Feds deny appeal of NOAA research fleet move from Seattle to Newport

KDRV - Fri Nov 20

Associated Press A November 20, 2009 A SEATTLE -- The federal Government Accountability Office has denied an appeal that protested the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's decision to move its research fleet from Seattle's Lake Union to Newport, Ore.

Coast Guard, Local Agencies Search for Two Missing Fishermen Near Yachats

Salem-News.com - Fri Nov 20

The Coast Guard is searching for two missing fishermen two miles south of Yachats, Oregon Thursday.

Rescuers wade into a Lincoln County creek to pull family to safety

The Oregonian - Thu Nov 19

Sherri Profitt picked up her husband, John, at work late Wednesday afternoon, and they were almost home when they noticed tire tracks in the mud near the edge of Widow Creek in Lincoln County.

Drunk mom crashes into creek with baby & 2 kids in car, police say

KGW-TV Portland - Thu Nov 19

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. An infant, along with his two-year-old sister, three-year-old brother, and their mother were pulled from an SUV that crashed into a creek outside Lincoln City Wednesday night.

Blustery weather makes bowl of hot chowder all the better

Statesman Journal - Thu Nov 19

Bad news: You missed the chowder cook-off last weekend. Good news: There is a dizzying array of delicious chowder available on the coast, and we are smack dab in the middle of ideal chowder weather.

For NOAA project, two are better

Daily Journal of Commerce - Mon Nov 16

For a project with land and sea components, a joint venture between a building company and a heavy contractor with marine experience makes sense on paper.

Newport police ask public's help in finding bank robbery suspect

The Oregonian - Mon Nov 16

The Newport Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a bank robbery Friday afternoon at a Newport branch of Umpqua Bank.

Astoria's Fisher Poets to Dock on Central Oregon Coast

Beach Connection - Sat Nov 14

FisherPoets On The Edge, a three day celebration of poetry, storytelling and songs of the sea and its harvest, will be held on a three day holiday weekend, January 16 - 18, 2010, in Newport, Oregon.

Brookings pair offer free gourmet meals for all

Curry Coastal Pilot - Sat Nov 14

Roger Gilbert and Ernest Madden prepare food for their soup kitchen program in Brookings.

Whale Watch training to start soon

Medford Mail Tribune - Thu Nov 12

Training for volunteer whale watchers opens Dec. 5 and 6 in Newport for the winter Whale Watch Week that runs Dec.