Archive for the Category ‘The Coast’

5 Year Old Found Safe on the Oregon Coast

5 Year Old Found Safe on the Oregon Coast

A father and son from Cottage Grove found a missing 5-year old boy Thursday afternoon following a near 18 hour search in the area of Carl G. Washburne Memorial State Park after the boy was reported missing from the campground.
On the morning of August 5, 2010, Pete Barrell, age 52, and his 14-year old son, [...]

You Can Help Next Time a Child Goes Missing in the Portland Area

You Can Help Next Time a Child Goes Missing in the Portland Area

When Kyron Horman went missing on June 4th, many of us felt helpless. We wanted to do anything we could to help bring the 7 year old home safe, but police were telling us to stay away and help by spreading the word and Kyron’s picture. As frustrating as it feels, it does makes sense. Searchers are [...]

Barefoot Bandit Brings Crime and Cult Following to Oregon

Barefoot Bandit Brings Crime and Cult Following to Oregon

It is suspected that a Washington State fugitive identified as Colton Harris-Moore, age 19, is believed to have recently traveled to the State of Oregon. Moore is suspected for crimes committed in and around the San Juan Islands, in Washington. Moore has been linked to a number of residential burglaries, occurring primarily in vacation home [...]

NOAA Makes it Official, Newport is their New Home

NOAA Makes it Official, Newport is their New Home

In August of 2009, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stated their intent to move their Seattle based Pacific Marine Operations Center to Newport, Oregon. The news was a big win for the Oregon Coast but naturally a shock to the state of Washington. Government officials of the Evergreen State quickly began an appeal to [...]

The Goonies 25th Anniversary Celebration

The Goonies 25th Anniversary Celebration

Though dozens, if not hundreds, of of movies have been filmed in Oregon, none have the fame and popularity of the 1985 classic The Goonies. This weekend, June 4th – 7th, the Oregon coast is set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the cult classic.
Much of the cast will be in Astoria this weekend, including [...]

Don’t Drink and Drive, Especially in Coos Bay, Oregon

Don’t Drink and Drive, Especially in Coos Bay, Oregon

During the 2010 annual DUII Multi-Disciplinary Impaired Driving Training Conference held in Bend, the Oregon DUII Multi-Disciplinary Training Task Force presented their annual awards of excellence to various organizations, groups, and individuals who made a significant contribution to deterring impaired driving in Oregon during 2009.
A municipal, county and state police agency were selected from nominations [...]

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