By ALANNA MADDEN/Courthouse News After five years of litigation, conservation groups and the Oregon Department of Forestry reached an agreement last week to expand stream buffers within the Tillamook and […]
Judge in Labor Day 2020 wildfires rules that PacifiCorp can face punitive damages in class action lawsuit
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Victims in four of Oregon’s Labor Day fires could get additional compensation from PacifiCorp following a ruling Thursday from Multnomah County judge Steffan Alexander. […]
Skeleton of massive blue whale hits the road to Canada for final restoration before going on display in Newport
By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Newport will soon be the home of one of the largest animals to ever roam the Earth — a near-complete skeleton of a 70-foot long blue […]
Housing crisis forces Presbyterian church to gently evict Yachats Community Garden for pastor’s new home
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews An activist pastor, a treasured garden and a thorny housing crisis — these are the elements of a bittersweet solution to a problem in Yachats. The […]
It’s snowy plover nesting season on the Oregon coast as threatened shorebirds rebound with help of beach restrictions
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Oregon’s cutest shorebird has made a big rally over the past two decades, from the verge of extinction to expanding its range. Western snowy […]
Eugene’s ban on natural gas hookups in new homes will now go to the ballot
The EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD EUGENE — A measure that would ban natural gas and other fossil fuel uses in some new residential construction in Eugene will appear on a future ballot. […]
With Covid cash running out, Oregon legislative budget writers propose more spending on housing, health care while keeping state positions vacant
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Legislative budget writers plan to trim many state agency budgets while increasing overall spending in the next two years. Co-chairs of the legislative […]
Three days of craft or book sales begin Friday in Yachats
YACHATS — The first spring weekend in Yachats is blooming with two popular arts and crafts fairs, plus a big book sale to benefit the Yachats Library. In all, beginning […]
The big divide over guns and violence plays out in the Oregon Legislature on Wednesday
People with the gun violence prevention group Moms Demand Action listen to testimony about firearms legislation Wednesday in the Oregon House Judiciary Committee. (Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon […]
Interagency training exercise planned April 1 for Lincoln County emergency responders
News Release from Lincoln City Police Posted on FlashAlert: March 22nd, 2023 5:45 PM Public safety agencies from all over Lincoln County will be taking part in an interagency training exercise […]