A state Senate bill is expected to expand child care options in Oregon. (Getty Images) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Wednesday passed a bill […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The chairman of Oregon’s state liquor board has known for months that top managers at the agency abused their power to obtain special access to […]
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews YACHATS — The Yachats Rural Fire Protection District Board this week approved a cost-of-living raise and two months of back pay for employees. During its first […]
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — After stitching together an internationally-recognized career in the field of art quilts, multi-talented Ruth Bass is producing her last local show in what promises […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon legislators are working on plans to provide more time before evictions, more money for factory-built homes and new revolving loans to encourage […]
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews WALDPORT — Waldport is on track to join Newport and Lincoln City among Lincoln County municipalities to enact bans and restrictions on plastic takeout materials. Waldport […]
Coast Guard rescues 3 surfers near Agate Beach, OR Editor’s Note: Click on images to download high-resolution versions. ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard rescued three surfers in […]
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is launching a criminal investigation into state alcohol regulators’ alleged ethics law violations. By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The executive director of […]
By The Salem Statesman Journal The number of people visiting Oregon’s outdoors plateaued just below record numbers in 2022 during another year of packed campgrounds and busy trailheads across […]
NEWPORT — Marine scientists with the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife in Newport have received grants for four research projects to expand understanding of Oregon’s rocky marine habitats. Funding […]
