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New plan should halt flooding on U.S. 101 near Seaside and help the environment
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December 26, 2012, 6:30PM
Long before anyone was thinking about protecting salmon, rare forest ecosystems or wildlife habitat, farmers cleared trees from about 120 acres bordering the Necanicum River to be used as pastureland for dairy cows. Full story »
Newport residents arrested, charged with drug offenses
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December 26, 2012, 1:36PM
Jesse Michael Luckini, 35; Jade Nikole Leisure, 22; and Tammi Kay Brown, 45, were all arrested Friday after the Lincoln Interagency Narcotics Team served a warrant at 430 N.E. Fifth Street in Newport. Full story »
Disc golf gets new home at Newport in central Oregon coast forested setting
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December 26, 2012, 12:10PM
The course is just across the street from Wilder Development and Oregon Coast Community College on S.E. 40th St. off Hwy 101. It's free to play. Full story »
Bandon-area man calls for ambulance but is wounded after confronting officers
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December 26, 2012, 10:35AM
Charles Crum is shot by police in the arm after brandishing what appeared to be a rifle. Full story »
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Mark Sponenburgh, Oregon sculptor, wide-ranging collector, dies at 94
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December 22, 2012, 10:05AM
After decades of traveling the world, he donated his 250-piece art collection to Willamette University's Hallie Ford Museum of Art. Full story »
Toledo man arrested by OSP, accused of multiple game violations
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December 21, 2012, 5:01PM
After the arrest, Burnham was taken to the Lincoln County Jail. Accusations included three counts of second-degree criminal trespass; three counts of hunting on the enclosed lands of another; and unlawful possession of a Roosevelt bull elk. Full story »
Marbled Murrelet numbers continue to fall, 10-year study shows
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December 21, 2012, 11:26AM
The peer-reviewed study published in the November Condor found that the seabirds' numbers fell about 29 percent over 10 years. Full story »
Tillamook gun owner apologizes for movie theater scare, just wanted to see 'The Hobbit'
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December 20, 2012, 6:34PM
Gary Quackenbush of Tillamook says he was carrying the pistol he lost in a Tillamook movie theater because of shootings such as the one at Clackamas Town Center and Sandy Hook Elementary School. Full story »
Snow closes 33 miles of I-5 near Grants Pass; motorists stranded
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December 20, 2012, 4:32PM
ODOT says the interstate will be closed between Canyonville and Hugo for several hours. Full story »
Wet weather causing problems on Oregon coast highways, ODOT says
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December 20, 2012, 10:16AM
ODOT recommends drivers use TripCheck to plan their route before heading to the coast. Full story »
Loaded gun, left in Tillamook theater, found by seventh-graders
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December 19, 2012, 6:55PM
When Kolton McKinney, 12, unfolded the seat in a Tillamook movie theater Wednesday morning and heard a "plink," he thought a part of the seat might of fallen out. Full story »
Another dock, possibly from Japanese tsunami, lands on Olympic Peninsula
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December 18, 2012, 9:10PM
Following the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration work to determine the dock's trajectory, an extensive search by the U.S. Coast Guard discovered the dock washed ashore Tuesday between La Push and the mouth of the Hoh River. Full story »
Winds push 2 sea turtles ashore near Seaside
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December 18, 2012, 6:29PM
Both turtles are being treated for hypothermia, and it's not known whether they will survive. Full story »
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