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Four Public Hearings to be Held on Oregon Beach Smoking Ban

Education about the new rule is taking place through 2014, and enforcement will begin in 2015.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Proposed rules that would restrict smoking of tobacco products on the ocean shore recreation area will be open for public comment through August 29.

Citing environmental issues as a primary concern - plastic cigarette butts can persist for years, even in the harsh beach environment - the commission approved a staff request to consider a smoking rule for the ocean shore.

Tax Scam Making It`s Way Across Oregon; Pacific Northwest

Callers pretend to be from the IRS in hopes of stealing money or identities.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - It’s one of the "Dirty Dozen" tax scams and it’s making its way across the Pacific Northwest again.

Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington has received several reports of IRS impersonators.

Man Assaults Oregon Farmer Over Use of Bird Cannons

Several firearms and ammunition have been seized from the suspects home.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - A local farmer was assaulted after a neighbor became enraged from the sounds being put off by "bird cannons".

The incident occurred Thursday night at 8:00 p.m., in the 8700 block of Umatilla Street NE, located in the rural northeast portion of Marion County.

Oregon Fall Hunt Tag Draw Results Now Available

ODFW no longer mails postcard notifications of draw results.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - Hunters who applied for a Oregon 2014 fall controlled hunt can find out now if they drew the tag through the Hunting Resources section of ODFW’s website or by calling (503) 947-6102 or (800) 708-1782 (calls made within Oregon only).

Five Injured in Head-On Crash on Ore. Highway 211

The highway was initially closed but is now open to one lane of travel.

(WOODBURN, Ore. ) - Oregon State Police troopers are still on scene of Thursday evening's two vehicle head-on crash that occurred on Highway 211 about a mile east of Woodburn.

Both vehicles to rest on an embankment along the shoulder and some of the occupants were entrapped. Firefighters from Woodburn Fire District and Molalla Rural Fire Protection District responded to the scene for extrication.

Oregon Coast Plane Crash Victims Identified

Authorities are asking the local public and visitors not to touch any debris that may wash-up onshore.

(FLORENCE, Ore. ) - Authorities are still searching for a 15-year-old boy one day after he and his grandfather were in a Grumman American AA5, that crashed into the water about two miles north of Florence along the Oregon Coast.