The Warner Bros. film “Free Willy” (1993) used several local locations on the North Coast when they were filming in 1992: A house on Harrison Avenue and at the foot of 14th Street in Astoria, Ecola ...

Seaside High School junior Kennadee Klumper caught wind of a new mural coming to Seaside. “I heard around town about a few locations they were looking at but I didn’t know where,” she said. “I just ...

Johnny Jim Chapman, 32, of Yakima, Washington, was arraigned Monday on charges of unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree, strangulation, assault in the fourth degree, harassment and two ...

After seven years of living in a cramped two-bedroom apartment in Northeast Portland with her four sons, Ja’Nelle Samuels assumed homeownership was impossible. The 43-year-old single mom and nonprofit ...

The city of Astoria is helping residents and visitors discover more about the community through a new Summer Fun Facts series that highlights local history, landmarks and city services while providing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...