A health advisory was issued on Tuesday, June 18, in Cannon Beach after fecal bacteria was found. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued a public health advisory for higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Cannon Beach. Read more

Based on the weather the last few days, it appears summer is here, but officially it doesn’t start for another 3 days.  The high pressure ridge is starting to weaken as a trough of low pressure drops down from the north that has actually caused some drizzle as far south as Astoria.  Read more

July 1 begins a new phase for Visit Tillamook Coast (VTC), the official tourism organization for Tillamook County. Read more

Emergency crews responded to a popular off-road recreation area in the Tillamook State Forest after a dirt biker crashed, suffering serious injuries. Read more

As the summer heats up and boaters take to the water, the Coast Guard is responding to an increased number of preventable incidents and Good Samaritans are lending a hand. Read more

A crash that left Highway 101 closed for nearly two hours was caused by sneezing, according to the driver. Read more

Oregon Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were among the senators who have introduced legislation to increase domestic production of low-carbon, renewable energy from the natural power in ocean waves, tides and currents. Read more

Forest Service Road 1790 will close temporarily from June 17th through August 31st, while an undersized culvert is replaced with a structure that fish are able to pass through. The road, 10.3 miles southeast of Lincoln City off Forest Service Road 17, provides access to Drift Creek Organizat… Read more

At a House Congressional Briefing on Capitol Hill, the News Media Alliance debuted a new video, Legislation to Protect Local News, on efforts to protect the future of news publishers and high-quality journalism in the United States. Read more

The Coast Guard reported that a crew airlifted a hiker who was stranded on a rock piling at Ecola State Park Wednesday night, June 12. Read more

Two leading marine ecologists say now is the time for scientists to escalate the creation of “scalable solutions” to the ocean’s problems rather than just “documenting the tragedies underway.” Read more

Oregon has the West Coast’s highest rate of vehicle-wildlife collisions, but road trips could soon be safer for both people and animals, thanks to new legislation signed by Gov. Kate Brown. Read more

Single-use plastic bags for groceries, restaurant takeout and other retail items will be a thing of the past, under a bill approved by the Oregon Senate today. Read more

Six people were injured after a pickup truck tumbled down an embankment on Forest Road. Authorities released the names of four people who were involved, identifying another two only as juveniles. Read more

Oregon Democratic Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden have joined colleagues to introduce the Living Shorelines Act, legislation that would create a new grant program for nature-based shoreline protection projects known as living shorelines. Read more

For the first time in Oregon history, Democratic Gov. Kate Brown has designated a statewide observance recognizing women veterans. Women Veterans Day will take place on June 12. Read more

Six people were injured after a pickup truck tumbled down an embankment on Forest Road. Read more

Photos from joint water rescue training with the U.S. Coast Guard and Nehalem Bay Fire & Rescue. More in the next edition of the Headlight Herald. Read more

Many Lincoln City citizens may have noticed the clouds of smoke blanketing the sky east of town on June 4 on the way home from work. The Oregon Department of Forestry discovered that smoke was coming from a Trojan Fire, 10 miles Southwest of Grand Ronde. Read more

Put it back. That’s the advice you’re likely to hear if you bring a young wild animal home to “take care of it”—and you might get a warning or citation from Oregon State Police, too. Read more

Many Lincoln City citizens may have noticed the clouds of smoke blanketing the sky east of town yesterday on the way home from work. The Oregon Department of Forestry discovered that smoke was coming from a 120 acre Trojan Fire, 10 miles Southwest of Grande Ronde. Read more

A state trooper happened to be nearby when a pair of kayakers overturned on the Wilson River this past Thursday, May 30. The emergency was reported to 911 and the Oregon State Police trooper went into action. Read more