Newport

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.

A second area aquatic center is facing a temporary shutdown.

As Oregon Coast communities are increasingly dominated by tourism, many long-term residents are struggling with housing instability, and homelessness.

A social club turned nonprofit provides support and life-long friendships for women of Newport during times of loneliness and grief.