By KOIN-TV A pair of tufted puffins are likely nesting near Yaquina Head on the north edge of Newport for the first time since the late 1990s and birders […]
Archives for June 2024
Supreme Court’s decision on Grants Pass homeless case will have limited effect in Oregon
By Oregon Public Broadcasting The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday allowing the city of Grants Pass to regulate and penalize unsheltered homelessness will undoubtedly reshape outdoor camping policies across the West. Despite […]
Deadlocked Oregon ethics commission won’t investigate complaints about wife against Gov. Kotek
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A deadlocked Oregon Government Ethics Commission won’t pursue an investigation into Gov. Tina Kotek’s since-abandoned plans to give her wife an expanded policy […]
YachatsNews’ third annual local fundraising campaign wraps up this week with a goal to hit $50,000
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews This is the last week of YachatsNews’ third annual local fundraising campaign and hopefully a push to reach the $50,000 mark in the effort. As […]
Coastal tide pools offer a constellation of ecosystems and animals that reveal themselves at lowest tides
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS — In a galaxy not so far away a colorful constellation of stars revolves in an unforgiving world of extreme conditions where creatures survive by […]
Waldport council calls special meeting Monday to consider higher-than-wanted deputy contract
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews Efforts to complete an agreement to provide Yachats with its first contract sheriff’s deputy while simultaneously lowering the cost of Waldport’s two deputies hit more roadblocks […]
Controversy erupts over OSU’s plan to cut older trees at its McDonald research forest. But are they old growth?
By HANS BOYLE/Corvallis Gazette-Times CORVALLIS — Some Corvallis residents are sounding alarm bells over a planned timber harvest in the heart of the McDonald-Dunn Forest. That operation, known as the Woodpecker […]
Newport police arrest burglary suspect
On June 26, 2024 at about 1915 hours, Newport Police, assisted by officers from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Oregon State Police, responded to the area of NE 60th Street […]
16 Oregon coast artists open their workplaces this weekend for Art On The Edge Studio Tour
By ELIOT SEKULER/Oregon Coast TODAY The magnetic pull of the coastline has drawn artists to the shore in every era. From the painters of the Flemish Renaissance gazing out […]
One of country’s top mandolin players returns to Newport for Sunday concert
By Oregon Coast TODAY The Jacob Jolliff Band returns for a live concert “The Jacob Jolliff Band: Mandolin Mysteries Tour” at the Newport Performing Arts Center on Sunday, June […]