Coast Guard tows disabled whale watching ship into Newport harbor Wednesday

September 17, 2025

The Coast Guard rescued a whale watching vessel with 49 passengers aboard after it became disabled while on the Yaquina Bay bar Wednesday.

ICE agents sweep up man in Newport Wednesday morning, sending fear through many of the community’s workers

September 17, 2025

Immigration enforcement agents took a man into custody outside a Newport motel Wednesday morning in a highly public arrest that sent fear through many workers who staff local lodging and restaurant jobs.

Oregon Parks Commission awards Yachats $732,000 grant to help pay for long-sought estuary boardwalk project

September 17, 2025

Years of effort to make safe a short but hazardous stretch of Ocean View Drive in Yachats were rewarded Wednesday with a $732,000 grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission to help build the Yachats estuary boardwalk.

4th annual Newport Pride celebration offers a wide range of events Friday through Sunday

September 17, 2025

For the fourth year in a row, the Newport Oregon Pride celebration will take place at various locations throughout the city Friday through Sunday, Sept. 19-21.

Rep. Val Hoyle offers explanation for missing deadlines to disclose more than 200 stock transactions

September 17, 2025

Rep. Val Hoyle, second term member of Congress who wants to ban lawmakers and their families from buying and selling individual stocks, is the latest member of Congress to violate a conflicts-of-interest and financial transparency law. Hoyle said the issue was due to a new financial adviser working with her husband's retirement account.

Legislative vote on a transportation funding bill is delayed again, extending Oregon’s special session

September 17, 2025

Leaders in the Oregon Senate have once again delayed a vote on a transportation funding bill, amid concerns about the health of a senator who is key to its passage.

17th annual Hands Across the Bridge event is Saturday in Waldport

September 17, 2025

Hundreds of community members are expected to participate in the 17th annual Walter Ackerson Jr. Hands Across the Bridge event beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 on the Alsea Bay Bridge in Waldport.

Travel Oregon Commission meeting in Yachats puts community in spotlight and celebrates Wheel the World project

September 16, 2025

The commission that oversees state's $42-million-a-year tourism agency met for two days last week in Yachats, hearing a half-dozen reports on its programs and learned how a visitor accessibility program that started on the coast and spread across the state resulted in Oregon being the first to be "accessibility verified" by a national organization.

Oregon Gov. Kotek tells state agencies to stop travel, examine projects and prepare for budget cuts

September 16, 2025

Gov. Tina Kotek ordered an immediate halt to state employees’ non-essential out-of-state travel and directed agencies to find more ways to cut costs on Tuesday after Oregon’s budget surplus from a few months ago turned into a nearly $375 million shortfall.

Coast Guard swimmer who pulled body from Thor’s Well tells sightseers “It’s not worth risking your life to peer over the edge … There’s nothing in it.”

September 16, 2025

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer recounts how the helicopter crew from North Bend recovered the body of a man who fell into Thor's Well and drowned Monday. Tyler Gantt also issues this warning: "It’s a hole in a rock. It’s not worth risking your life to peer over the edge and take a look inside. There’s nothing in it."