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Monday, April 25, 2022
Oregon Beach Weather
Today– A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday– Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday– Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday– Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Snow level 2500 feet rising to 3000 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday– A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 56.
US Coast Guard Rescues Teens Stranded On Coast Near Whale Cove
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two teenagers Saturday evening who were stranded along the Oregon coast.
Coast Guard crews spotted the teens – a female and a male – in the water near Whale Cove, south of Depoe Bay.
A USCG helicopter responded to the scene from the Newport Airport and was able to get to Whale Cove within 20 minutes.
The two siblings were hoisted from the rocky shore and moved to safer ground on the sandy beach where EMTs checked the children. They were determined to be ok and were brought to their parents
The helicopter crew from the Coast Guard’s North Bend station pulled them both to safety. Emergency crews were on standby at a nearby beach. They were reportedly unhurt after the incident, authorities said.
Coos Bay Apartment Fire Occupant and Owner without Fire Insurance
A late-night third story apartment fire in downtown Coos Bay left one person displaced Friday night, the Coos Bay Fire Department reported.
Coos Bay firefighters responded to a report of a smoke alarm sounding in an apartment on South Second Street around 9:30 p.m.
When firefighters arrived, there was no visible indication of fire or smoke. By the time the firefighters made it to the third floor, the fire had grown enough to be visible through the windows of the apartment.
Firefighters forced entry into the apartment and extinguished the fire within just a couple of minutes, the department said.
The occupant of the apartment was not home at the time of the fire. A neighbor across the hall heard the smoke alarm and called 911 to report it.
The American Red Cross was called to assist the occupant of the apartment with temporary lodging and other short-term needs.
After an investigation, it was determined that the cause was due to an electrical overload inside the apartment, officials said.
Damage to the interior of the apartment is estimated at $30,000 for repairs and replacement of personal belongings.
Neither the owner of the property or the tenant has fire insurance coverage, the fire department said.
“This is a good reminder to check smoke alarms and replace if they are more than 10 years old,” CBFD said. “Coos Bay Fire Department in partnership with the Red Cross offers free smoke alarms to any home in Coos Bay, contact the fire station for more information.”
Missing Astoria Woman’s Remains Found and Identified
The remains of a 29-year-old Astoria woman who was missing for three years have been found and identified.
In March 2022, Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office received a report of possible human skeletal remains found on Lois Island – in the Columbia River between Tongue Point and the John Day River outlet.
Officials confirmed they were human remains and determined they had been there for some time.
The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office identified the remains as those of Maya Sanders who was reported missing by her mother on March 12, 2019 , Astoria police said.
She was last seen in the downtown area crossing Marine Drive at 16th Street in 2019. Some of her property was found at 6th Street and then a scarf was later located near the Comfort Suites on the Riverwalk.
Astoria police said surveillance video showed her walking alone in the North Point Tongue area onto a pier but she never returned to shore on video.
A search and rescue dog was deployed in the area and ended up tracking her scent to the same location — the end of the pier.
“Based on this information, there is a strong probability that she went into the water,” Deputy Police Chief Eric Halverson said during the investigation into her disappearance.
Astoria police said the investigation has not found she was a victim of criminal activity.
The fact that people can still test positive for COVID-19 after being vaccinated may make some people question why they should get vaccinated or receive a booster dose.It’s ideal when a vaccine prevents infection, but the primary purpose of vaccines is to prevent severe illness, hospitalization and death.
The current COVID-19 vaccines remain highly effective at preventing severe illness and death.The two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer and Moderna) accomplish this by introducing your immune system to the spike protein from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, allowing you to build up antibodies against it. When somebody has enough antibodies, they may be able to immediately fight off the virus and prevent infection. As immunity wanes the number of antibodies decline, and that’s when our memory B- and T-cells take action.
Those memory B- and T-cells immediately recognize the virus and quickly build more antibodies. This process may be too slow to prevent infection. But it helps explain why people who are vaccinated against COVID-19 experience not only lower rates of infection, but significantly lower rates of hospitalization and death compared to those who aren’t vaccinated.
Even as immunity wanes and new variants mutate to evade immunity (leading to more breakthrough cases), the vaccines remain impressively effective.
The latest data from the CDC show people age 12 and older who received no vaccinations were 20 times more likely to die from COVID-19 and 7 times more likely to be hospitalized compared to those who received primary series and booster vaccine doses.
Additionally, recent studies have found potential connections between COVID-19 and diabetes, heart disease and cognitive decline. Studies also suggest COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of long-term health complications.To learn more, visit our blog: http://ow.ly/rqZZ50IQmrx
Tuesday Is Voter Registration Deadline For May Primary In Oregon
Tuesday is the voter registration and party choice deadline for Oregon’s May 17 primary election.
New Oregon voters with a valid state driver license, driving permit, or ID can register online at oregonvotes.gov until 11:59 Tuesday night – marking three weeks until election day.
If you do not have a valid oregon driver’s license or ID, you will need to fill out a paper voter registration card.
The cards are available at the post office, county libraries, or county elections buildings. Those must be mailed with a USPS postmark of April 26.
