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 ...

It's one of the most intriguing and heart-stopping jobs on the planet-working as a Surfman in the US Coast Guard. The new book, "Life and Death at Cape Disappointment" is Chris D'Amelio's first-hand ...

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 ...

Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Preiser (surfman #535) operates a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat in the surf near Brookings, Oregon, Dec. 13, 2019. Surfman is the pinnacle of the five certifications available to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...