By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting In a state known for protests, demonstrations the last three weeks around Oregon feel different. People at the University of Oregon last week marched against President […]
Seachers for 2-year-old boy missing for almost three days focus efforts on nearby Siletz River
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews Boats and divers from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and four other departments combed the Siletz River on Monday looking for a 2½-year-old boy missing since […]
County reopens refurbished Newport winter shelter for homeless after five months of work
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews NEWPORT – With an “Are we ready? Let’s do this!” the staff at Lincoln County’s winter shelter for the homeless reopened Wednesday night for the first […]
Proposed bill in Oregon Legislature on wildfire prevention work could give utilities immunity from lawsuits
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A proposed bill in the 2025 Legislature that would establish minimum wildfire prevention standards for electric utilities in exchange for an annual certificate […]
Oregon resumes automatic voter registration, paused for months because of DMV errors
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s automatic voter registration program, paused since October after state officials learned more than 1,600 people who might not have been U.S. citizens […]
Oregon Coast CC wins initial OK to offer bachelor’s degree in nursing
The state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission has approved Oregon Coast Community College’s application to offer a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The decision, made during the commission’s Feb. 13, […]
Newport says leaking sewage pipe under Yaquina Bay is now repaired
NEWPORT — A sewage pipe running under Yaquina Bay that ruptured two months ago as been fixed and is no longer dumping treated wastewater into the bay, the city of […]
Latest Oregon economic forecast shows more money, but federal government leaves future murky
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Chaotic federal announcements about taxes, tariffs, mass firings of federal employees and spending cuts haven’t yet affected Oregon’s economic forecast, the state’s chief […]
Trump demands plans for large-scale layoffs of more federal employees, agency reorganization
By JENNIFER SHUTT/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered all federal departments and agencies to submit reorganization plans outlining how they would implement large-scale layoffs before March […]
Lincoln County birding group seeks volunteers to observe Osprey nests this spring
By Oregon Coast TODAY Every spring, Ospreys return to nest in Lincoln County, often meeting up with the same mate and using the same nesting site from previous years. […]