By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Lincoln County commissioners and coastal legislators are urging Oregon’s new governor to reconsider the exclusion of rural areas from her emergency declaration on homelessness. Gov. Tina […]
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Deputy arrests Waldport man after incidents along Highway 101 near Yachats
YACHATS – A Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy used a Taser to subdue and arrest a 30-year-old Waldport man Saturday morning after motorists on U.S. Highway 101 north of Yachats said […]
Waldport man gets six years in prison for fatal crash in Salem
SALEM – A 39-year-old Waldport man has been sentenced to six years in prison for a 2022 crash that killed one person and injured three others in south Salem. Jose […]
2023 Oregon Legislature began work Tuesday with five months to pass a budget and finish policy work
The Legislature convened Tuesday, with just more than five months to pass a budget and policies. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By The Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Legislature […]
Experts believe dead sperm whale that washed ashore near Astoria likely killed by ship strike
By the Washington Post A young, 40-foot sperm whale with large gash wounds was found dead on an Oregon beach on Saturday, in a loss for an endangered species that […]
Inaugural “Big Blue” film festival at Hatfield Science Center designed to raise awareness of marine issues
By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service NEWPORT – Sixteen ocean-themed films will be featured during the inaugural Big Blue Film Fest Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28 at Hatfield Marine Science Center. The […]
Waldport swears in two new council members, OKs new parking and garage rules and gets briefing on homeless laws
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT — The Waldport city recorder swore in four councilors and the mayor for new terms Thursday, adding two more educators to the dais. Some of […]
Yachats Lions Club crab feed returns Saturday; ticket deadline is Wednesday
YACHATS – The Yachats Lions Club’s annual fundraising crab feed is returning to in-person dining Saturday as the Covid pandemic fades and Oregon’s commercial Dungeness crab season reopens. The […]
State’s lawyers ask Oregon Supreme Court to dissolve preliminary injunction blocking gun laws
By LILLIAM MONGEAU HUGHES/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Department of Justice filed a petition Friday asking the Oregon Supreme Court to dissolve a preliminary injunction that is keeping Oregon’s new […]
Decades after lobbying for Oregon Farm Bureau, new executive director returns to lead it
Greg Addington was previously executive director of the Klamath Water Users Association, a nonprofit focused on securing water access for Klamath Basin farmers and ranchers. . By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital […]