WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard crews assist disabled fishing vessel off Oregon coast * ASTORIA, Ore. -- Coast Guard crews from across two districts worked together to assist three mariners aboard a disabled fishing vessel about 95 miles west of Newport, Oregon, this week. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alder, an Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan aircrew, an Air Station North Bend MH-65 Do more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Metro, a regionally elected government in Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior expressing concerns about the agency's Interim Final Rule that rescinds many of its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The letter highlights the potential risks of limited public input in critical federal decision-making processes, particularly amid rising wildfire threats in the region. Metro, responsible for m more ST