By ALAN COHEN/Salem Reporter SALEM — At least 500 people gathered Friday at the Stand Up for Science march at the Oregon Capitol to protest President Donald Trump’s cuts […]
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City repairs Yachats Ocean Road water line break that drained half of storage tank
YACHATS – The city of Yachats announced Saturday morning that crews had fixed a break in a six-inch water line along Yachats Ocean Road and service to the area […]
2024 Report to Readers: With your help, YachatsNews continued its growth last year — and big plans for 2025
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews With the help of thousands of readers like you, YachatsNews continued its growth and reach in 2024. As YachatsNews enters its seventh year, it is […]
Mother of man shot by police at remote Five Rivers farm notifies agencies she plans to sue for wrongful death
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Christine Fuller hugged the concrete shop floor as 29 rifle shots from a special weapons and tactics team tore through the plywood building adjacent to East […]
City of Waldport says two applicants to run Wednesday market don’t meet legal qualifications
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews WALDPORT – Efforts to find a vendor to run the Waldport Wednesday Market ran into a snag this week after it was determined the two applicants […]
Recent move to NOAA leads to sudden layoff of Newport staffer working to make agency more efficient, nimble
By LIZZY ACKER/The Oregonian/OregonLive When Cristen Don got word she had been laid off from her job at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Newport […]
Coastal photographers display their favorite work at Pacific Maritime Heritage Center
By Oregon Coast TODAY The Impressions of the Oregon Coast show by the Yaquina Art Association Photographers will fill part of Newport’s picturesque Pacific Maritime Heritage Center starting Thursday, […]
250 students show off their wind/wave/solar energy devices at Hatfield Marine contest
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews What does renewable energy look like? Over 250 school students showed off their best guesses in team projects Tuesday at the Oregon Coast Renewable Energy Challenge. […]
Oregon once again has access to more than $450 million in federal climate funds
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon again has access to more than $450 million in federal funds awarded to two state agencies for climate action programs, after a confusing period […]
Democrats in Oregon Legislature propose major new spending as part of budget “rebalance”
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Democrats in the 2025 Oregon Legislature are proposing more than $425 million in new spending in order to help the state address rising […]