By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY It was a banner summer on the central Oregon Coast. With warm, balmy weather, locals and visitors alike were entranced by the area’s beauty […]
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Oregon governor, two senators weigh in on first strike by 3,500 Portland teachers
By BEN BOTKIN and ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle With Portland Public Schools teachers striking for the first time in history, Oregon’s top elected officials urged the union and district leaders […]
Perpetua’s land-sea symposium is Nov. 18 in person and on line
YACHATS — More than a decade after its founding, an annual event spotlighting the central coast’s relationship with the Pacific Ocean seems as popular as ever. The 100 free tickets […]
Newport Symphony Orchestra presents “Three Bs” during two concerts this weekend
NEWPORT — Join the Newport Symphony Orchestra for a performance of pieces by “The Three B’s:” Beethoven, Barber and Bloch on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 4-5, at the Newport […]
Nye Beach banner project founder severely injured in fall
NEWPORT — The founder of the popular Nye Beach Banner Project was air-lifted to a Corvallis hospital Oct. 21 after falling while taking down the banners in preparation for the […]
Author of new book of essays on women and aging will talk (via Zoom) Saturday in special Newport Library event
By OREGON ARTSWATCH Andrea Carlisle’s mother, Alice, was 93 when she came to Oregon and Carlisle became her primary caregiver. Soon, Carlisle’s time with Alice and her friends inspired […]
Portland mayor anounces Monday that city will begin enforcing camping ban in two weeks
A young woman secures a tarp on her tent along Southwest13th Avenue in Portland in 2022. Many campers stay in this area because of the close proximity Outside In where […]
University of Oregon launches new center to study Cascade subduction zone off the West Coast
By MIRANDA CYR/The Eugene Register-Guard EUGENE — The University of Oregon’s newly launched earthquake research center will bring together 16 institutions in the effort of researching earthquakes, their risks […]
Oregon agency ready to hear comments on flying drones in or near state parks and coastal beaches
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has released its first proposal on where people can and cannot fly drones at Oregon’s state parks and coastal beaches. The […]
Struggling Oregon coast salmon fishermen finally getting some federal disaster relief, but it may be too late
By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle The federal government will dole out disaster relief to commercial Chinook salmon fishermen who have weathered a string of poor seasons on the Oregon […]