Gov. Kate Brown worries that rural areas might not be able to handle coronavirus outbreak

March 3, 2020

By the Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon could face a shortage of equipment used to protect health care providers from the coronavirus and rural hospitals could find themselves short-staffed as the state confronts the outbreak, Gov. Kate Brown warned Tuesday. She also said the state will need millions of dollars in financial support from the federal government to handle the impacts of

Oregon State Police/Newport: Activity log Feb. 28 – March 1

March 2, 2020

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20063071 02/28/2020 12:09 Officer #59922 TAYLOR, ZACH Traffic Crimes – All Except DUII Location 18 and 101, OR USA Narrative Summary On 2/28/2020 at 12:09 PM OSP responded to a driving complaint regarding a vehicle traveling south on Highway 101. The caller described the vehicle traveling into oncoming lanes, nearly hitting telephone poles, and driving off the

With Republicans still gone, a very quiet Legislature has six days remaining

March 2, 2020

By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — School kids still visited, their eyes drifting up toward the larger-than-life murals of settlers and farmers. A smattering of lobbyists could be seen chatting in the hallways, weaving in and out of legislative offices, on the phone, and quietly working away on laptops. Were it any other legislative session, where there is less

February rain total for Yachats is an inch below average

March 2, 2020

Yachats received 7.29 inches of rain in February, about an inch less than average for the month but still above average for the first two months of the year. The average for February over the past 10 years is 8.19 inches; and is 16.24 inches of rainfall for the first two months of the year. But because of a very