One of the tallest trees in the world is burning near Coquille on the southern Oregon coast

August 19, 2025

Firefighters from the Coos Forest Protective Association are trying to save one of the world’s tallest Douglas fir trees, a 325-foot behemoth on the Oregon coast known as the Doerner Fir.

Marion County goes to federal court to seek opinion over validity of Oregon’s sanctuary law

August 18, 2025

Marion County is asking a federal court to determine whether it should follow state or federal law when it comes to immigration enforcement.

ODFW issues warning about clam harvesting in Alsea Bay

August 18, 2025

WALDPORT — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is recommending that people avoid harvesting and consuming softshell and bay clams from Alsea Bay estuary after the Oregon Health Authority issued a recreational use advisory for Eckman Lake, east of Waldport. The OHA issued a July 31 advisory due to the presence of cyanobacteria and then an update Friday due

Waldport church offering 13-week grief support meetings

August 17, 2025

WALDPORT — People grieving the death of a loved one are invited to join a 13-week series of support meetings in Waldport beginning Aug. 28. From 10-11:30 a.m. Thursdays at First Baptist Church, 2620 East Alsea Hwy., members of the church will lead sessions providing encouragement and tools from GriefShare, a national grief recovery support program. During the weekly meetings,

Four Lincoln County projects worth $5 million on Rep. Hoyle’s congressional appropriations list this fall

August 17, 2025

Four Lincoln County projects totaling more than $5 million are once again on Rep. Val Hoyle’s wish list to be funded – if Congress passes a full appropriations bill in the fall.

U.S. Attorney General tells Oregon and dozens of other states to abandon sanctuary law or face consequences

August 15, 2025

By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek was among dozens of elected officials throughout the country who received a warning from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi this week, as the governor continues to proclaim support for sanctuary laws that have rankled the Trump administration. In letters that went out Thursday, Bondi said sanctuary jurisdictions could lose federal funding,

The Trump administration is seeking sensitive Oregon elections data — state not inclined to agree

August 15, 2025

Oregon's secretary of state says he is not inclined to go along with a Trump administration request to turn over elections data — some of it sensitive — and to prove the state is doing enough to ensure ineligible people don’t vote.

Owner of Coffin Butte landfill near Corvallis appeals Benton Count’s expansion denial

August 15, 2025

By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News The owner of the Coffin Butte landfill in Benton County has filed an appeal as part of its ongoing effort to expand the site. Benton County’s Planning Commission unanimously denied the request to expand last month, saying it would interfere with nearby land uses and county services. But the company behind the project, Republic Services, is now

Ishan Pillai talked himself aboard a crab boat to see if he liked the work. He perished Sunday when the F/V Das Bug suddenly went down

August 14, 2025

Ishan Pillai of Salem was a veteran, an adventure seeker and had just started a new job when he bumped into a fishing crew on Newport's docks last weekend. He asked to go along on a end-of-the season crab trip Sunday to see if he liked fishing, and was the only one who perished Sunday evening when the F/V Das

Lincoln County School District moves ahead with programs after Trump administration releases $856,000

August 14, 2025

Lincoln County School District was prepared to lose more than $850,000 when the Trump Administration withheld congressionally-approved education grants. Now, the funds have been restored, ensuring that after-school programs, support for English language learners, and teacher training can continue.