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Health Advisory Lifted at Newport`s Nye Beach

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - The advisory was issued on Thursday, May 10th, after water samples at Nye beach showed higher-than-normal levels of enterococcus, a type of fecal bacteria, in the marine water. Subsequent testing showed the contamination had subsided and the waters did not pose a higher-than-normal risk associated with water-contact activities.

State officials encourage recreational activities at all Oregon beaches, suggesting only that water contact be avoided when advisories are in effect.

Coast Guard Still Searching Oregon Coast for Missing Jet Skier

Anyone who has had contact with Hindenburg is asked to contact the Coast Guard at (503) 861-6211.

(ASTORIA, Ore. ) - The Coast Guard is continuing the search for Charles Hindenburg who went missing after his jet ski ran aground Sunday night at Cathlamet Bay near Astoria, Oregon.

Hindenburg was last seen wearing a yellow wet suit and was operating a yellow jet ski.

Hindenburg contacted Clatsop County marine deputies after his jet ski ran aground on mud flats during low tide.

Children Playing with Lighter Start Grass Fire on Oregon Coast

Because they are age, 6 and 9, the children are not subject to criminal penalties for starting the fire.

(WALDPORT, Ore. ) - Two juveniles are lucky not to be facing stiffer charges today, after they started a grass fire over the weekend near a Waldport, Oregon home.

On Saturday, at about 5:35 PM, firefighters from the Central Coast Fire Rescue responded to a fire in the beach grass on the bay near the end of NW Keady Street.

The fire was heading for a home in the area, and was within 50 feet of the home.

Health Advisory Issued for Water Contact at Nye Beach in Lincoln County (English/Spanish)

Although state officials discourage water contact, they continue to encourage other recreational activities on these beaches because they pose no health risk even during an advisory.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - A public health advisory was issued Thursday due to higher-than-normal levels of bacteria in ocean waters at Nye Beach in Lincoln County.

Water samples indicate higher-than-normal levels of fecal bacteria, which can result in gastroenteritis, skin rashes, upper respiratory infections and other illnesses.

Missing English Cyclist Found Safe in California

The Englishman is said to be in good condition.

(EUREKA, Calif. ) - Oregon State Police have been contacted by the wife of missing English cyclist 49-year-old Clive Leslie Ruddle, that he has arrived in Eureka, California and is OK.

Investigators learned he was in the southern Oregon coast as late as Friday, May 4th.

Information indicates Ruddle stayed at Sunset Bay State Park south of Coos Bay on May 2nd and 3rd. He reportedly left the morning of May 4th.

Newport Registers Title of “Dungeness Crab Capitol of the World”

The highest years yield ever recorded in Oregon was 33.6 million pounds in 2004 – 05.

(NEWPORT, Ore. ) - With record numbers of commercial crabbing tonnage coming in, and some of the most opportunities for public crabbing on the entire Oregon coast, Newport is taking it up a notch by officially calling itself “Dungeness Crab Capitol of the World.”

The real ammo behind the phrase is the enormous yields of commercial crabs the port in Yaquina Bay brings in each year.

Police in Oregon Searching for English Cyclist

Clive Ruddle flew into Seattle, Washington on April 19th for a planned cycling trip along the West Coast until he was to arrive in San Diego, California around June 6th.

(TILLAMOOK, Ore.) - Oregon State Police and the Tillamook County Sheriff's Office are seeking the public's help in locating a missing man from Great Britain who was reportedly cycling from Port Angeles, Washington to San Diego, California and was believed to have been in the Tillamook County area when last heard from April 30th.

Photographs of recently purchased bicycling equipment and gear, as well as photographs of the missing man are being provided to help locate him.

Teen Dies in Traffic Crash Northeast of Lincoln City

Jeremy Duane Wescott was a junior at Taft High School in Lincoln City.

(LINCOLN CITY, Ore.) - Oregon State Police are investigating the death of 16-year old Jeremy Duane Wescott of Otis, who died Tuesday afternoon from fatal injuries in a single vehicle crash on Highway 18 east of Highway 101.

Sadly, this is the second day in a row that a fatal crash happened in the Otis/Rose Lodge area.

Oregon Coast Aquarium and Hospital Bring Calming Marine Environment to Patients

New technology makes aquarium viewing a reality in the hospital emergency waiting room.

(NEWPORT, Ore.) - In a collaborative effort between the Oregon Coast Aquarium and Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital (SPCH), a video camera has been installed in the Passages of the Deep exhibit and will soon feed live images to the hospital’s emergency department waiting area.

Salem-News.com Grabs Some Airwaves at Coast Radio Station (VIDEO)

Bonnie was interviewed by Allyson Longueira, Lincoln City's Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, during the special program that was co-hosted by KBCH's Mary Larkin.

(LINCOLN CITY, Ore.) - Salem-News.com's Bonnie King was a featured guest Monday morning on KBCH Radio in Lincoln City. She spent half an hour talking about the difference Salem-News.com is making, even for this coastal city.

And it was a coming home of sorts.

Both Bonnie and Tim King of Salem-News.com began their media careers while living on the central Oregon coast. Specifically, they both worked for KBCH and its then-sister station KCRF in the early 1990's.