On Sunday August 9th, 2026, just after midnight, Newport Police arrested 19-year old Shataha Beggs of Siletz, after she attempted to elude police. The event started when a Newport Officer observed a Toyota Camry with no license plates traveling through Newport at a high rate of speed. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the car and as they did, the driver failed to yield and continued driving. The driver of the Toyota turned eastbound on Hwy 20, running through

The Lincoln City, City Council approved sending a $58 million no-wrap bond measure to November ballot. Voters will decide this November whether to approve up to $58 million in general obligation bonds for a new civic complex, after the City Council narrowly backed the higher bond amount and a “no wrap” financing structure on a 4–3 vote. Resolution 2026-19, approved at the end of a lengthy discussion, calls for a bond measure that would fund a new city hall and related civic f

After a brief period with all of our deployed firefighters back home, Lincoln County has once again been called upon to assist Oregonians battling wildfires around the state. The Lincoln County Fire Defense Board has fulfilled requests for two separate Task Forces, which are deploying to two different wildfire incidents in Oregon. These deployments represent Lincoln County’s fifth and sixth mobilizations of the 2026 fire season. It is important to recognize that we are still