Waldport News

Newport's history museum - when it was part of local history. Along the beaches, as the daylight hours lessen, so do the hours that many businesses stay open.

Improving Your Radio Reception: Our Progress and What You Can Do by Larry Holtz, All Classical Engineer We share your pain.. KQAC is more difficult to clearly receive than most Portland FM stations.

Know before you go! Check ODOT's travel website at www.TripCheck.com before you leave, or call 5-1-1 for continuously updated travel information.

Police say David Wilson of Waldport was driving home on Highway 34 last week when he saw a pickup off the road.

On Friday, December 11th freezing arctic air coupled with winter rain creating nightmarish conditions for drivers in the Willamette Valley and on roads to the ocean beaches.

Ice gleams on Southwest Greenway Avenue in Portland this morning. Most streets, however, were clear early today.

December 08, 2009, 12:06AM Courtesy of Rose Estes This photo adorns the cover of Rose Estes' book "The West Highland White Terrier: Its History Through Word, Art and Vintage Photographs." Back in 1995, Rose Estes of Waldport was living her dream: Random House had signed her to a 10-book deal to write fantasy novels, a genre she'd loved since ...

Homes for Hounds, a nonprofit greyhound adoption agency based in Waldport, will have retired racing greyhounds ready for adoption from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Medford PetSmart, 3279 Crater Lake Highway.

Southern Oregon can expect damp days and nights throughout the week as a series of storms roll into the Northwest.

A 95mph gust also was reported at Waldport. Garibaldi received an 89mph gust. Significant power outages occurred at Seaside, Forest Grove, Oregon City, Kalama, and scattered portions of Clackamas County.

A powerful storm slammed the Oregon coast, leaving several rivers at or near flood stage Tuesday.

The raging storm turned extremely violent at 9:54 p.m. Oceanfront houses at Roads End, a community just north of Lincoln City, took the brunt of the damage, as the accompanying photo by local resident David Skirvin, shows the result of the storm damage.

Authorities are saying that a tornado whipped through the coastal town of Lincoln City Friday night around 9 p.m. The severe weather tore roofs off vacation cottages and shattered windows on at least one parked car.

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A Newport man remains in critical condition after a serious collision Wednesday evening with what Newport Police say was an intoxicated wrongway driver without headlights.

A man with fractured legs, arm and pelvis was taken to a Portland hospital by air ambulance Wednesday evening after an intoxicated wrongway driver with her headlights off crashed head-on into his car on Highway 101, according to police.

Teacher Drew Wilson reads to students in an after-school enrichment program at Portland's Chapman Elementary in fall 2007.

The crazy tales are beginning to come in about what washed in with the recent massive storm surges on the Oregon coast.

Again, February brings its interesting mix of warm, clear day surprises and the typical rainy moments the area is known for.

Get your ducks in a row and head to the Yachats River Bay. The second annual Duck Race for Kids Sake, a fun-filled race to benefit the Yachats Youth & Family Activities Program, takes place on Wednesday, July 4 at 2:30 p.m. Adopt a duck, line the shore and cheer your rubber ducky to a fast finish.