Draining an extensive network of Oregon’s valleys on the western edge of the Cascade Range is the Umpqua River. At 111-miles long the river passes through villages, cities and towns characteristic of ...

SAUSALITO, Calif. (KGO) -- It was a short ceremony, but one that does not happen very often. Friday morning in Sausalito, Coast Guard officers from Golden Gate Station applauded as Petty Officer 1st ...

Petty Officer 1st Class Krystyna Duffy, a boatswain's mate assigned to Coast Guard Station Golden Gate in San Francisco, drives a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat near the Golden Gate Bridge on Feb. 8, 2018. (U ...

SAUSALITO (CBS SF) -- Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Krystyna Duffy became the fourth active female surfman in the service during a ceremony at Coast Guard Station Golden Gate in Sausalito Friday ...

Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Ouellette was fresh out of boot camp in July 2007 when he was assigned to Station Grays Harbor. He arrived at his first Coast Guard unit ready to learn. Fast forward to ...

FLORENCE — Earlier this month, the first female service member from Station Siuslaw River received the highest qualification a Coxswain can achieve for the U.S. Coast Guard. According to a press ...

NEWBURYPORT — With the sun shining brightly and waves crashing in the background, the scene could not have been set any better as officials from the U.S. Coast Guard station pinned a Surfman for the ...

It is never too late to honor an act of heroism. On Aug. 19, 1898, 24-year-old Surfman James Coste dove into the swirling waters off Station 12 on Sullivan’s Island to save the life of 12-year-old Ned ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — Tyler Bartel chats casually with one hand on the wheel as he steers a 47-foot boat over swells peaking 2 to 4 feet high. The waters at the mouth of the Columbia River appear calm, but ...