Newport News

As if the economy, gas prices and some being spooked by a tsunami scare aren't enough, those in the tourism industry on the Oregon coast are having to worry about reactions to the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan.

In this 1998 photo shows famed killer whale Keiko, at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, in Newport, Ore.

BRAY'S POINT, Oregon. - They can't be moved; even when yanked by a four-wheel drive truck pulling on heavy chains tied around these humming metallic-like boxes that are still appearing as of February 8, 2012 up and down West Coast beaches.

In this June 9, 1998, file photo, Keiko, who starred in the Free Willy films, carries a live crab in his mouth while cavorting in his pool at Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, Ore.

As if the economy, gas prices and some being spooked by a tsunami scare aren't enough, those in the tourism industry on the Oregon coast are having to worry about reactions to the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan.

In this 1998 photo shows famed killer whale Keiko, at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, in Newport, Ore.

In advance of the 2012 session of the Oregon Legislature, the Oregon Conservation Network - a coalition of more than 50 environmental groups - outlined three top priorities.

The Placer County coroner's office identified the man today as Peter Matthew Wynters, 30, of Newport, Ore.

As if the economy, gas prices and some being spooked by a tsunami scare aren't enough, those in the tourism industry on the Oregon coast are having to worry about reactions to the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan.

Newport Police is asking the public to be on the lookout for a 12-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl who are believed to have run away from their homes early Sunday morning.

A sign at Agate Beach on Jan. 19 warns visitors that the beach may be contaminated by sewage.

NEWPORT, Ore. For the second consecutive year, an international team of scientists has tracked a whale via satellite from one of the world's most endangered populations to the West Coast of the United States from the waters off Russia's Sakhalin Island .

As if the economy, gas prices and some being spooked by a tsunami scare aren't enough, those in the tourism industry on the Oregon coast are having to worry about reactions to the nuclear power plant crisis in Japan.

As a first time participant at the World Spirits Competition, Madison-based Yahara Bay Distillers emerged as the gold medal winner in two of the 12 spirit categories.

BRAY'S POINT, Ore.-The solar storm that hit the Earth with "fireworks" Tuesday, also spawned thousands of UFO sightings worldwide, state ufologists who monitor daily online UFO sighting reports.

Some locals will be inconvenienced by a road closure on the backside of Yaquina Bay, while two-lane traffic will be returning to a spot just of the central Oregon coast town.

LINCOLN CITY, Ore. It was a year ago Monday that law enforcement officers from all over Oregon descended on Waldport and Lincoln City to search for the person who shot a local police officer at close range during a traffic stop.

Officer Steven Dodds of Lincoln City is back on patrol, a year after he was shot while making a late-night traffic stop.

Oregon Department of Transportation officials are monitoring erosion under U.S. 101 near milepost 144 close to the Newport Municipal Airport.

Transportation: ODOT: Oregon Highway Status Report: 11:30a 1/20/2012 You must carry chains with you in ALL mountain passes; please be prepared to use them.