By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting A 17-year-old placed in the state’s care died by suicide last week while living in a hotel room, according to Oregon child welfare officials. The […]
Five more coast school districts joining Sitka Center’s rapidly expanding arts programs this fall
By LORI TOBIAS/Oregon ArtsWatch The Sitka Center for Art and Ecology’s youth art program has been a hit with Oregon coast school districts — from top administrators to kids doodling […]
Route around Cape Perpetua started out as footpath, then trail before road blasted from basalt
Early settlers to the central Oregon coast used Native American people’s trails to get around the Cape Perpetua. In the late 1800s, a crude trail was cut to allow […]
Alcohol-free dance party returns Saturday to Yachats, as it grows and connects with restaurants
By CHERYL ROMANO/YachatsNews YACHATS — Rock ‘n roll fans of all ages are invited to another alcohol-free dance party Saturday night at the Yachats Commons featuring the local band […]
College offering two-day contractor’s license class in September
The Small Business Development Center at Oregon Coast Community College is offering a two-day Oregon Construction Contractors Board test preparation class in early September. This class will prepare students to […]
Pay raises, parity highlight new three-year contract between Newport hospital nurses and Samaritan
By CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/YachatsNews Registered nurses at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital in Newport are looking at big pay raises in a tentative new contract. Capping five months of negotiations, Samaritan […]
ODOT leaders say they may have to cut 1,000 jobs if legislature doesn’t find them more money
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Department of Transportation officials say they will have to slash more than 1,000 jobs if lawmakers don’t address the agency’s financial woes during next […]
Calls to alter Oregon homeless camping laws after U.S. Supreme Court decision face uphill climb
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s top Democrats are showing no sign they will prioritize changes next year to a law that limits how cities regulate homeless camping in the […]
Lincoln City police arrest transient on robbery, weapons and menacing charges
At approximately 6 a.m. July 29 a manager at the Safeway store in Lincoln City called to report a man who had first shoplifted and then returned to the store […]
Newport nurses and Samaritan Health reach agreement late Friday on new, three-year contract
News alert: The Oregon Nurses Association and its members at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital reached a tentative contract agreement with Samaritan management late Friday afternoon. The tentative contract agreement includes […]