By Oregon Coast TODAY PACIFIC CITY — The annual Dory Days parade will top the list of fun returning to Pacific City for the Dory Days Festival on Friday […]
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Lincoln City police arrest two men in child luring investigations in June and July
During the months of June and July, Lincoln City Police Officers conducted two separate online child-luring investigations. The first investigation began after officers received a complaint regarding an adult male […]
Oregon forest officials begin work on new wildfire hazard map after ditching the one from last year
By ROMAN BATTAGLIA/Jefferson Public Radio After a failed rollout of a state wildfire risk map last year, Oregon researchers and state officials are beginning work on a revised map. What […]
Attempts to save martens from extinction may include U.S. Highway 101 warning signs on the Oregon coast
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews For decades, scientists assumed that trapping and loss of critical habitat had led to the extinction of the marten population that once inhabited much of Oregon’s […]
Newport spills 1.18 million gallons of “insufficiently treated” sewage at Nye Beach
NEWPORT — A mechanical issue at the city of Newport’s wastewater treatment plant caused approximately 1.18 million gallons of “insufficiently treated” sewage to spill into the Pacific Ocean at Nye […]
Facing November vote and court decision, Eugene city council tosses its natural gas ban
By the EUGENE REGISTER GUARD EUGENE — Eugene City Council voted unanimous to repeal its proposed ban on natural gas in new homes at a work session Monday night. “I […]
Oregon Housing Stability Council approves $100 million to build nearly 650 affordable homes
Construction will begin as early as this fall on new affordable housing projects throughout Oregon. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Housing Stability Council has approved spending […]
In aftermath of massive Ziggurat House fire, group of Tenmile residents approach Yachats Fire board about annexation
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – A contingent of Tenmile residents attended the Yachats Fire Protection District’s regular board meeting Monday to request the area be annexed into the agency’s […]
Newport mayor Dean Sawyer resigns Monday after revelations Friday and protests Saturday over years of hateful Facebook posts
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — Mayor Dean Sawyer resigned Monday, three days after OPB revealed he has been posting offensive content in a private Facebook group for current and […]
53-year-old Sitka Center in Otis takes a fresh look at art through youth programs, residencies, and Indigenous fellowships.
By OREGON ARTSWATCH OTIS — Jonathan Case may best be known as an award-winning cartoonist, the author and the creator of the graphic novel Little Monarchs. But once upon a […]