PORTLAND, Ore. — Coast Guard personnel are monitoring a 653-foot bulk carrier, with 21 crew members aboard, 120 miles west of the Columbia River entrance after main diesel engine components malfunctioned onboard…
Category: Public Safety
28 accidents reported since crab season began off Oregon, Washington
PORTLAND, Ore. — Since the commercial Dungeness crab season began on January 15th, Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland marine investigators have responded to 28 marine accidents involving commercial fishing vessels, with…
Surfers in Distress Rescued at Cape Kiwanda on Saturday, Feb. 17
PACIFIC CITY, OR – On Saturday, February 17, 2018 at about 4:18 p.m., Tillamook 9-1-1 received a report of a surfer, later identified as Sunny Hatch, 22, from Portland, had become separated…
OREGON STATE POLICE — WINTER TRAVEL SAFETY TIPS
TripCheck cameras of Hwy. 26, near the rest area and Hwy. 6 at Lee’s Camp, approximately 7 am Feb. 18th With poor weather and hazardous road conditions in the next several days…
FATAL CRASH HIGHWAY 101 NEAR WHEELER News Release from Oregon State Police
Oregon State Police (OSP) troopers are continuing to investigate Wednesday evening’s fatal crash on Highway 101 near Wheeler in Tillamook County. On February 14, 2018, at about 5:45 p.m., OSP troopers and…
OREGON STATE POLICE LAUNCHES INTERACTIVE MONTHLY PATROL ACTIVITY MAP
On February 12, 2018, the Oregon State Police is launching an interactive patrol activity map on our webpage http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/pages/index.aspx. This interactive map displays the patrol activities undertaken by OSP across Oregon. This…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – Great News! No flagging tomorrow
by Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Development, Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce It’s not often you hear that phrase – great news – when addressing road construction and intermittent road…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 2/8/18: Girder-pocalypse Phase 2 – Monday 2/12 and Tuesday 2/13
By Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Development, Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce Last week we had incredible support spreading the message about the setting of the girders on Tuesday, Feb….
NW Connector Regional Transit System Reaches a Milestone
Tillamook, OR—The NW Connector, a partnership of transit districts in Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln and Tillamook counties, surpassed 1.1 million bus miles in 2017, carrying over 188,000 passengers. According to Doug Pilant,…
Highway 101/6 Project Update – 1/31/18
by Sierra Lauder, Director of Events and Downtown Development, Tillamook Area Chamber of Commerce This week many of the things we discussed last week are continuing to roll along. Curbing was poured…
