Oregon Coast

The imminent departure of two Rite Aid pharmacies in Newport and Lincoln City has added some urgency to potential plans by Samaritan Health Services to open its second pharmacy in Lincoln County.

There are over 1,000 tide gates in Oregon, preventing the ocean from flooding valuable agricultural land. Many were installed more than 70 years ago. And now, they're at risk of failure. But replacing them isn't easy.

Six candidates are running for three seats on the Lincoln County School District Board.

Investigators are searching for a person of interest in the stabbing of an elephant seal pup earlier this year along the Oregon Coast.

Thousands of gray whales now migrating north from Baja California are in such poor shape and so few calves were born this winter that researchers and others worry they may be witnessing another die-off.

One week after she was removed as Waldport’s mayor, Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies cited Heide Lambert for disorderly conduct Thursday when she came to a city council meeting and refused to leave the seat normally occupied by the city’s top elected official.

A few Oregon Coast lawmakers have asked the state to consider educating children about the fishing industry and serving local seafood in public schools.

The agency says there were nearly 54 million day-use visits last year.

Firings and layoffs of federal workers by the Trump administration are likely to have marked effects on the economies of Oregon’s north coast counties, particularly in Lincoln County.

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners added a new member to their ranks in a unanimous vote Wednesday.

Just a few administrative details need to be worked out before kelp-killing purple sea urchins start getting hammered off the Oregon coast.

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