Two people were killed in separate accidents on U.S. Highway 101 Saturday near Lincoln City and Sunday near Seal Rock. Oregon State Police said Leslie R. Campbell, 45, of Seal […]
Expansion of Eugene Airport concourse on hold amid federal scrutiny of immigration enforcement
By BEN BOTKIN/Lookout Eugene-Springfield EUGENE — Eugene Airport officials are delaying plans to move forward with two improvement projects, including a multimillion concourse expansion, amid legal questions after the Trump […]
Oregon’s fishing industry faces challenges of low demand at home and trade barriers abroad
By KYRA BUCKLEY/Oregon Public Broadcasting Local Ocean restaurant on Newport’s bayfront is the kind of place where you might have lunch next to the fisherman who caught it. That’s […]
Oregon’s housing crisis persists. Here’s what the 2025 Legislature and governor are trying to do about it
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting In 2024, homelessness increased in Oregon. Rental costs outpaced wages. Thousands of Oregonians faced eviction. For the second consecutive year, local governments issued fewer housing permits. Oregon’s housing crisis […]
Oregon Democrats’ proposals for major transportation legislation fueled by increases in gas tax and fees
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting SALEM — Oregon lawmakers would increase the state’s gas tax by 15 cents and increase or institute nearly 10 new taxes or fees under a […]
OLCC ratifies legislative changes to Oregon’s Bottle Bill, but most apply to problems in Portland
By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission on Friday ratified changes to the Bottle Bill enacted by Senate Bill 992, which Gov. Tina Kotek signed into […]
Oregon House Republicans fail to force vote on limiting transgender girls to boys sports teams
By SAMI EDGE/The Oregonian/OregonLive SALEM — A fight over whether transgender girls should be allowed to participate on girls sports teams boiled over in the Oregon House on Thursday, despite the fact […]
Trump administration joins ongoing legal challenge over Oregon’s management of voter rolls
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting The Trump administration is wading into a court fight over whether Oregon does enough to scrub its voter rolls of ineligible voters. On Friday, the […]
Special program helps some of Lincoln County’s 410 graduating seniors make the impossible come true
By SHAYLA ESCUDERO/Lincoln Chronicle Best friends Aurora Fee and Braxton Kavanaugh are nearly inseparable – they made sure they had all their classes together right up until senior year […]
Daylong expedition to sea gives Waldport High students a taste of scientific research and ship life
By GARRET JAROS/Lincoln Chronicle Rolling seas with tightly-packed peaks rock the research vessel Pacific Storm relentlessly – the bow alternately rising high before plunging into the next trough – […]