BLODGETT — Travelers who use Oregon Highway 180 between Blodgett and Eddyville should expect three different three-day closures of the highway this month. The Portland and Western Railroad is making […]
With the help of Yachats and other coastal cities, PSU-led study will look at tourism’s effect on microplastics
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews Scientific studies have confirmed the ubiquitous presence of tiny particles of plastic up and down the ocean’s food chain in everything from tiny burrowing bay shrimp […]
Oregon county clerks raising concerns about ranked-choice voting measure on November ballot
By BRYCE DOYLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Nearly half of county clerks in Oregon are raising concerns over a ballot measure that would establish ranked-choice voting for state and federal elections, saying […]
The new Covid vaccine is out, but except for high-risk people you might not want to rush to get it
By KFF Health News The FDA has approved an updated covid shot for everyone 6 months old and up, which renews a now-annual quandary for Americans — get the shot […]
As economy rebounds, many Lincoln County residents still struggle to find adequate housing
By REBECCA HANSEN-WHITE/KLCC News Over the last 20 years, Marti Johnson has lived in a few small Oregon Coast towns, but she’s always considered Newport home. “Coming up here, […]
Oregon coast’s charter fleet helps provide good fishing opportunity, fun for both locals and visitors
By HAZEL FIEDLER/Oregon Coast TODAY DEPOE BAY — The first fishing boat of the morning unloaded at 10 a.m. I walked with the fishermen as they hauled their buckets […]
Two days of rain in late August help forests from burning, streams from drying
Just when experts worried the state would burn down and the streams would run dry, a late August rainstorm calmed everyone down. Now if we can just get through September, […]
Drug possession is a crime again in Oregon. Here’s the basics of what’s happening
Portland Police Central Bike Squad officer Donny Mathew cuffs a man arrested while in downtown Portland. By Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon has ended its experiment with drug decriminalization. Starting Sunday, […]
Federal plan to kill barred owls is wrong approach to saving forests
To the editor: Like many people in the Pacific Northwest, I celebrated the listing of Northern Spotted Owls as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The listing […]
More traffic, higher speeds and distracted drivers likely cause for “alarming” increase in Highway 20 fatalities
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews The Benton County Sheriff’s Office plans weeks of stepped up patrols and at least one warning sign on parts of Highway 20 between Newport and Philomath […]