The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the man who slipped an extensive manhunt after being sought in the shooting and serious wounding […]
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Police seek help on intentionally set fires in Lincoln City
Police in Lincoln City are asking for help after several “intentionally set” fires have burned in the Agnes Creek Open Space recreation area just inland from the beach. Police said […]
Commander Salamander, Dixie Delish and a cast of characters return to Primaltones in Newport through August
By GRETCHEN AMMERMAN/Oregon Coast TODAY Technology. Where would we be if it weren’t for a few mad scientists along the way? We certainly wouldn’t have the benefit of such […]
Lincoln County Historical Society honors musician-philosopher Ernest Bloch with legacy project on Friday and Saturday
By Oregon Coast TODAY Ernest Bloch was a musician, composer, conductor, philosopher, photographer and a man also known during his life as a successful mushroom hunter with a penchant […]
The idea for this weekend’s Yachats conference on race was born during Saturday vigils on the sidewalks of Highway 101
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews YACHATS – The conversations started after the first year of their weekly Saturday Black Lives Matter protests along U.S. Highway 101 in Yachats. “Is there something […]
Oregon farm estate tax relief bill awaits Gov. Kotek’s signature
By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI/Capital Press A simplified method of estate tax relief for Oregon farmers may soon become law despite complaints it will reduce state revenues to benefit the wealthy. Senate […]
Number of West Coast gray whales continues seven-year decline, say NOAA researchers, but there are some promising signs
By NOAA NEWS SERVICE and YACHATSNEWS The number of gray whales that migrate along the West Coast continued their decline this winter from a high seven years ago, but […]
Oregon’s 988 suicide prevention hotline sees 33 percent jump in calls since service began a year ago
Texting 9-8-8: If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide or a mental health crisis, call or text 988 for free, immediate support 24/7. By […]
Gun store owners, two advocacy groups appeal federal judge’s ruling on Oregon’s BM 114
A federal judge ruled Friday that Oregon’s voter-approved tighter gun laws requiring a permit to purchase a firearm and limits on magazine size are constitutional. On Monday, her ruling was appealed by […]
Shortage of defense attorneys in Lincoln County leaves 160 indigent defendants without court representation
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews The passage of emergency legislation providing $96 million to restructure Oregon’s public defense commission may take a while to impact a shortage of public defenders and […]