Oregon Coast Community College has been approved to offer its own four-year degree in nursing at a time when demand for nurses in rural areas is high. The approval for […]
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Waldport man arrested for manslaughter after forest road crash Monday
WALDPORT – A Waldport man was arrested on manslaughter charges Monday night after his Jeep ran off a Forest Service road deep in the Coast Range and killed his friend. […]
Oregon Black Pioneer leader will discuss exclusion laws Sunday in Yachats
YACHATS – The executive director of Oregon Black Pioneers will discuss the history of Oregon’s Black exclusion laws and the stories of the men and women who defied them during […]
Rite Aid sets closure dates for stores in Newport and Lincoln City
Closure dates for the Rite Aid stores and pharmacies in Newport and Lincoln City are now set. The Rite Aid store and pharmacy in Lincoln City is closing Thursday, May […]
Lincoln City man to be sentenced June 1 for rape, sex abuse convictions
Sentencing is scheduled for June 3 for a Lincoln City man found guilty this month for raping and sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl working as a volunteer at two of […]
Jury awards $50 million to 2020 wildfire survivors, including elderly Otis couple
A Multnomah County jury has awarded about $50 million to 10 survivors of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires, the latest in a growing series of verdicts against electric company PacifiCorp. […]
Yachats council OKs spending $13,000 for portable speed trailer
YACHATS – In its continued effort to slow traffic on U.S. Highway 101 through town, the Yachats city council on Wednesday approved pursuing the purchase of a portable speed monitoring […]
USGS reports small earthquake Wednesday west of Newport
A small earthquake measuring 4.2 magnitude was recorded at 5:11 a.m. Wednesday about 260 miles west of Newport, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was at a depth […]
Police arrest Newport man on 20 counts of encouraging child sex abuse
NEWPORT – A 36-year-old Newport man has been arrested on 20 charges of encouraging child sex abuse after a 10-month investigation into the downloading of child pornography from the internet. […]
Toledo man killed Thursday in Highway 20 head-on crash
A 37-year-old Toledo man was killed Thursday afternoon on U.S. Highway 20 three miles east of Eddyville when his car crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a pickup truck, […]