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 […]
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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 […]
Aboard the Bell M. Shimada: Scientists try unraveling mysteries of the Pacific to aid salmon and understand marine life
First of three parts. Tuesday, July 5: Watching for whales By COURTNEY FLATT/Northwest Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — At least twice a year, a team of scientists on the research […]
Julie Elizabeth Davies
Julie Elizabeth Davies Julie Elizabeth “Jooge” Davies of Yachats left this earth free from pain on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 with her son, Daniel Orange, by her side to […]
Supreme Court’s ruling on abortions will have little immediate impact in Oregon, except to create influx of patients
By JULIA SHUMWAY and LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a nearly 50-year-old right to abortion has little immediate impact in Oregon, where the state […]
Northwest electric utilities — including Central Lincoln — begin to push back on Snake River dam removal ideas
By HAL BERNTON/The Seattle Times Northwest power utilities have poured more than $2 million into a public relations campaign to convince the region’s residents that breaching four hydropower dams on […]
Yachats physician dismayed at Supreme Court’s abortion ruling
To the editor, As a practicing physician I am dismayed at the assault on healthcare and privacy by a far-right religious minority intent on imposing its own narrow views. This […]