U.S.C.G. Rescues 52′ Crabbing Vessel with 5 hr Tow
A Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew towed a disabled 52-foot commercial fishing vessel Tuesday night across the Yaquina Bay Bar approximately 2.5 miles northwest of Yachats, Oregon.
Semi Crash Closes North Bound I-5 for 9 hrs.
At approximately 3:15am Tuesday morning, emergency personnel responded to a semi-truck that had crashed and rolled into the median on Interstate 5 near Central Point.
Vehicle Fire Closes Hwy. 199
On Tuesday evening, December 31, just after 9:30pm, the Illinois Valley Fire District responded to a car fire on Hwy. 199 south of O'Brien.
The car appeared to have...
2019: What a Year in Review
To start 2019 off, and perhaps a harbinger of weather to come later in the year, a major winter storm struck the area early in...
Rain Forecast to Ring in New Year
A pair of cold fronts will push onshore in the Pacific Northwest with a surge of moisture off the Pacific. The result will be rain for coastal areas of Oregon.
Carpenterville Rd. Crash is Missing Coos Bay Man
On Monday, December 30, just after 9:00am, Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Carpenterville Rd. (Hwy 255 near milepost 361) just...
Chase Leads to Multiple Arrests
On Friday afternoon, December 27th, at 1537 hours, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted to pull over an unlicensed silver Mercedes Benz sedan near Shady Cove, OR. The vehicle attempted to...
Crash Closes Hwy. 199 for 2 Hours
At 8:15 pm, Saturday, December 28th, the Illinois Valley Fire District and American Medical Response were dispatched to a bicycle rider versus vehicle crash on Hwy. 199 near Reeves Creek between...
Large Surf Warning Issued Starting Monday
Large surf is expected most of this week. Breakers will build to between 17 and 20 ft on Monday, with peak breakers of 23 to 26 feet on Wednesday and early Thursday...
Rain and High Elevation Snow in Weekend Forecast
Two fronts will quickly pass over the area beginning Saturday with rain likely late Saturday afternoon and continuing through Sunday.
Travelers should expect snow accumulations of possibly 2 to...