Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 10—Fred Pynes wakes up to the Astoria Column towering outside of his window from his small house on Coxcomb Hill. Every day, ...

ASTORIA, Ore (KOIN) — Catch the right day, and the views from atop the famous Astoria Column are stunning. It stretches some 125 feet into the air, perched high on a hill, and next month marks its ...

ASTORIA, Ore. Police have arrested a paraglider who they believe illegally base-jumped off the Astoria Column last Friday. Astoria banned base-jumping or rappelling off the column back in 1998 after a ...

Had you been on a train ride to the Oregon Coast circa 1927, much of the landscape would have looked different. However, as you arrived in Astoria one thing is the same today as it was then. The ...

The Daily Astorian reports the project involves architectural repairs and restoring the murals. The $1 million project is funded by private donors. The restoration project will begin in May and end in ...

It’s no secret that Oregon is home to some very big trees, but at least one of those trees is something of an open secret, hidden behind one of the Oregon coast’s biggest attractions. Visitors to the ...

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Astoria Column will not open by the Fourth of July after all. The city had hoped the popular landmark, which was closed in June for a $1 million restoration project, would reopen ...