By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — A bill that would make possession of small amounts of drugs a crime in Oregon for the first time in three years is […]
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Newport police investigate possible abduction attempt of student
On Feb. 29, Newport police were dispatched to Sam Case Elementary School on the report of an attempted stranger abduction. Officers learned that between 7 and 7:45 a.m. a student […]
Lincoln County veterans office holds two-day signup “blitz”
The Lincoln County Veteran Services Office will hold a health care enrollment “blitz” across the county next week hoping to sign up 100 veterans for expanded healthcare to men and […]
Oregon Senate easily passes legislation Thursday allocating $376 million for housing, homelessness
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Eight months ago, Gov. Tina Kotek was roaming the halls of the Oregon Capitol, trying to persuade just one more Democratic member of […]
Landslide cuts water to 250 Beverly Beach residents for 16 hours Wednesday
NEWPORT — All of the roughly 250 people living in the Beverly Beach Water District north of Newport lost water for nearly 16 hours Wednesday when a major pipe […]
Waldport church offers support group sessions on grief
People grieving the death of a loved one are invited to a series of grief support meetings in Waldport from March 7 to May 30. From 10-11:30 a.m. Thursdays at […]
What’s the fate of the Corvallis Clinic? If state bars 11-clinic sale to national group, will it simply close?
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report Hundreds of Corvallis-area residents and across Oregon have lined up to oppose health care giant UnitedHealth Group buying the physician-owned Corvallis Clinic. But some […]
In first vote, Oregon House committee passes controversial bill that would unwind Measure 110
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers on the joint addiction committee on Tuesday evening voted for a proposal to backtrack on Measure 110 and reshape the state’s […]
In party line 17-12 vote, Oregon Senate passes school anti-book-ban bill over Republican objections
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon school districts would be unable to ban books simply because authors or characters are immigrants, people of color, LGBTQ+, disabled or from […]
“A Life in Glass” exhibit shows off the 50 years of creations of Waldport artist Chuck Franklin
By Oregon Coast TODAY The large windows in the Newport Visual Arts Center’s Runyan Gallery, working in tandem with longer days and increased sunlight, should make for a spectacular, […]