By ALYSSA LUKPAT/The New York Times and LEE J. SIEGEL/YachatsNews.com Just after 5:20 a.m. Tuesday, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck off about 250 miles off the central Oregon coast. It […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Dec. 9: Wastewater testing begins for Omicron; cases, hospitalizations and deaths increase
Oregon reports 901 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 38 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 38 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,356, […]
Despite some initial fears, homeless use of pavilion behind Yachats Commons is so far largely uneventful
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews.com YACHATS — When the City of Yachats opened its pavilion last month to the homeless on bad-weather nights, some Yachats residents warned of drug needles, trash […]
FBI agents arrest Lincoln City man Wednesday on accusations stemming from U.S. Capitol insurrection last January
By MAXINE BERNSTEIN/The Oregonian/OregonLive A Lincoln City man is among the latest accused in federal court of storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Jeffrey W. Hubbard, 46, was caught […]
Oregon airports big and small ready to improve with millions coming from infrastructure package
A plane takes off at the Portland International Airport. (Port of Portland) By JUIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The new federal infrastructure package set to bring more than $200 million to […]
Oregon Health Authority director: ‘We know almost nothing about Omicron’
Patrick Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Scientists know little about Omicron but they expect it to emerge in Oregon this […]
Earthquake experts believe there’s little to fear from swarm of nearly 70 quakes off the central Oregon coast
By LEE J. SIEGEL and CNN for YachatsNews.com A swarm of nearly 70 small to moderate earthquakes rattled under the seafloor 250 to 290 miles off the central Oregon […]
Oregon Coast CC president wins state award for her leadership
NEWPORT – The Oregon Community College Association has awarded Oregon Coast Community College president Birgitte Ryslinge its annual outstanding administrator award. The Howard Cherry Award honors contributions of community college […]
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown calls for $200 million in workforce spending in 2022 legislative session, but offers few details
Gov. Kate Brown speaks with Dutch Bros CEO Joth Ricci at the Oregon Business Plan summit in Portland on Monday, Dec. 6. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital […]
Investments needed in higher ed, job training to recover from pandemic, Oregon leaders say during annual business summit
Ben Cannon, executive director of the state Higher Education Coordinating Commission, speaks on Monday, Dec. 6, about education needs in Oregon. (Ron Cooper/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]