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Job Corps settlement halts closure of centers nationwide, on Oregon Coast
A lawsuit filed on behalf of students who were impacted by the Trump administration’s plans last year to abruptly shut down Job Corps centers across the country reached a settlement earlier this month. The Tongue Point Job Corps Center in Astoria was not a party to the lawsuit,…
Hundreds gather for No Kings protests on Oregon’s North Coast
ASTORIA, Ore. — Hundreds of people turned out for No Kings protests on Oregon’s North Coast, joining massive nationwide protests against the Trump administration and its policies on Saturday. In Astoria, an estimated 1,600 to 1,800 participants gathered along city blocks from…
Local arborists help save historic Oregon tree
The cause of a fire at one of the tallest coastal Douglas fir trees in the world is still under investigation. The Doerner Fir Tree in Oregon’s Southern Coast Range is black from its bottom to its top following a mysterious fire first reported in its canopy in mid-August.…
Tsunami advisory cancelled for Oregon, Washington
A tsunami advisory has been cancelled for the coastal areas of Oregon and Washington state following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake Tuesday off the coast of Russia. Earlier Wednesday morning the Pacific County Emergency Management Agency confirmed they were seeing wave heights that…
Tsunami advisory remains in effect this morning
A tsunami advisory remains in effect this morning for the coastal areas of Oregon and Washington state following an 8.8 magnitude earthquake yesterday off the coast of Russia. While this does not mean massive flooding or a full tsunami for the area, local emergency management…
Tsunami advisory in effect for West Coast
A tsunami watch for the coastal areas of California, Oregon and Washington state as well as British Columbia and Alaska has been upgraded to a tsunami advisory. Tsunami waves can be expected between 11:40 and 11:55 p.m. Wave heights on Long Beach, Wash., are expected to be less…