LINCOLN CITY MAN ARRESTED FOR CRIMES AGAINST MINORS (PHOTO) News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: February 16th, 2023 2:02 PM On Thursday, February 16, 2023, at about 9:00 […]
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Two scientists from Oregon Coast Aquarium help rescue fur seal pup during Olympic Peninsula research trip
By THE SEATTLE TMES For four Northwest scientists – including two from the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport — a research excursion on a remote beach on the Olympic Peninsula […]
Tiki Temptations performances at Primaltones in South Beach add to fun of Newport’s seafood festival
NEWPORT — Break out the bikinis and Hawaiian shirts and escape to the isle of Tiki Temptation during Newport’s famous Seafood & Wine festival weekend. From Thursday, Feb. 23, […]
Some Oregon legislators again asking for statewide ban on plastic foam food containers
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A group of Oregon lawmakers is hoping that new blood in the state House and Senate help make this the year the state […]
How others see us: Oregon Coast TODAY staff makes a day trip to Yachats
By Oregon Coast TODAY Among the many things that make Yachats the “Gem of the Oregon Coast,” is the combination of charming shops and stunning trails, located just a […]
Oregon Senate passes bill Wednesday that’s expected to help expand child care options
A state Senate bill is expected to expand child care options in Oregon. (Getty Images) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Wednesday passed a bill […]
OLCC chairman vehemently defends board and staff before commission appoints former prison inspector as new director
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The chairman of Oregon’s state liquor board has known for months that top managers at the agency abused their power to obtain special access to […]
Yachats Fire board votes to give employees a wage increase of 8.1 percent to cover rising cost of living
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS — The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District Board this week approved a cost-of-living raise and two months of back pay for employees. During its first […]
Yachats artist Ruth Bass organizes last of her art quilt shows this weekend, a tribute to Princess Diana
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After stitching together an internationally-recognized career in the field of art quilts, multi-talented Ruth Bass is producing her last local show in what promises […]
Oregon Legislature’s new eviction policies, home construction incentives taking shape
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon legislators are working on plans to provide more time before evictions, more money for factory-built homes and new revolving loans to encourage […]