Astoria, Oregon enjoys both an important role in the early history of the west coast and a modern, hip atmosphere.

PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — As strong winds raged across the Pacific Northwest, a dock in Astoria collapsed Tuesday night. The dock, adjacent to the Astoria’s Sixth Street Viewing Platform, collapsed due ...

A Tale of Two Astorias. Both are situated on great rivers and are named after John Jacob Astor, America’s first millionaire who never set foot in either place. That makes him a poorer man than he ever ...

Pier 39, at the east end of Astoria's Riverwalk, dates to the old Bumble Bee fish cannery. Parts have been turned into a museum, but it also has food services and other tenants. (Michael Lloyd/The ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — When it comes to an outdoor walkabout, Astoria, Oregon — the oldest townsite west of the Rockies and now more than two centuries young — offers a dizzying array of “must see” ...

The source of Oregon is not Portland. It is Astoria, a port town full of dive bars where the women drink as much as the men. It remains true to the run-down, ramshackle, chipped-toothed dream that ...

Before the pandemic, Astoria was welcoming thousands of tourists on cruises who would spend the day in town when their ship docked. The number of cruise ships stopping in Astoria was at an all-time ...

IN THE OLDEST Euro-settlement on the north Pacific Coast, you don’t get far past the appetizer stage at dinner before The Question, heavy and potent as a guttural sea-lion belch, floats out into the ...

ASTORIA, Ore. (KOIN) — The Astoria community is mourning the loss of a prominent business figure who left a big impact on generations to come. Skip Hauke passed away on Feb. 17, according to the ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Children of the 1980s grew up wishing they, too, could be one of the “Goonies,” the treasure-hunting teens in the 1985 movie hit executive produced by Steven Spielberg. In sleepy ...