NEWPORT — Samaritan Evergreen Hospice is hosting a free six-week group this spring for adults who could benefit from education and support while navigating through the death of a loved […]
Archives for March 2023
ODFW’s marine reserve program to fish off Port Orford and Cape Falcon this year
NEWPORT — Oregon’s marine reserves program will return to the ports of Garibaldi and Port Orford this spring and fall in the latest installment of an unique way for coastal […]
Oregon Values and Beliefs survey: Homelessness and housing top the list of Oregon’s worries
By ZACK DEMARS/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregonians are worried — especially about the state’s homelessness and housing issues. Four in five residents in Oregon say they’re “moderately” or “very” worried about […]
Oregon governor denies Lincoln County’s request for homeless emergency declaration, but different help on the way
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has denied Lincoln County’s request to be included in her homelessness emergency declaration. Among Kotek’s first official acts in January was an […]
Oregon settles forest lawsuit by agreeing to logging changes in Tillamook and Clatsop state forests
By ALANNA MADDEN/Courthouse News After five years of litigation, conservation groups and the Oregon Department of Forestry reached an agreement last week to expand stream buffers within the Tillamook and […]
Judge in Labor Day 2020 wildfires rules that PacifiCorp can face punitive damages in class action lawsuit
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Victims in four of Oregon’s Labor Day fires could get additional compensation from PacifiCorp following a ruling Thursday from Multnomah County judge Steffan Alexander. […]
Skeleton of massive blue whale hits the road to Canada for final restoration before going on display in Newport
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Newport will soon be the home of one of the largest animals to ever roam the Earth — a near-complete skeleton of a 70-foot long blue […]
Housing crisis forces Presbyterian church to gently evict Yachats Community Garden for pastor’s new home
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews An activist pastor, a treasured garden and a thorny housing crisis — these are the elements of a bittersweet solution to a problem in Yachats. The […]
It’s snowy plover nesting season on the Oregon coast as threatened shorebirds rebound with help of beach restrictions
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Oregon’s cutest shorebird has made a big rally over the past two decades, from the verge of extinction to expanding its range. Western snowy […]
Eugene’s ban on natural gas hookups in new homes will now go to the ballot
The EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD EUGENE — A measure that would ban natural gas and other fossil fuel uses in some new residential construction in Eugene will appear on a future ballot. […]