A 40-year-old Eugene man is in the Lincoln County jail on $200,000 bond after his arrest Thursday, Dec. 12 at Smelt Sands Beach State Park in Yachats during an online […]
Child luring sting leads to Eugene man’s arrest in Yachats
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Archives for December 2024
Financial review finds no Beachcomber fraud, but Waldport will give documents to state, deny grant
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By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – When Waldport Beachcomber Days volunteers and supporters showed up at the city council meeting Thursday with a clean bill of health from an independent […]
Yachats winter solstice celebration is Saturday
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YACHATS — Winter’s shortest day gets a fiery sendoff Saturday, Dec. 21, at Yachats’ annual winter solstice celebration. A traditional bonfire is the anchor of the event, running from 4-7 […]
Last wooden lighthouse on the Oregon coast will close in January for $1.6 million restoration
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By TIFFANY ECKERT/KLCC News NEWPORT — Sitting atop the northern bluff at the mouth of the Yaquina Bay is a small wooden 153-year-old lighthouse in need of repair. Soon, […]
ODFW adopts summer five-fish recreational limit for groundfish
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SALEM — The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted 2025 recreational and commercial groundfish regulations at its meeting Friday that continues a five-fish recreational bag limit during the popular summer […]
Financially troubled Coos Bay hospital begins talk with private equity firm to operate facility
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By KRISTINE DeLEON/TheOregonian/OregonLive Mired in deep financial woes, executives at Bay Area Hospital in Coos Bay are courting a private equity-owned health company to “assume operations” of the facility. […]
Oregon regulators iron out details of recycling overhaul that launches next year
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By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon is on track to become the first state to launch a recycling program that holds businesses financially accountable for the packaging waste they produce. […]
Increasing number of Oregon nurses not enough to ease shortages, expert warns lawmakers
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By JAKE THOMAS/The Lund Report After years of pandemic-induced health care worker shortages, Oregon is adding more licensed nurses than ever and is on track for more. But hospitals and […]
After statewide tour, health authority director outlines plans to improve Oregon’s health care system
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By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi wants to improve Oregon’s health care system, including keeping rural hospitals open and supporting homeless people and testing children […]
Fatal drug overdoses in Oregon reached record levels in 2023 when more than 1,800 died
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By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle More than 1,800 Oregonians died of drug overdoses in 2023, a rising trend that state leaders want to reverse with new programs to combat addiction. […]