By YachatsNews YACHATS – It was a delicate procedure for a construction crew – how to access and then lift a corroding, 90-year-old bronze bell Thursday from the roof […]
Rep. Hoyle’s staff set end-of-month meetings for in-person help
NEWPORT – Staff from the office of Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore. have begun regular once-a-month sessions for Lincoln County residents to get in-person help on issues with federal agencies. Hoyle’s […]
Legislation to give Oregon striking workers unemployment pay narrowly passes Senate on Thursday
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Striking workers in Oregon are a step closer to being eligible for weekly unemployment checks, after a tight vote in the state Senate […]
Lincoln City’s spring break Festival of Illusions brings back five of the top acts in its 13 year history
By Oregon Coast TODAY Are you feeling lucky? This year’s Festival of Illusions will be the Lincoln City Cultural Center’s 13th, and while some might not consider that number […]
Millions of herring make annual return to Yaquina Bay creating spectacular frenzy for sea lions, birds and fishermen
By GARRET JAROS/YachatsNews NEWPORT — One of nature’s epic shows visited Newport this past week as millions of Pacific herring made their annual stop in Yaquina Bay to spawn. […]
Fired federal workers win their jobs back in judicial rulings, but many linger in “administrative leave” limbo
By ASHLEY MURRAY/States News Service WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun the process of reinstating tens of thousands of fired federal workers, though most are just being placed on […]
New Oregon Department of Forestry report says PacifiCorp wasn’t responsible for 2020 Santiam Canyon fire
By JEFF MANNING/The Oregon Journalism Project Oregon Department of Forestry investigators have determined that the 2020 Santiam Canyon fire was not caused by downed power lines as plaintiffs’ attorneys have […]
Oregon budget writers offer up a spending framework to Legislature on Wednesday — and a lot of uncertainty
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon’s top budget writers attempted to answer an impossible question Wednesday. In unveiling a high-level spending framework, the co-chairs of the Legislature’s budget […]
Oregon cities unveil a new poll as they press Legislature for stronger anti-camping laws
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon cities hoping to win new authority to restrict homeless camps are rushing to convince lawmakers to take their request seriously — and […]
Proposed legislation that could have offered Oregon utilities protection from fire lawsuits gets fix
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers on Tuesday tweaked a bill intended to increase fire mitigation to ensure it does not also offer utilities immunity from liability […]