ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard airlifted a hiker stranded on a rock piling at Ecola State Park, Wednesday night, June 12th. An aircrew aboard an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, from Coast Guard…
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UPDATE 06/11/19: Forest Road Single Vehicle Crash Sends Six to the Hospital
The individuals involved in yesterday’s crash of a Ford F350 have been identified, all from the Tillamook area: Driver: Jack Dierking, 19yo, transported via ambulance to Tillamook Adventist Hospital Passenger 1: Destiney…
Forest Road Single Vehicle Crash Sends Six to the Hospital
On Monday, June 10, 2019, at approximately 3:20am, Tillamook 911 received a call about a single vehicle crash on Kilchis Forest Rd, MP 5-6. Preliminary investigation revealed a pickup truck was traveling…
Rescue of Paraglider at Cape Lookout Team Effort on Sunday June 2nd – UPDATED 6/4/19, 12:50 pm: PARAGLIDING CRASH RESULTS IN DEATH
UPDATE: News Release from Oregon State Police Posted on FlashAlert: June 4th, 2019 12:44 PM On Sunday June 2, 2019 at approximately 5:00 PM, Oregon State Police was notified of a water…
Coast Guard medically evacuates fishing-boat captain suffering heart attack
TILLAMOOK, Ore. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 55-year-old man reportedly suffering from a heart attack while captaining a commercial fishing vessel 20-miles west of Tillamook Bay, Thursday. An aircrew aboard…
ODOT – Clatsop, Tillamook, Washington and Columbia Counties state highway construction update: June 3-10
It is construction season and there are multiple projects throughout the region that may impact your driving route. One of the main routes into south Tillamook County, Oregon Hwy. 22 will have…
Columbia Pacific CCO leads opioid epidemic talks with White House drug policy advisor
A top White House advisor from the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy traveled to coastal Oregon last week to learn from promising work being done to mitigate the opioid…
SADDLE MOUNTAIN PUBLIC ACCESS CLOSED MAY 28 – 31
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area will be closed to public access May 28 – 31 for various maintenance projects in the area. The park is expected to reopen at its usual time…
House Fire in Barview Sends Two to the Hospital In Early Morning Today May 24th
On Friday, May 24, 2019, at approximately 2:20am, Tillamook 911 received a report of a house fire in a two-story residence near the intersection of Cedar St and Lakeside Drive in Barview,…
LIMITED ACCESS TO CAPE LOOKOUT PARKING LOT MAY 24-30, FULL CLOSURE MAY 31
TILLAMOOK, Ore. – The parking lot at the Cape Trail trailhead in Cape Lookout State Park will be partially closed May 24-30 because of construction in the area. Visitors will still be…
