Oregon reports 247 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 202, the Oregon […]
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Coast Guard rescues three fishermen (without life jackets) off Chetco River on south Oregon coast
Coast Guard, good Sams rescue 3 on Oregon Coast Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. BANNING, Ore. — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Chetco River […]
As first special legislative session ends, Gov. Kate Brown says second will come in late July or early August
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau One down and one to go. The Oregon Legislature wrapped-up its “2020 First Special Session” and headed out of Salem on Friday, leaving at […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, June 27
Oregon reports 277 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 202, the […]
Friday night crash near Seal Rock kills Cottage Grove man
Oregon State Police are investigating whether alcohol was a contributing factor in a single-car wreck Friday night just south of Seal Rock that killed a Cottage Grove man. Police said […]
Oregon lawmakers reach consensus on police reform bills during special session
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon legislators reached a swift consensus Friday on half a dozen bills that one of their chief advocates says will move toward improving police practices […]
A cop’s kid asks that the public show appreciation to local law enforcement
To the editor: I’m a cop’s kid. I grew up around cops, Lincoln County cops in fact. I worked as an Los Angeles Police Department 9-1-1 dispatcher for 20 years […]
Yachats council approves 2020-21 budgets – $1.43 million for general operations and $1.55 million for capital projects
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The Yachats City Council approved a 2020-21 spending plan for the city on Wednesday, agreeing on a $1.43 million general fund operating budget that maintains services […]
Race to keep COVID-19 outbreak in check depends on small army of Lincoln County contact tracers
By ANGELA NEBEL/For YachatsNews.com Angela Martinez-Hernandez of Newport had just finished the medical assistant program at Oregon Coast Community College this month, when she heard about Lincoln County’s urgent […]
Yachats library support group offers ‘pop up’ book sale on Sunday
Since the annual used-book sale run by Friends of Yachats Library was felled by the pandemic this year, the group is trying something new — a “pop-up” book sale from […]