By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Lincoln County health officials issued a warning Friday evening about a surge in COVID-19 cases in the county, saying there were nearly as many new cases […]
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Wrong-way driver kills herself, truck driver south of Florence early Wednesday
FLORENCE – A California woman driving in the wrong lane Wednesday morning seven miles south of Florence collided with a truck, killing her and the driver of the truck, according […]
Police cite Nevada man after he crashes into travel trailer Tuesday near Yachats
YACHATS — Oregon State Police cited a Nevada man for failure to yield right of way after he pulled out of a street onto U.S. Highway 101 just north of […]
Commercial permits for Matsutake mushroom harvest in Siuslaw forest go on sale Aug. 23
WALDPORT – The official Matsutake mushroom harvest season in the Siuslaw National Forest will start Aug. 25 with the same mail-in permit procedure as last year. Every year, 100 commercial-use […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for July 27
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP21211474 07/27/2021 10:48 Officer #50607 TUCKER, BRIAN Crash – Non-injury Location 101 HWY and NW KANSAS ST, OR Narrative Summary ***E-CRASH*** On 07/27/21 at approximately 10:45 AM, a […]
Oregon governor, utilities and lawmakers celebrate new clean energy legislation
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown says Oregon is the first state in the nation to require its largest utilities to generate all their power carbon-free by 2040, […]
Oregon may be facing a fifth wave of coronavirus infections as feds, state issues contradictory recommendations
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A possible fifth wave of the COVID-19 is swelling in a pandemic-exhausted Oregon that less than a month ago seemed to be on the […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, July 28: 804 new cases, 5 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 804 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,849, […]
Oregon Health Authority is now recommending mask use in all indoor, public settings
OHA recommends universal mask use for all public indoor settings In responses to a large jump in cases and hospitalizations and new national guidance calling for masking measures to prevent […]
Oregon rental aid payments are approved, but big backlog persists
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Community action agencies have made their first payments to landlords under the Oregon emergency rental assistance program. But according to a dashboard maintained by the […]