Newport

The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has asked the community what to do with the beloved but decaying ‘Muscle Tree’ at Yaquina Bay State Park.

ODOT is warning drivers to watch for construction along U.S. 101 south of Newport this summer.

The lawsuit that triggered trail closures across the state and prompted a change in the interpretation of Oregon law, reached a conclusion Thursday – six years after a Newport woman broke her leg while using the city’s Ocean to Bay Trail.

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

Newport’s Community Shelter and Resource Center has re-opened after renovations.

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

Newport officials say they’re working as quickly as they can to fix a leak that’s diverted wastewater into Yaquina Bay.

Newport is hoping to revitalize its city center. One idea on the table involves a complete overhaul of Highway 101.

Highway 20 from the Lincoln County line to Philomath has been a focus for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office this year because of the spike in driver deaths.

The Dec. 14 re-opening celebration caps a decade-long effort to expand and improve the Newport Performing Arts Center.

Sitting atop a bluff at the mouth of the Yaquina River is a small wooden lighthouse in need of repair. Soon, this piece of Oregon Coast history will undergo restorations meant to last for generations to come.

Fishermen with callused hands and vise-like grips worked steadily along Newport’s docks this week to prepare boats and gear in a final push before the opening of Oregon’s 2024-25 commercial Dungeness crab season.