By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Some of the most spectacular tides of the year return to the central Oregon coast this week, but they come with a warning from experts to maintain […]
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Off-season crabbers remove hundreds of derelict commercial pots from the ocean to protect whales, marine life and other boats
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The morning sun casts orange peels across a blue-green sea as the Das Bug pulls alongside a buoy floating high above a commercial crab pot buried […]
Harney County judge rules Tuesday that voter-approved Measure 114 gun safety law violates the Oregon constitution
By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting A Harney County Circuit Court judge ruled Tuesday that Oregon’s new gun laws, approved by voters last year under ballot Measure 114, violate the state […]
Oregon Coast Aquarium staff caring for sea turtle found north of Yachats
An adult male Olive Ridley sea turtle is being cared for at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport after being found “cold stunned” and stranded Sunday at Beachside State […]
Sunday event at Waldport visitor center and museum will honor Nickerson
WALDPORT — The public is invited to a remembrance for Colleen Nickerson from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 at the Alsea Bay Bridge Visitor Center and Waldport Heritage Museum. Calling […]
OSU study: Forest modeling shows which harvest rotations lead to maximum carbon sequestration
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – Forest modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows that a site’s productivity – an indicator of how fast trees grow and how […]
Judge signals that he’s finally ready to issue ruling on Lincoln County’s vacation rental ordinance
Three months after he said he would quickly rule on a long-running legal battle over vacation rental regulations, a Lincoln County circuit judge is apparently ready to release his […]
Oregon governor Tina Kotek selects Umatilla member as her first tribal affairs director
SALEM — Shana McConville Radford of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation will join Gov. Tina Kotek’s administration as Oregon’s first tribal affairs director. McConville Radford, 39, had […]
Oregon Secretary of State says audit of OLCC and cannabis industry meets its standards
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians still can access the audit of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission after former Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s moonlighting scandal with […]
It’s free to fish in Oregon on Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving
The two days after Thanksgiving – Friday and Saturday – are officially “free fishing” days in Oregon when anyone can fish, clam and crab without licenses or tags. The free […]