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 […]
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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 […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, June 25
Oregon reports 124 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 197, the […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Wednesday, June 24
Oregon reports 171 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 3 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 195, the […]
Age, crowding and colleagues without masks challenge Oregon Legislature’s special session during pandemic
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Legislature convened a special session on Wednesday amid a worldwide pandemic that has killed over 475,000 people — nearly a quarter of […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity report for June 22-23
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20170980 06/22/2020 16:19 Officer #55167 WERTZ, DAVID DUII – Alcohol and Controlled Substances Location 101, Mile post 162 162 NB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 6/22/20 at […]