Assault style weapons are used in many mass shootings. (Connor Radnovich/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By GRANT STRINGER/Oregon Capital Chronicle As Oregonians scramble to purchase firearms before the state’s new gun regulations […]
Eckman Lake neighbors critical of information, ideas to improve its water quality, so Port of Alsea may suggest they buy it
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT – The first Port of Alsea meeting seeking solution for Eckman Lake’s problems with pollution and harmful algal blooms was met with some public opposition […]
Holiday season kicks off in big way this weekend with Santa’s visit, craft fairs, greens show and candlelight bridge walk
The holiday season starts crackling like a Yule log this weekend. From Yachats to Seal Rock to Waldport, local events — free to enjoy and all family-friendly — begin Saturday. […]
“Secret Santas” looking for local senior citizens to visit Christmas Eve
Do you know — or are you — a senior citizen in south Lincoln County who may be lonely this holiday season? If so, you can help someone else or […]
Yachats area keeps falling below yearly averages for rain in November
The low-lying areas of the central Oregon coast continue to fall behind yearly averages for rainfall, based on November’s numbers, but there is still plenty of precipitation falling in the […]
South county kids will pedal to happier holidays thanks to donations from Waldport’s Green Bike Co-op
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com WALDPORT — About 40 young children in the Waldport-Yachats area will be getting free bicycles this year, courtesy of the Green Bike Co-op in Waldport. A […]
Despite this week’s storms, precipitation lags across much of Oregon as drought lingers
By GEORGE PLAVEN/Oregon Capital Bureau A new water year is off to a slow start in Oregon, where much of the state remains mired in a multi-year drought. Warm and […]
Portland records its 93rd homicide in 2022, a new all-time high as city struggles with search for possible solutions
Police tape blocks off North Commercial Street near Jefferson High School after shots were filed on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Jonathan Levinson / OPB By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting […]
New state law allows Oregon cities to designate speed limits on their streets
By OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING A new state law allows Oregon cities — and some counties — to apply for the authority to designate speed limits on their roads. In the […]
ODOT ends 23 years of U.S. Highway 20 “safety corridor” east of Toledo
After 23 years, Oregon Department of Transportation crews are taking down signs that designated 10 miles of U.S. Highway 20 east of Toledo as a traffic safety corridor. The agency […]