By QUINTON SMITH and CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The Central Oregon Coast Fire & Rescue District is back to having a full, five-member board. Just six hours after Lincoln […]
Archives for June 2022
OSU researchers will work with Yurok Tribe to measure the effects of dam removal on the Klamath River
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oregon State University researchers will embark in July on a 3½-year partnership with the Yurok Tribe to study what the connections between river quality, water […]
Oregon Coast Aquarium finishes and opens first phase of three-phase, $18 million remodeling project
NEWPORT — Visitors to the Oregon Coast Aquarium will find a but more to see and do this summer. The aquarium has opened a new play area, amphitheater, water feature […]
July Fourth holiday celebrations return with a bang — two fireworks shows, La de da parade, music, art, food and lots of fun
By QUINTON SMITH and CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com There will be fireworks shows – two nights of them. And a parade. And music. And an art show, duck races, and a […]
New audit says Oregon regulators failed to enact majority of recommendations aimed to stem opioid misuse
Prescriptions for oxycodone and other opioids has fueled an epidemic nationwide. (John Moore/Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — As a deadly drug epidemic continues to rage in […]
Native Americans, middle-aged Oregonians and the unvaccinated most affected by long Covid, UO researchers find
Covid vaccines are now approved for all age groups. (Fritz Liedtke/Oregon Health & Science University) BY LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A new survey by University of Oregon researchers found that […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log June 24-27
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22155452 06/24/2022 12:26 Officer #55631 RANDALL, HAYDEN Impound Vehicle Location 34, Mile post 3 3 EB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary On 06/24/22, I stopped a silver Honda […]
Independent gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson creates a stir by calling Portland the ‘City of Roaches’
BY COURTNEY VAUGHN/Oregon Capital Bureau An independent candidate for Oregon governor has a new moniker for the state’s most populous city: “the city of roaches.” Gubernatorial candidate and former senator […]
Scientists say orca’s death off Oregon coast after becoming entangled in fishing or crabbing gear is a first
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com In what scientists and researchers say is a first in Oregon’s coastal waters, a killer whale appears to have died after becoming entangled in fishing or […]
Oregon Values and Beliefs Center Survey: Majority of Oregonians support stricter gun laws
By GARRETT ANDREWS/Oregon Capital Bureau A majority of Oregonians support stricter gun laws, according to a new public opinion poll by the Oregon Values and Beliefs Center. The nonpartisan independent […]