Arrest made in stolen yacht rescue, ‘Goonies’ fish incident
February 5, 2023 GMTSEATTLE (AP) — A stolen yacht. A dramatic Coast Guard rescue. A dead fish. And the famed home featured in the classic 1985 film “The Goonies.”
Fan buying famed ‘Goonies’ house in Oregon, listed for $1.7M
December 4, 2022 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The listing agent for the Victorian home featured in the “The Goonies” film in Astoria, Oregon, said this week the likely new owner is a fan of the classic coming-of-age movie about friendships and treasure hunting, and he promises to preserve and protect the landmark.
Scientists call for action to help sunflower sea stars
December 3, 2022 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Scientists along the West Coast are calling for action to help sunflower sea stars, among the largest sea stars in the world, recover from catastrophic population declines.
Crews clean up landslide on closed highway east of Astoria
December 1, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Crews are working to clear debris from a landslide that has closed part of a highway near Astoria in northwestern Oregon.
The Oregon Department of Transportation said it has removed a commercial truck that was caught in the rubble but that it still needs to be towed.
Famed ‘Goonies’ house for sale in coastal Astoria, Oregon
November 23, 2022 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Good news for fans of “The Goonies:” the old Victorian home featured in the film is on sale in Astoria, Oregon, and potential buyers are considering making it more accessible to the public.
‘Desperation’: Child care struggle worsens in rural U.S.
October 12, 2022 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A shortage of child care in the U.S. has become so acute that it’s reaching far into rural communities, including one northwestern Oregon county where future embryos are in line for a spot at Amy Atkinson’s nursery and preschool.
No injuries in roof collapse of popular Buoy Beer in Astoria
June 15, 2022 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A brewery in Astoria in northwestern Oregon partially has collapsed, with much of its roof caved in and parts of the building dangling into the Columbia River.
No one was killed or injured in the Tuesday incident and the restaurant was closed at the time, The Astorian reported.
Oregon ends N. Umpqua summer steelhead hatchery to help fish
April 25, 2022 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Wildlife officials in Oregon have voted to end a summer steelhead hatchery program on the North Umpqua River after severe declines in the number of wild steelhead returning from the Pacific Ocean each summer, agency officials and environmentalists said.
Oregon fines Da Yang Seafood 105K for discharge into river
December 24, 2021 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Da Yang Seafood has been fined $105,000 by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for improperly discharging wastewater into the Columbia River.
The state says the violations happened 32 times between June 2018 and June 2021 from the seafood processor’s facility at Pier 2 at the Port of Astoria.
Dungeness crab season to open Dec. 1 for first time in years
November 24, 2021 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Marine toxins, skinny crabs and contentious price negotiations have all had a hand in delaying the start of Oregon’s lucrative commercial Dungeness crab season in recent years.
2 people who died after sailboat capsized identified
October 8, 2021 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a couple from Astoria died Sunday when their boat capsized and ran aground on Nedonna Beach south of Manzanita on the Oregon coast.
The Astorian reports Shirley Payne, 76, and Allen Payne, 79, set sail from Astoria in the early morning hours, their son told the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office.
Second person charged in death of missing woman
September 30, 2021 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Marion County officials have charged a second person in connection with the murder of a Salem woman who had been missing for several months.
Astoria man charged in death of Salem woman who disappeared
September 22, 2021 GMTSALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Astoria man is facing charges in connection with the murder of a Salem woman who went missing in March.
Gustavo Ochoa-Valadez was arrested and is being held without bail at the Marion County Jail in the death of 42-year-old Tonna Marie Purnell, The Statesman Journal reported.
Man sentenced to 6 years prison for road rage killing of man
April 12, 2021 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A Westport man who killed another man following a road rage incident in October 2018 was sentenced Friday to more than six years in prison...
Lake reserve community contesting $429K fish death fine
March 16, 2021 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — The Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community in Northwest Oregon is contesting a $439,200 penalty from Oregon for allegedly killing over 30,000 fish after draining the reservoir in 2019...
Teen arrested, accused of driving through crowd, killing 1
July 27, 2020 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A teenager drove through a crowd in a rural area northwest of Portland, killing one person and seriously injuring three others early Saturday, authorities said...
Pacific snake eel, rarely seen in Oregon, found near Astoria
March 30, 2020 GMTASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A Pacific snake eel, a species rarely seen in waters as far north as Oregon, was found in the sand near Astoria over the weekend...