Oregon Has $10Million Dollars to Help Wildfire Victims Rebuild
The Oregon Department of Energy has ten-million dollars available to help wildfire victims rebuild their homes in a way that’s more energy efficient.
Oregonians lost five-thousand homes in the 2020 wildfires. The incentives range from three-thousand to 18-thousand dollars. The more energy efficient items that are added to a home, the more money that can be received. Low to moderate income residents can also receive more money.
You are eligible if you are rebuilding a structure deemed by state or county officials as destroyed or damaged in the wildfires between August 1 and September 30, 2020, and you have completed or are in the process of completing a local jurisdiction permit process. Eligible structures include:
- Site-built residential homes
- Manufactured homes
- Commercial Buildings
- Multi-Family Buildings
- Public Buildings
These incentives are available to structure owners who have already rebuilt, are in the process of rebuilding, or will soon rebuild their structure. Program incentives are tied to structures and are focused on rebuilding communities so owners may change, but the incentive is to support construction costs of the property owner that is rebuilding.
Some manufactured home parks destroyed in the fires may not return. Eligible replacement manufactured homes may be relocated outside of disaster areas in Oregon.
Details are available at the Oregon Department of Energy’s website: https://www.oregon.gov/energy/Incentives/Pages/EEWR.aspx
Oregon Civil Air Patrol Training in Grants Pass Focuses on Finding Missing Aircraft
More than 50 Civil Air Patrol members from the Oregon Wing gathered in Grants Pass this weekend to train and practice for missions to help Oregon pilots and communities.
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Gathering at the facility near Grants Pass Airport, cadets and adult members of squadrons from many parts of Oregon trained to operate radios, work in the Command Post, serve as aircrew and to move and fuel aircraft. Five CAP aircraft from around Oregon responded to assist.
Saturday activities included four aircraft conducting Cadet Orientation Ride. Many cadets also took part in Orientation Rides, which teach them the functions of the aircraft and its equipment and the duties and tasks of pilots. The flights took off and landed at Grants Pass Airport, (designated as 3S8). Each cadet gets five flights in CAP powered aircraft during their time as a youth member. Lt Col Vivi Wells, project officer, said facilities were shared by Pacific Aviation and Josephine County.
Sunday activities included more Orientation Rides for cadets and two aircraft searching for a simulated missing airplane, which is a familiar mission for Civil Air Patrol, which serves as the Volunteer Auxiliary to the U.S. Air Force on searches for missing or significantly delayed aircraft. In this instance, CAP used a test beacon to send out a signal similar to those transmitted by aircraft in trouble. The aircrew, utilizing special equipment on the aircraft, were able to triangulate on the beacon, determining its location. The second aircraft was given instructions to search for a simulated crashed aircraft by visual search techniques.
Personnel traveled by vehicle and aircraft from the Medford Composite Squadron, Grants Pass Composite Squadron, High Desert Composite Squadron (Bend/Redmond), Washington County Composite Squadron (Hillsboro), McMinnville Composite Squadron, Mahlon Sweet Composite Squadron (Eugene) and Columbia Composite Squadron (Portland). Leaders and trainers from about the Oregon Wing lead the classes.
Many volunteers from the Grants Pass squadron made the event possible by being chaperones, preparing food, setting up radios and antennaes. Several days of planning and preparation were needed.
Established in 1941, Civil Air Patrol is the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force and as such is a member of its Total Force. In its auxiliary role, CAP operates a fleet of 560 single-engine Cessna aircraft and more than 2,000 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) and performs about 90% of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. Often using innovative cellphone forensics and radar analysis software, CAP was credited by the AFRCC with saving 130 lives in fiscal 2020. CAP’s 54,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. As a nonprofit organization, CAP plays a leading role in aerospace education using national academic standards-based STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. Members also serve as mentors to over 20,000 young people participating in CAP’s Cadet Programs. One of the premier public service organizations in America, CAP benefits the nation with an estimated economic impact of $209 million annually. Visit www.CAP.News or www.GoCivilAirPatrol.com for more information.
Winston Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash
A Winston man is dead following a motorcycle crash on Saturday.
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded shortly after 4:30 p.m. in the 1000 block of Brockway Road.
When deputies arrived, they learned a Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by 41-year-old Michael Poole, had been traveling at a high rate of speed and lost control, officials said. Poole was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials said next of kin has been notified.
Grants Pass Missing Person
The Grants Pass Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating 30 year old Noah Baker. Baker was despondent after an argument and left his residence in Grants Pass driving a silver Ford Fiesta with Oregon Plate 671MUR.
Baker is described as a white male adult, 5’09”, 170 lbs, brown hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing black sweats, black shirt, black shoes and a black hat.
If anyone knows of his whereabouts or sees Baker, please call your local law enforcement agency or the Grants Pass Police at 541-450-6260. Reference case #2022-14203 Grants Pass Police Department
Klamath County Sheriff’s Office Asks for Public’s Help in Search For Trucker Suspect
The first real clue to come in on all the missing person cases in the area. Help Klamath Falls Oregon Sheriff Office ID this trucker. He was the last to see this woman alive and could be the key to not only solving this woman’s disappearance but a number of the hundred other women missing in PNW. IF you have any information, please call (541) 883-5130
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