Bay Area First Step runs a community center in Coos Bay. The center’s lobby, pictured here, offers a place for people to relax and visit. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
A Whale of a Story: Necropsy of young humpback helps reveal health of species and the ocean
By MICHAEL MILSTEIN/NOAA Public Affairs This is the story of a necropsy and the clues it revealed, one by one, about what ended the life of a young humpback […]
For one bright day in July, a community’s celebration brings a feeling of friendship and unity to thousands
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews YACHATS – Something special flowed through the sea-salted air of Yachats’ Fourth of July celebration this year. Something only glimpsed in the explosion of color and […]
Waldport and Yachats launch two days of fireworks shows, parade, music, food and fun
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews Strike up the band, fire up the grill and break out the tutus – the Fourth of July razzle-dazzle is about to light up the coast. […]
Waldport council criticizes county over sheriff’s contract — proposes splitting second deputy with Yachats
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNew WALDPORT – Decades of Waldport employing two sheriff’s deputies may have come to an end. Maybe. The Waldport city council held a special meeting Monday to […]
Two male sea otters make rare appearance near Cannon Beach, but not likely to stay
By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Two male sea otters appear to be calling Cannon Beach home, providing a rare sight for Oregonians visiting Ecola Point. Even so, biologists aren’t expecting […]
Former wildlife trooper pleads guilty to shooting neighbor’s two dogs
NEWPORT — A retired Oregon State Police wildlife trooper pleaded guilty Tuesday to two counts of first-degree animal abuse for shooting and killing his neighbor’s two German shepherds in a […]
Waldport receives $130,000 to help pay for Southworth Park playground
WALDPORT — The Noble Carlton fund has donated $130,000 to the city of Waldport’s Louis Southworth Park to help pay for the rubberized playground surface. “As a group of educators […]
Highway 20 crash Monday evening kills two men east of Eddyville
EDDYVILLE – A Newport resident and a Portland man were killed Monday evening when an unsafe attempt to pass another vehicle resulted in a three-vehicle crash 10 miles east of […]
Oregon is getting hotter. This week’s first Willamette Valley heat wave could break records
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s first extreme heat wave of the summer may break records, according to a state climate official. Some areas of the state will reach more […]