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Whale entanglements are becoming more common along the west coast of the United States, with NOAA Fisheries reporting as many as three dozen confirmed sightings in 2024.

A crowd of more than 250 people packed the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s auditorium for late Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall’s memorial on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026.

A court filing by the Department of Homeland Security confirms suspicions that the agency wants to put an ICE detention facility at the Newport Airport.

A court filing by the Department of Homeland Security confirms suspicions that the agency wants to put an ICE detention facility at the Newport Airport.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. got a standing ovation before he uttered a word Saturday and left a one-hour town hall to applause after repeatedly urging an audience of 350 to resist actions of the Trump administration.

The lawsuit came the same day a federal judge issued a temporary injunction stopping efforts to relocate a U.S. Coast Guard rescue helicopter.

A federal judge in Eugene on Monday approved a request for a preliminary injunction and ordered the U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security to restore and maintain the deployment of a rescue helicopter in Newport.

The state Department of Justice says the Trump administration hasn’t met key requirements.

Oregon’s two senators and the congresswomen representing Lincoln County got a letter of reassurance Friday from the U.S. Coast Guard’s commandant that he intends to permanently keep its rescue helicopter in Newport.

Commercial Dungeness crabbing boats in Oregon have a three day window to set their traps before they can begin their harvest at 9:00 a.m. on Dec. 16

Memos and court records indicate staffing issues, maintenance problems have stretched Coast Guard’s helicopter fleet thin.

This comes after a judge last month ordered the Coast Guard to return the helicopter immediately while a lawsuit challenging its abrupt removal proceeds.