KELCIE GREGA/Oregon Capital Bureau The executive director of the League of Oregon Cities resigned Monday night after he sent private messages on Twitter to Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty calling her […]
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown extends pandemic emergency declaration to prepare for surge in omicron variant
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown has extended a declaration of emergency as the omicron variant emerges in the coronavirus pandemic. The latest order will remain in effect […]
Man who killed son in drunk-driving accident north of Seal Rock sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison
NEWPORT — A Cottage Grove man who killed his 20-year-old son in a drunken driving accident just north of Seal Rock in June 2020 was sentenced Monday to nearly 12 […]
Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers receives top honor from Oregon sheriff’s association
Lincoln County Sheriff Curtis Landers, who started his law enforcement career 34 years ago as a records clerk, has been named sheriff of the year by the Oregon State Sheriff’s […]
After two years of no meeting minutes, city of Yachats finds someone to do them and decides what to officially call them
YACHATS – For the first time in more than two years, the city of Yachats will have someone taking notes during council and commission meetings — or listening to […]
Oregon’s fourth case of the Covid-19 omicron variant is found in Lane County, health officials announce Monday
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon has its fourth confirmed case of the omicron variant of Covid-19, a person in their 20s who lives in Lane County. The person had […]
Mill City man drowns in boating accident near Newport
NEWPORT – A 55-year-old man from Mill City drowned Friday when a 22-foot dory capsized near Nye Beach after it was struck by a breaking wave on a reef about a […]
Lone candidate for Yachats city manager’s job withdraws application Friday night after council’s 3-2 contract vote Wednesday; chides city over unprofessional process
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com YACHATS – The lone finalist for the Yachats city manager job has withdrawn her application after concerns she did not have the mayor’s support and because of […]
In race to succeed DeFazio in Congress, Airbnb executive in, Oregon legislators out
Andrew Kalloch is running for Congress in Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District. (Andrew Kalloch photo) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Contenders for Rep. Peter DeFazio’s congressional district — that now includes […]
Governor, health experts brace Oregonians for a serious impact from Omicron by February
By LYNNE TERRY and JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle In the past week, the Covid-19 outlook for Oregon shifted dramatically, with the state now facing the prospect of having the highest […]