OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20022929 01/23/2020 12:23 Officer #41617 ESKRIDGE, BRIAN Crash – Non-injury Location 20, Mile post 17 17, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary ***eCrash Report*** On 01/23/2020 at approximately 12:00 […]
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Newport: Seafood Wine Festival The annual Newport Seafood and Wine Festival started Thursday night at the South Beach Marina in Newport. The festival, in its 43rd year, has become a […]
This weekend’s Yachats art quilt show treats old practice in a new way
By KATHERINE LJUNGQVIST/YachatsNews.com The Yachats’ Commons will be transformed into an art gallery for three days starting Friday with the return of the Yachats’ Art Quilt Show. Some 45 […]
Oregon whale license plates generate $300,000 for OSU marine research in first year
NEWPORT – Nearly 10,000 Oregonians have purchased gray whale license plates since they went on sale a year ago, providing critical support for Oregon State University researchers studying gray whales […]
Initiative to limit grocery store self-checkout moves to signature gathering
SALEM — Are grocery store self-checkout lanes an annoyance? A convenience? Do they reduce the number of grocery store jobs? A federation of Oregon unions wants voters to issue a […]
Oregonians line up to tell lawmakers what they really think of cap-and-trade legislation
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A hay farmer, a high school student and a physicist each strode up to a modest hearing room table Tuesday evening to […]
Last of winter’s King Tides are this weekend
The last of this winter’s King Tides are this weekend. The King Tides are caused a few specific times during the year when the moon is closest to the earth. […]
Lincoln County School District seeks comments on how to use $4.6 million in new funding
The Lincoln County School District wants to hear from Waldport and Yachats-area residents on how it should spend $4.6 million in additional state money because of a new tax on […]
Oregon and U.S. officials offer reassurance on election security
By SAM STITES/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — The state’s top elections official wants voters to know Oregon is doing everything possible to ensure the security of the state’s elections by […]
Oregon Legislature starts quietly Monday, but tensions simmer just below surface
By SAM STITES, JAKE THOMAS and CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — A contentious proposal to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions dominated political chatter in the weeks before […]