4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (870+ words) Published 6:14 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Complaints to Oregon’s workplace safety and health agency have reached an all-time high since it introduced rules protecting employees from extreme heat and wildfire smoke four years ago. The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division, or…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (314+ words) Published 3:18 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 By Lynn Wiley Grant/Special to The Seattle Times The day I left was ignition day of the Woodside fire that would burn 152 acres along Highway 1. The area had been consumed by fire many times. Grass…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (396+ words) Published 10:43 am Monday, August 24, 2026 The sight of a massive elk roaming through the streets, yards, public paths and beachfront at Cannon Beach was once a rare and breathtaking sight. But over the past several years it has become a daily,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (179+ words) In One Ear: Warrenton’s whale debacle The Daily Astorian In One Ear: Warrenton’s whale debacle Published 6:00 am Thursday, August 20, 2026 Everyone remembers the Florence exploding whale of 1970 (pictured), but Warrenton beat them by several years in the exploding whale department, according…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1134+ words) Published 7:52 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 By Ronald D. Reed/Guest columnist A three-week-old harbor seal named Waffles was found in Bellingham, Wash., this summer with a bullet lodged in his skull. He was the third seal treated for gunshot wounds by a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1103+ words) Published 9:58 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 Oregon fishermen will begin testing ropeless crabbing technology next spring in an effort to save whales from often-fatal entanglements. The state since 2021 has taken steps to reduce whale entanglements, including requiring additional late season crabbing tags…...