By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s tax system favors the wealthy but not as much as most other states, according to a new national analysis. The Washington, D.C.-based Institute on […]
Archives for January 2024
Eastern Oregon congressman endorses Trump for president
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, said Wednesday he’ll back former President Donald Trump’s campaign for president. Trump leads the small pack of candidates vying for the […]
Oregon lawmakers floating a plan to make low-level drug possession a crime once again
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon lawmakers are considering introducing a bill to make possession of small amounts of drugs a low-level crime in the state, a move that would […]
Timber industry helped write proposal shifting Oregon’s wildfire protection costs from landowners to public
Fighting wildfires has grown significantly more expensive in the last few years, and the state’s general fund has absorbed much of the excess cost, along with landowners who’ve seen their […]
State police investigate elk poaching in east Lincoln County
Oregon State Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the people responsible for killing a bull elk Sunday, Jan. 7 on Harlan Road in east Lincoln County and […]
Theatre West director and actors bring Stephen King’s thriller “Misery” to Lincoln City stage
By BARBARA B. COVELL/Oregon Coast TODAY LINCOLN CITY — There’s an old adage that misery loves company, and it plays out in an unusual way with Theatre West’s latest show, […]
Yachats Agate Festival returns for its 11th annual show this weekend with rocks, talks and demos
BY CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — You can get up close to rock stars — and even take some home with you — when the Yachats Agate Festival fills the […]
30th annual Coastal Carvers Show is this weekend at Chinook Winds Resort
By Gretchen Ammerman/Oregon Coast TODAY LINCOLN CITY — Become a believer at the 30th annual Coastal Carvers Show where this year’s theme is “Wild Woods, from Sasquatch to wildflowers and […]
Stranded sea turtle rescued Saturday dies Monday at Newport aquarium
NEWPORT – A 22-pound endangered green sea turtle rescued Saturday on Manzanita Beach died Monday after two days of round-the-clock care at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. Despite its comparatively […]
Oregon Gov. Kotek’s first year in office took her to 36 counties. Here’s what she learned
First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, left, and Gov. Tina Kotek listen to Kris McAlister, executive director of the homelessness nonprofit Carry It Forward, in Cottage Grove on Dec. 14. By […]