By MIA MALDONADO/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon youth have some of the most elevated rates of cannabis use in the country — but when it comes to recognizing the risks, […]
Speakers this weekend and next week focus on Latino and Native American history on Oregon coast
By Oregon Coast TODAY Oregon Coast Community College will continue its multipart cultural history series, “The People and The Public,” this week with a pair of presentations from Franki […]
Looking for wheels? Green Bike Co-op holds first “garage sale” Saturday
WALDPORT — Repaired, reconditioned and ready to roll — those are the rows of bicycles up for grabs Saturday, May 17, when the Green Bike Co-op stages its first open […]
Oregon governor signs bill to get the state out of betting on greyhound races around the world
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project SALEM — Gov. Tina Kotek has shut the door on Oregon’s large, if largely invisible, role in the rapidly declining sport of greyhound racing. On […]
House and then Senate pass legislation that will ban Oregon employers from asking for applicants’ age
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon is on the cusp of making it illegal for employers to ask for a person’s age in the beginning stages of applying for a […]
Newport police news release on Walmart parking lot menacing arrest
On Monday May 12th, 2025 at 9:16 am Officers from the Newport Police Department were dispatched to Walmart on a report of a male subject pointing a firearm at another […]
5 Questions and a Secret: Carrie Newell (with Koda and Kilo) make a business watching Depoe Bay’s gray whales
By KATHLEEN O’CONNOR/Lincoln Chronicle Some people are so kinetic and spirited that they practically sparkle. Carrie Newell, the owner of Whale Research EcoExcursions might be one of those people. […]
Impending closure of Rite Aid in Newport, Lincoln City has Samaritan considering adding another pharmacy
By QUINTON SMITH/Lincoln Chronicle The imminent departure of two Rite Aid pharmacies in Newport and Lincoln City has added some urgency to potential plans by Samaritan Health Services to […]
School bus driver being held on $250,000 bail after luring arrest
A 21-year-old bus driver in the Lincoln County School District is being held on $250,000 bond after his arraignment Monday in circuit court on charges of luring a minor and […]
Loss of beloved boat captain at sea has Newport Fishermen’s Wives helping family of one of their own
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle NEWPORT — Inside the gazebo, dozens of framed photographs of fishermen stand shoulder to shoulder — faces smiling, catch in hand or holding loved ones […]