NEWPORT – An apparent suspect in the disappearance of a Newport car dealer three years ago is being held in the Lincoln County jail on $500,000 bail on accusations of […]
Suspect in man’s 2022 disappearance jailed on corpse abuse charge
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Archives for December 2024
Lincoln County jobless rate stays at 4.8 percent in November
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Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stayed at 4.8 percent in November, unchanged from October’s rate but half a percentage point higher than the year before and higher than Oregon’s […]
County jail inmate died of medical condition, police say
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NEWPORT – Investigators announced Monday that a 53-year-old Lincoln County jail inmate found dead in his cell Dec. 22 died of natural causes related to a chronic medical condition. The […]
Three other tribes sue to stop approval of Coquille casino in Medford
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By JUSTIN HIGGINBOTTOM/Jefferson Public Radio The Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Karuk Tribe and Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the […]
15th annual Yachats New Year’s Day peace hike commemorates native suffering and resilience
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By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — A bedrock local event returns New Year’s Day when the 15th annual Yachats Peace Hike commemorates both the suffering of coastal indigenous people and […]
Investigators work to unravel two shooting deaths, one by police, on remote Five Rivers farm
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By YACHATSNEWS FIVE RIVERS – A team of police investigators from Lane County is trying to sort out two shooting deaths Thursday night and Friday on a remote farm […]
Happy holidays: YachatsNews and its staff are taking a bit of a break until Jan. 3
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To our readers: YachatsNews is going to take a break from daily news gathering chores from Monday, Dec. 23 until Friday, Jan. 3 to celebrate the holidays and […]
U.S. House fails to reauthorize 20-year-old bipartisan bill to help fund Oregon’s rural schools, communities
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By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Schools in 30 of Oregon’s 36 counties — and schools in other Western states — will receive less federal funding in 2025 after the U.S. […]
Police underage luring stings lead to arrests of two more men
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The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Lincoln City Police Department continue to ramp up their child luring stings of local men during online decoy operations this month. Seiji M. Button, […]
County’s new Lincoln City homeless shelter is now open
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A second winter overnight homeless shelter operated by Lincoln County opened at 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23 in Lincoln City after weeks of renovations needed to make it habitable. The […]