Shayla Escudero

Rogue Brewing, which has been operating in Newport since 1989 but owes $545,000 in rent to the Port of Newport, abruptly closed all of its businesses Friday.

If it is a detention center, it would be the first of its kind in Oregon.

Lincoln County commissioners have officially recognized commission chair Claire Hall as the acting county administrator despite a recall threat and ongoing health issues that have kept her out of the office for two months.

A petition to recall Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall carrying 4,882 signatures made its way to the county clerk for verification Monday.

The father of a 2-year-old boy who drowned in the Siletz River in March after last being seen playing in his yard has been charged with neglect.

Wednesday’s Lincoln County commission meeting turned chaotic and tearful after a routine bi-monthly meeting was followed by heated public comment.

Immigration enforcement agents took a man into custody outside a Newport motel Wednesday morning in a highly public arrest that sent fear through many workers who staff local lodging and restaurant jobs.

The petition to recall Hall passed preliminary requirements Tuesday. It's the second recent recall effort in Lincoln County.

Anticipating a hot and dry Fourth of July, the Newport city council voted this week to ban personal fireworks this summer.

Eight months after Lincoln County commissioner Casey Miller was accused of bullying and creating a toxic work environment and told not to work in the courthouse, he now has an office – four blocks to the north.