A Coast Guard Sector North Bend MH-65 Dolphin aircrew, flying on a routine training flight Tuesday evening, spotted the 38-foot capsized commercial fishing… https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/coast-guard-rescues-3-after-fishing-vessel-capsizes/
On January 29th, the Crescdnt City Police Department had their first department training on the use of Narcan (Naloxone). Naloxone was then placed into each of our patrol units so that it was readily available to officers out on patrol.
On February 2nd, Crescent City Police Officer Lopez responded to a call of an overdosed… https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/crescent-city-police-officer-saves-overdose-victim/
According to a news release by Erin Maxson from the Wildlife Images Rehabilitation and Education Center in Grants Pass, on Thursday, January 30th, Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division Trooper Ryan Gosse arrived at…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/golden-eagle-rescued-after-being-struck/
After a fine performance over the past weekend at the annual JayCees basketball tournament, Coach Fulton and his Azalea Bruins took to the hardwood Monday night in their final…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/az-bruins-close-out-spectacular-season/
Late Thursday March 12th, a press release from Governor Kate Brown announced a statewide closure of Oregon K-12 schools from Monday, March 16th through Tuesday, March 31st, in consideration of staffing challenges and health concerns due to the public health threat of coronavirus…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/governor-kate-brown-announces-statewide-school-closure/
Del Norte Sheriff dispatch received a call at approximately 9:00am Monday morning, March 30th, from a resident in Gasquet that someone was across the river (Smith River) and yelling for help off of Toad Road.
Del Norte Sheriff’s Office and Smith River Swift Water Rescue swam and…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/man-spends-night-on-riverbank-after-falling-in-river/
The #5 OSAA ranked Lady Bruin basketball team made their way to Coos Bay last week to participate in the 3A State Championship Tournament and finished higher than any other Lady Bruin basketball team…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/lady-bruins-finish-5th-in-state/
At approximately 3:17am early Saturday morning, Brookings and Harbor fire departments were dispatched to an active structure fire reported by law enforcement to be at least one structure fully…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/early-morning-blaze-damages-multiple-structures/
CalTrans announced a joint effort with the California Highway Patrol and the California Office of Traffic Safety to urge drivers in the state to slow down given a recent 87% increase in citations for…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/87-jump-in-speeding-tickets-over-100mph/
On Sunday, April 12th just after 6:00 pm, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies observed a front-end loader vehicle being…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/stolen-front-end-loader-leads-high-speed-chase/
Just after 1:00pm Tuesday afternoon, May 26th, the Rural Metro water rescue team was mobilized at the request of the Illinois Valley Fire District to the 6-Mile Recreational Site 8 miles west of Selma on the Illinois River, regarding three people stranded…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/multiple-agencies-work-together-to-rescue-3-from-illinois-river/
The Oregon State Police looks forward to welcoming our Troopers involved in this incident back to work, including our Trooper that was wounded in the gunfire exchange.
The released in-car and body camera from involved OSP members underscores…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/stunning-video-assists-grand-jury-to-deem-shooting-justified/
Sunday morning, May 10th, the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office responded to Turnbull Lane in Crescent City for a report of a shooting at approximately 9:30am. Deputies arrived minutes later and secured the…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/crescent-city-shooting-leaves-2-dead/
Late Saturday morning, June 27th, the Coast Guard Station Chetco River received a relay from 911 dispatch at 10:45am, that a 19-foot recreational vessel had capsized just outside…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/3-rescued-after-capsizing-at-mouth-of-chetco-river/
An evening of pomp and circumstance Saturday June 20th, came to a crescendo with the crowning of the 2020 Azalea Queen for the 81st time.
In a tradition that dates back more than 80 years, the 2020 Azalea Court was…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/81st-azalea-queen-selected/
The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued three adults and four children from the cliffs Friday afternoon May 29th, south of Yaquina Head near Agate Beach.
While surfing off of Agate Beach, a rip tide along the southern cliff wall of Yaquina Head pulled…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/u-s-c-g-rescues-4-children-and-2-adult-surfers/
Del Norte County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a call Saturday night, July 4th, regarding a man possibly abusing his dogs and when deputies arrived they made contact with Ian Slater.
Slater was from out of town and living in his vehicle along with his three large…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/reports-of-man-abusing-his-dogs-leads-to-wild-discovery/
Oregon State Troopers have been vigorously investigating shootings on Interstate-5 that spread across Douglas, Josephine and Jackson Counties since the first reported incident on May 12th in Josephine County which…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/man-arrested-regarding-string-of-i-5-shootings/
Late Thursday evening August 13th, U.S. Coast Guard sector Chetco River dispatched a 47-ft. motor lifeboat crew to a distressed vessel off the coast of Brookings, Oregon.
The 67 ft. sailing vessel was located 30 nautical miles off the coast with 8-12 ft. seas and…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/u-s-coast-guard-chetco-river-rescues-67-ft-sailing-vessel/
The Del Norte Public Health Branch of the Department of Health and Human Services is pleased to announce a contract with Dr. Palak Patel, as Deputy Public Health Officer for our County.
“We are pleased to announce Dr. Palak Patel as…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/brookings-doctor-named-del-norte-county-deputy-public-health-officer/
According to a late Wednesday evening statement from the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, the Slater Fire started during the evening hours of September 7th, near Slater Butte Fire Lookout on…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/happy-camp-slater-fire-now-over-30000-acres/
On Saturday morning, September 12th, watchstanders directed the launch of a Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew after crew members aboard the pleasure craft Wooden Mistress, a…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/coast-guard-rescues-2-before-vessel-sinks/
On Wednesday, November 18th, while working with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to conduct a count of big horn sheep in a portion of southeastern Utah the Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau spotted an unusual object and landed nearby to…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/mysterious-monolith-found-in-remote-utah-desert-now-gone/
Moist fall weather and cooler temperatures have made a big difference in the slowing of the Happy Camp/Slater Fire. 14 days ago the Happy Camp/Slater Fire sat at 154,145 total acres and 45% containment and the Devil Fire had burned 8,410 total acres with…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/happy-camp-slater-fire-78-conatained-fire-impact-teams-assigned/
On Thursday, December 10th, the Del Norte County Sheriff’s Office dispatch center received a call reporting a capsized vessel near the area of Enderts Beach just south of Crescent City.
Deputy Stewart and Deputy Fahndrich were on patrol and began responding to the scene after…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/two-rescued-from-capsized-boat-south-of-crescent-city/
Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologists successfully eradicated an Asian giant hornet nest by vacuuming the hornets out of the nest Saturday, Oct. 24th, just two days after finding the nest in…https://www.wildcoastcompass.com/first-murder-hornet-hive-destroyed-2-queens-captured/
