WALDPORT – Jaime White, who had worked the past two years as the city planner in Depoe Bay, is the new planner for the city of Waldport. White began Jan. […]
Eight groups, including two universities, win $25 million in grants to test projects at PacWave facility off central Oregon Coast
By OSU NEWS SERVICE and OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $25 million to eight groups for the testing of wave energy technologies at Oregon State […]
Oregon lawmakers began 35-day legislative session Tuesday with optimistic speeches, mask protests
Lawmakers have 35 days to pass bills and figure out how to spend $1.5 billion Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis, presides over the House during the opening day of the Legislature […]
OSU report: Post-2020 wildfires, Santiam Canyon residents burned out by trauma, red tape
By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service CORVALLIS — More than a year after wildfires devastated Oregon’s Santiam Canyon, an Oregon State University report paints a challenging picture: Residents are struggling to […]
One of the Oregon GOP frontrunners for governor embraces claims of 2020 election fraud
Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam said he doubted Oregon’s vote-by-mail system Legislators across U.S. are considering ways to protect elections officials. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Sandy Mayor […]
Oregon State Parks seeks comments on a plan to fill “gaps” of 362-mile long Oregon Coast Trail
By TIFFANY ECKERT/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Oregon Coast Trail stretches along the state’s entire 362-mile coastline from Washington to California – but there are disconnected sections of trail that […]
Oregon State Police/Newport activity log Jan. 27-30
OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP22022006 01/27/2022 17:23 Officer #53134 KOLACZ, BRYAN Crash – Injury Location 18, Mile post 3.5 3.5 EB, LINCOLN OR USA Narrative Summary E-Crash: The driver of a Chevrolet […]
Oregon 2022 legislative preview: What’s ahead that could affect your life as lawmakers gather Tuesday for 35 days
Job training is top of mind for most lawmakers and Gov. Kate Brown The Oregon Capitol in January 2022 (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY and ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital […]
Newport-based NOAA research ship and crew is among international group heading to North Pacific to study salmon
By LYNDA V. MAPES/The Seattle Times An international team of more than 60 scientists in four vessels — including one based in Newport — is headed out on winter […]
Board committees from Seal Rock and Waldport fire districts plan to meet next week to discuss staff-sharing issues
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com The chiefs and two board members of fire districts in Seal Rock and Waldport plan to meet next week in what could be a series of […]