunction stopping efforts to relocate a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter.

Opponents of Waldport’s mayor have been given the green light to gather signatures to try to force her out of office.

Oregon’s two senators and the congresswomen representing Lincoln County got a letter of reassurance Friday from the U.S. Coast Guard’s commandant that he intends to permanently keep its rescue helicopter in Newport.

Commercial Dungeness crabbing boats in Oregon have a three day window to set their traps before they can begin their harvest at 9:00 a.m. on Dec. 16

The Cape Perpetua Visitor Center, south of Yachats along Highway 101, will be closed from Dec. 16 through mid-May for for utility and accessibility upgrades, as well as fresh exhibits.

The owner of the Alsi Resort Hotel in Bayshore has agreed not to sign a contract to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after an hour-long negotiation Thursday with the Waldport city manager.

More than 100 people packed a Waldport City Council meeting Wednesday night to express opposition to even the possibility of an ICE detention facility in the city.

Several inches of rain fell within 24 hours in Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington, flooding at least two rivers, closing schools, and leaving people without power Tuesday.