By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews An activist pastor, a treasured garden and a thorny housing crisis — these are the elements of a bittersweet solution to a problem in Yachats. The […]
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It’s snowy plover nesting season on the Oregon coast as threatened shorebirds rebound with help of beach restrictions
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Oregon’s cutest shorebird has made a big rally over the past two decades, from the verge of extinction to expanding its range. Western snowy […]
Eugene’s ban on natural gas hookups in new homes will now go to the ballot
The EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD EUGENE — A measure that would ban natural gas and other fossil fuel uses in some new residential construction in Eugene will appear on a future ballot. […]
With Covid cash running out, Oregon legislative budget writers propose more spending on housing, health care while keeping state positions vacant
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Legislative budget writers plan to trim many state agency budgets while increasing overall spending in the next two years. Co-chairs of the legislative […]
Three days of craft or book sales begin Friday in Yachats
YACHATS — The first spring weekend in Yachats is blooming with two popular arts and crafts fairs, plus a big book sale to benefit the Yachats Library. In all, beginning […]
The big divide over guns and violence plays out in the Oregon Legislature on Wednesday
People with the gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action listen to testimony about firearms legislation Wednesday in the Oregon House Judiciary Committee. (Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon […]
Interagency training exercise planned April 1 for Lincoln County emergency responders
News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: March 22nd, 2023 5:45 PM Public safety agencies from all over Lincoln County will be taking part in an interagency training exercise […]
One actor plays 11 characters in edgy “Sex, Drugs Rock & Roll” comedy at Newport Performing Arts Center
By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY NEWPORT — It’s the 1980s all over again. So, strap on your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of a lifetime in […]
Festival of Illusions opens nine-day run at Lincoln City Cultural Center beginning Thursday
By SABINE WILSON/Oregon Coast TODAY LINCOLN CITY — The Lincoln City Cultural Center’s treasured Festival of Illusions is back, with nine days of festivities taking place from Thursday through […]
Oregon Senate passes $200 million emergency housing package which now goes to Gov. Kotek for her signature
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek is the final stop for a $200 million-plus package that she and lawmakers crafted to aid unhoused people, avert homelessness […]