Eight people all 21-year olds from the Portland, Bend and Washington areas, have been charged with starting a beach fire on SW Coast Avenue in Lincoln City on Saturday July 4th. Reports indicate the residence where they were staying is a private home and not a VRD. The suspects reportedly tossed fireworks off a balcony of the house into the grassy hillside below. North Lincoln Fire and Rescue Crews received the call close to 9:30pm. The blaze triggered evacuation level 2, wh

Celebrating 11 years of Bacon, Brews and Charities, Chinook Winds is hosting the annual Beach, Bacon, and Brewfest in Lincoln City, Oregon. Joining Chinook Winds yet again is the generous bacon sponsor Hill Meat Company, and Brewer sponsor Bigfoot Beverages. Similar to previous years, the Lincoln City Chamber is in partnership assembling and organizing the charity cooking teams. Live music is back with Tsunami Zone and Huckle Buck Highway. Brewer connoisseurs can expect to en

On Thursday, July 2, 2026, at approximately 10:10 a.m., the Oregon State Police responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 18 near milepost 1 in Lincoln County. The preliminary investigation indicated a gray Nissan pickup, operated by Bryan James Anderson (35) of Grand Ronde, was traveling eastbound on Hwy. 18 and for unknown reasons entered the westbound lane where it collided head-on with a westbound blue Ford Maverick pickup, operated by Jenny Fiddyment Wiens (6