U.S. Coast Guard assures Oregon lawmakers of Newport rescue helicopter’s return

U.S. Coast Guard assures Oregon lawmakers of Newport rescue helicopter’s return

The Newport Municipal Airport hosts a U.S. Coast Guard facility, which has been at the center of a controversy gaining national attention over the Trump administration's immigration and coastal rescue policies. (Photo by Shaanth Nanguneri/Oregon Capital Chronicle)A rescue helicopter that’s long been kept at Newport’s Municipal Airport and Coast Guard facility on the Oregon Coast will remain there, an official for the federal agency assured Orego…

Rescue helicopter to stay in Newport

The U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter previously stationed at the Newport Airport has returned, and will stay at the coastal city facility, according to a release from members of the Oregon Congressional delegation.