When it comes to ocean-dwelling show-offs, no one does it quite as well as whales. Their twice-a-year migrations up and down the coast pack sight-seeing boats and lure visitors […]
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How Salem got its commercial flight groove back. (Hint: $$)
By HARRIET BASKAS/The Points Guy SALEM — Over the past few years, many small regional airports across the country lost some or all of their commercial flights due to pilot […]
State agency seeks record $27.6 million from southern Oregon dam operators over massive lamprey kill
The 133-year-old Winchester Dam near Roseburg underwent repairs from August to early September. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking near record damages […]
Bend attorney goes back to his roots with purchase and big restoration project of 64 acres in upper Tenmile Creek
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Those bow hunting trips Roger Worthington took with his dad to the Tenmile Creek area south of Yachats decades ago planted seeds that are reshaping the […]
State fire investigators unable to determine cause of massive blaze that destroyed Ziggurat house
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The cause of the July fire that engulfed the Ziggurat house just north of Tenmile Creek remains a mystery after an investigation by state fire officials […]
Oregon health leaders warn of bumpy start for expanded Medicaid system
Sarah Holland, a director at Portland-based Central City Concern, right, speaks about housing and health care with Oregon Medicaid director Dana Hittle, center, and Marin Arreola, a member of the […]
Yachats council sets busy schedule for city manager candidates, hopes to make a decision Thursday
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – While there is no guarantee one of the three candidates vying for the Yachats’ city manager position will be offered a job next week, […]
As number of West Coast wildfires increase, new OSU study finds poor, elderly are disproportionately affected
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle People who are poor, older, suffer from disabilities or have unstable housing face a disproportionate threat from wildfires, a new study found. The […]
Samaritan offering drive-through flu clinics Saturday for its patients
Samaritan Health Services is once again offering drive-through flu vaccination clinics for its patients in Newport and Lincoln City on Saturday Oct. 7. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Exhibit featuring 20 quilts honoring Lincoln County’s veterans opens Thursday at Pacific Maritime center
By Oregon Coast TODAY For many veterans, boot camp might bring back memories of scratchy blankets. But the new exhibit at Newport’s Pacific Maritime Heritage Center aims to give […]