City of Newport

Surfrider volunteers have advocated for more testing and transparency of the city’s actions to address water quality issues.

The City of Newport is asking voters to approve a proposal that would fund repairs or replacements to local infrastructure and facilities.

About 150 people crowded the Performing Arts Center on Tuesday evening to listen to Newport’s first state of the city presentation.

For more than 20 years, elevated bacteria levels in Nye Creek and Nye Beach water have concerned the City of Newport and residents.

It’s the latest sign U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning a major new facility in Newport on the Oregon Coast.

A letter to the City of Newport last week suggested that unspecified federal operations are planned for December.

Vehicles with unpaid parking tickets in Newport will be getting the boot, starting Aug. 1.

Among the White House’s latest potential cuts to federal spending is the elimination of the scientific research unit for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. If enacted, those could have a major impact on a coastal Oregon city.

The central Oregon coast is infused with federal money, has branches of many federal agencies and is home to its hundreds of its employees.

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, said at least 880 federal employees at the weather and research agency face job cuts

Newport is considering a proposal to expand its paid parking plan to a second neighborhood: Nye Beach.

A second area aquatic center is facing a temporary shutdown.