Representatives work in the House chamber following a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A former Republican state […]
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Oregon State Police/Newport activity report Oct. 22-
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21300560 10/22/2021 21:44 Officer #53141 SEVERSON, SCOTT Crash – Non-injury Location 20, Mile post 2 2 WB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary eCrash – On 10/22/21 at approximately […]
After 7 weeks in Oregon’s COVID-19 hot spots, FEMA’s “big yellow bus” and 23 staffers now delivering vaccines in Lincoln County
By QUINTON SMIth/YachantsNews.com Over the past seven weeks Timothy Hall has seen all the COVID-19 hotspots in Oregon – Malheur County, Grant County, Douglas County – while tooling around with […]
USGS reports 4.7 magnitude earthquake Sunday 110 miles west of Coos Bay
A light earthquake of 4.7-magnitude hit off the coast of southern Oregon Sunday morning. The temblor struck just after 4 a.m., with the epicenter about 110 miles west of Coos […]
Agate Point developers should have seen the opposition back in July
To the editor: This is in response to the recent letter to the editor by Chris Fletcher, one of the brothers proposing to build a motel in south Yachats. In […]
Oregon Ethics Commission votes 3-2 Friday to dismiss complaint against former OSU president F. King Alexander
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Former Oregon State University President F. King Alexander won’t face any consequences for using university attorneys to respond to a probe into Louisiana State University’s […]
Oregon National Guard member accused of sexual harassment while deployed at OHSU
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A member of the Oregon National Guard is under investigation following allegations of sexual harassment of staff at Oregon Health & Science University. A spokesman […]
New COVID-19 forecast indicates that Oregon is struggling again to recover from spike in cases
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A week after forecasting that the state might reach herd immunity from COVID-19 by Christmas, top state researchers said this week that progress on […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Friday, Oct. 22: Oregon OKs more booster shots for those eligible
Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster doses recommended The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has recommended the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 boosters for certain populations of fully vaccinated people. Oregon […]
Three new Central Oregon Coast fire board members promise new tone after outpouring of criticism of their actions and support for chief
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – Three new members of the Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District board got a tongue-lashing from the public, firefighters and even their chaplain […]