Safe + Strong website gets a new look OHA’s Safe + Strong website provides COVID-19 information and resources to support individuals and communities in 12 languages. The website has a new look, […]
Archives for July 2020
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for July 17-19
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20199730 07/17/2020 17:17 Officer #57483 GRAVES, QUINTEN Crash – Hit and Run Location LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On July 17, 2020, the listed subject reported her car […]
Siletz tribe pushing forward with effort to build a second casino along Interstate 5 in Salem
By JAKE THOMAS/The Salem Reporter The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians is pushing forward with its effort to build a casino in Salem, setting up a clash with the nearby […]
Lincoln City police arrest woman Friday after long, erratic chase
On Friday, July 18, 2020, at about 9:48PM, Lincoln City Police responded to a suspicious minivan parked behind an unoccupied residence. Officer Snidow arrived a short time later, locating the […]
Feeling lucky? Yachats establishes lottery for vacation rental license once city drops below 125 limit
Want a coveted vacation rental license in Yachats? How lucky do you feel? The Yachats City Council has approved a plan for a vacation rental license waiting list and […]
Merkeley pessimistic about U.S. Senate extending $600 federal unemployment benefits
PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau As he heads back to Washington, D.C., U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley is pessimistic about how much the Senate’s Republican majority is committed to extending higher unemployment […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, July 18
Oregon reports 353 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths Oregon reports 353 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed three […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Friday, July 17
Oregon reports 307 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, the […]
A sixth resident of Newport nursing home tests positive for COVID-19 after his July 4 death
An 84-year-old man who died July 4 at Avamere Rehabilitation in Newport tested posthumously for COVID-19 and is now the sixth resident of the facility to have died while testing […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for July 15-16
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20197579 07/15/2020 10:03 Officer #59922 TAYLOR, ZACH Crash – Non-injury Location 229 HWY, Mile post 27 27 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary **e-Crash**On 7/15/2020 at approximately 10:03 […]