NEWPORT — Do you have the essential items to survive when disaster strikes? Two free seminars Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Samaritan Center for Health Education can help you be […]
Yachats rainfall in 2019 was second-lowest in past 10 years, again
It was a very dry year in Yachats. Again. Yachats received a total of 50.43 inches in rain in 2019 — the second-lowest amount of rain over the past […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Dec. 30-Jan. 1
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19452952 12/30/2019 19:16 Officer #52129 LARSON, ERIC Agency Assist Location 5600 PALISADES DR, GLENEDEN BEACH, LINCOLN Narrative Summary On the evening of December 30, 2019, the Oregon State […]
Grand jury indicts Newport man for October death of his girlfriend
By Douglas Perry | The Oregonian/OregonLive A 27-year-old Newport man has been indicted for murder in the death of his girlfriend. Ryan Steven Gaskins was already being held in the Lincoln […]
Coast Guard crews from Newport rescue disabled crab boat near Yachats
A Coast Guard crew aboard their 47-foot motor lifeboat towed a disabled commercial fishing boat Tuesday night to safety in Yaquina Bay after it became disabled 2.5 miles northwest of […]
Lincoln County jobless rate remains above Oregon and national averages
Lincoln County is approaching the end of 2019 with a slightly lower unemployment rate – but one that remains higher than the state and national rates for the number of […]
Alsea Bay recreational crabbers now need to clearly mark buoys
Recreational crabbers in Alsea Bay and other spots along the Oregon coast have some new rules to follow starting Wednesday, Jan. 1. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has instituted […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity report Dec. 23-30
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP19445386 12/23/2019 13:42 Officer #59922 TAYLOR, ZACH Found Property Location 900 101 HWY, DEPOE BAY, LINCOLN OR USA 97341 Narrative Summary On 12/23/2019 at 13:42PM the Oregon State […]
Missing Coos Bay man dies in truck accident on Highway 101 Monday
On Monday, December 30, 2019 at approximately 9:10 A.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a single vehicle crash on Hwy 255 near milepost […]
Bad weather forces annual New Year’s Day peace hike to move to Yachats Commons
A weather forecast calling for heavy rain and wind gusts of more than 30 mph Tuesday night and Wednesday has forced organizers of the 10th Annual New Year’s Day Peace Hike […]