In July, the Land Conservation and Development Commission rejected a request by the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition to adopt a new land-use goal.

Although summer is traditionally associated with extended vacations and long road trips, autumn is the perfect season for weekend getaways.

One person has been confirmed dead in a traffic crash this evening on U.S. 101 about six miles south of Cannon Beach, Oregon State Police reported.

A Washington man died and several others injured in a head-on collision Wednesday evening on U.S. 101 about a mile north of the Arch Cape tunnel.

A Cannon Beach home, circa 1912. September brings some olden times to life in the tiny town of Cannon Beach, with a historical cottage tour and some outstanding regional blues.

It is dining to die for in one of the coast's most popular little resorts. Restaurants in Cannon Beach mean dining in some rather extraordinary surroundings, and often innovative in dcor and approaches.

Contact the Cannon Beach Chamber for more information at 503-436-2623. For more events, see www.cannonbeach.org . Downtown Cannon Beach Cannon Beach sits up against this rather spectacular stretch of beach, with an upscale vibe that evokes Carmel, partially because of the proliferation of cedar-shingled siding.

Early on Friday morning, another dead harbor seal washed ashore in Seaside. Normally, this isn't anything particularly interesting or new for those in the Marine Mammal Stranding Network on the north Oregon coast - which responds to such incidents.

Earlier this week, Mobio Networks announced that it has launched Cheap Gas, a free widget designed to let users instantly locate the cheapest gas stations from their mobile phone.

Staff from Oregon Parks and Recreation Department late Tuesday removed a pair of historic cannons that had been buried on a north Oregon coast beach - in the secluded, secretive village of Arch Cape.

Astoria's Blue Scorcher Bakery sells out of a booth at Farmers Market in Cannon Beach on Tuesday afternoons.

Arcadia Beach on the northern Oregon cost near Arch Cape. Will it be sunny, or will inland heat pull fog off the ocean to blanket the shoreline? Who cares! I'm going coastal for three days.

Please bring your camera and plan on absorbing the beauty of Cape Mears , Lookout Cape and The Arch in Oregon.

The goal : Get out of Dodge by me-self for three days and do it by car. Astoria-Megler Bridge, which links Oregon to Washington state.

Two cannon revealed by winter erosion on the beach at Arch Cape on the north Oregon coast in early 2008 are now in the hands of professional marine artifact experts at Texas A&M University.