By The Oregonian/OregonLive Aggravated murder charges against two women linked to the killing of a 9-year-old girl whose remains were dumped along a muddy riverbank two years ago along Oregon Highway 18 […]
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After two years of mostly being closed, Yachats Library returns to normal hours Monday
YACHATS — It’s been two years to the month since the all-volunteer Yachats Library had to curtail its days and hours due to the pandemic — and all that changes […]
City of Newport delays its ban on single-use plastic by restaurants for 9 months
By Oregon Public Broadcasting NEWPORT — The Newport City Council voted Monday night to delay a ban on single-use plastic items at restaurants. The ordinance, which was approved in December, […]
Lincoln County unemployment rate ticks down to 5.4 percent in January
Lincoln County’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate continues to slowly drop – hitting 5.4 percent in January, according to the Oregon Employment Department. The rate was 5.5 percent in December, 5.7 […]
Mother of girl found dead off Lincoln County highway pleads not guilty to murder
By The Oregonian/OregonLive NEWPORT — The mother of the young girl found dead in 2020 along a muddy riverbank in Lincoln County pleaded not guilty Monday to a single count of aggravated […]
Samaritan medical group in Newport adds surgeon from Mayo Clinic
NEWPORT – Dr. Nathaniel Uecker, a general surgeon specializing in minimally invasive surgery has joined Samaritan Surgical Specialists in Newport. Uecker specializes in laparoscopic gallbladder, hernia and bowel surgery and […]
OSU researcher will lead online webinar March 16 on coastal resilience
NEWPORT – How coast communities can increase their resilience to natural hazards from tsunamis to landslides is the subject of the next online “Hatfield Science on Tap” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, […]
Sunday evening crash on Highway 126 near Walton kills Gold Beach woman
FLORENCE – A 47-year-old Gold Beach woman was killed Sunday evening when her car was struck by an oncoming vehicle on Oregon 126W about five miles west of the community […]
Gleneden Beach man killed in one-car accident late Friday north of Depoe Bay
DEPOE BAY – A 22-year-old Gleneden Beach man was killed late Friday when his car ran off U.S. Highway 101 north of Depoe Bay and struck several trees. Oregon State […]
County commission extends moratorium on vacation rental licenses as it waits for court rulings
Lincoln County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to extended their moratorium on issuing new vacation rental licenses for another six months as challenges to its new ordinance and a voter-passed initiative […]