Newport News-Times

Citizens concerned about proposed fee increases at the Newport Recreation Center and the swimming pool voiced their opposition during a city council meeting on Monday, while several others stood in the back of the room holding up signs of protest. Full Story »

For those without a home, the warming center at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Newport is the difference between a potentially dangerous night out in the cold during freezing weather and a comfortable warm place to sleep. Full Story »

Since signing a 20-year lease with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Port of Newport authorities and management staff have met every Tuesday with NOAA representatives and project leaders to review the progress of their efforts to build a new homeport facility for the agency’s Pacific research fleet. Full Story »

Boats line up under clear, cool skies for the Lighted Boat Parade on Newport’s Yaquina Bay Saturday evening. The parade is the kickoff for the annual Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital Foundation’s Festival of Trees event. The boat parade features a variety of watercraft, including Coast Guard vessels, charter boats, fishing boats, sailboats and even sea kayaks. Full Story »

Dec. 7, 1941, a “date which will live in infamy,” according to then President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was remembered on Monday when Lincoln County’s last remaining survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor were honored at Don Davis Park in Newport. Full Story »

Enticing more visitors to the central Oregon coast and convincing local residents to “fly not drive” to Portland is needed for SeaPort Airlines to stay airborne once government subsidies run out in 2011, a company official told the Newport Airline Sustainability Task Force on Wednesday. Full Story »

Oregon may officially be the Beaver State, but residents living in the Roads End neighborhood just north of Lincoln City would probably prefer it was a beaver-free state, at least along a certain stretch of NE Sal La Sea Drive. Full Story »

Opening a warming center for the homeless during periods of freezing weather this winter was among the topics discussed Wednesday evening during a joint work session of the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners and the Newport City Council. Full Story »

The Port of Bellingham’s attempt to scuttle the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s decision to move its Pacific research fleet to Newport gained momentum Wednesday when the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced its ruling in favor of Bellingham’s legal protest of the site selection process. Full Story »