Thousands of NW seabirds sickened with killer foam Nov 6, 2009
She thinks thousands more seabirds, including many red-throated loons, were killed in the second wave of foam off southwest Washington s Long Beach Peninsula about two weeks ago ... The research center accepted 450 seabirds from the Wildlife Center of the North Coast near Astoria, which was overwhelmed with birds from the nearby Long Beach Peninsula. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Thousands of seabirds killed by algal foam Nov 5, 2009
She thinks thousands more seabirds, including many red-throated loons, were killed in the second wave of foam off southwest Washington's Long Beach Peninsula about two weeks ago. The foam has been linked to the bloom of a single-cell phytoplankton, or algae, that hasn't posed a problem in the Northwest until now. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Long Beach body may be from missing sailboat Nov 3, 2009
A body that washed ashore on the Long Beach Peninsula near Ocean Park on Monday morning may be that of a Kingston man who has been missing since his boat disappeared in a storm last month, according to sheriff s investigators in Grays Harbor County. John Phillip Stapp, 51, and a companion were sailing along the Washington coast, headed toward California, when they apparently ran into a devastating storm, investigators said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Deadly foam kills seabirds, puzzles scientists Oct 29, 2009
Last week, scores more washed ashore on Washington's Long Beach Peninsula, just north of the Columbia River, and as far south as Cannon Beach, Ore. Hundreds of birds have been sent to West Coast care facilities for cleaning and feeding. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Reward offered in seabird killings Oct 7, 2009
-- A $500 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest in the killing of federally-protected seagulls on the Long Beach Peninsula. Washington Fish ife. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Suspect in Long Beach shooting charged with first-degree murder Sep 18, 2009
The shooting happened during a popular annual car rally that draws thousands of people to the Long Beach Peninsula. (Previous reports put the number of shots fired at three. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Long Beach murder victim had restraining order on suspect Sep 16, 2009
that Brush and the 45-year-old Bonney were seen arguing at a beach-access point late Friday afternoon during a classic car rally that draws thousands of people and hot rods to the Long Beach Peninsula. Brush allegedly walked to his truck, retrieved a shotgun and fired three times, with the shots heard and seen by Long Beach police about 150 yards away, authorities said. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Public slaying stuns busy Long Beach Sep 14, 2009
The shooting, which has rocked the tiny town, happened as thousands of people flocked to the Long Beach Peninsula for the annual Rod Run to the End of the World classic car rally, one of the city s biggest tourist draws of the year. Police said Brian K. Brush of Roseburg, Ore. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Ridgefield grapples with grief after teens killed in crash Aug 12, 2009
The group was heading to Ocean Park on the Long Beach peninsula to stay at a friend s rental beach house before some of them left for college. At 11:10 a.m. Monday on Highway 30 about a mile west of Clatskanie, Ore. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Driver plows through protected birds near Astoria Jul 7, 2009
On June 26, a driver plowed through birds in Ocean Park, on Washington s Long Beach Peninsula north of Astoria, killing 34. More. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Recession slashes Washington summer vacation prices Jul 6, 2009
It's not too late to snag a "winter" rate of 150 a night for a rental home that sleeps eight on the Long Beach Peninsula ... "We're all holding our breath," says Nancy Gorshe, owner of the Depot Restaurant on the Long Beach Peninsula ... If Langley is Washington's version of Cape Cod, then the Long Beach Peninsula is its Coney Island. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Americas favorite beach towns Jun 29, 2009
People do love the boardwalk, says Una Boyle, Executive Director of the Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau. It was designed to meander above the sand dunes, providing terrific ocean views. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Try These Top 10 Off-Season Getaways Apr 28, 2009
Long Beach, Long Beach Peninsula, Washington. Don't be scared off by bad weather. (Click2Houston, TX)
