Plans to ensure critical transportation, water and fuels corridors exist after a devastating regionwide earthquake need more urgent attention, experts said PORTLAND — If the “Big One” — the ...

Another tough break has hit the Astoria girls basketball program as head coach Jordan Ax has resigned from his position due to medical reasons. Ax was hired prior to the 2025-26 school year and was in ...

On Sunday, July 12, the local Lower Columbia 9U All-Star baseball team showed that no task is too big and that money doesn’t always buy success. Behind a two-run fifth inning and clean defense the ...

On Saturday, hundreds of people from near and far gathered in Astoria for the Astoria Column Centennial Celebration. There was a free block party at Heritage Square that featured multicultural ...

Sunday was LiFEBoat shelter’s last time providing beds to Astoria’s unhoused population, at least for now. The shuttering of the 22-bed shelter comes after the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners ...

BLM: Fire restrictions remain in effect for all of Oregon, Washington According to the Bureau of Land Management, statewide fire restrictions remain in effect for all BLM public lands throughout ...

Senior Lunch — Dining hall opens at 11 a.m., Bob Chisholm Community Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside. Meals are for ages 60 and over; there’s a $3 donation. For information, call Kim Combs at ...

Editor’s note: Warning. The following article talks about suicide and sexual assault. It all started with a bolt of lightning. Brad Pietzyk was struck by lightning early in his military career. Shaken ...

The World Cup. Packed bars, nationwide watch parties, patriotic chants and tears on the field. World Cup fans are known for their dedicated fandom. People worldwide can immerse themselves in each game ...

Renema Reid, a certified family nurse practitioner, is transitioning from a locum (temporary) position to a permanent role at the Columbia Memorial Hospital — Oregon Health and Science University ...

Summer capacity in the region will remain limited due to a railcar shortage. New trainsets are still expected later in the year. The strained Amtrak Cascades rail service is on track to have limited ...

Republican strategists hope party winners in the primary will flip several House and Senate seats in the Willamette Valley and along the Oregon Coast More than 80 Republicans are vying for the party’s ...