Crime

Lincoln City youth pastor Mitchell Conte pleaded guilty to six counts of sex-related charges Tuesday and received 60 months incarceration with no good time or alternative program eligibility.

Lincoln County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of an armed robbery Monday morning at Rose Lodge Market in Otis, where a man attempting to steal batteries, brandished a black handgun and fled the scene in a vehicle.

Newport Police responded Wednesday to reports of a male who had been shot at 811 SE 5th Street in Newport.

Law enforcement arrested a Beaverton couple Wednesday at a vacation rental on Devils Lake for burglary, forgery and identity theft.

Investigators have determined Gleneden Beach Christian Church was deliberately set on fire Sunday, Sept. 15 as the alleged arsonist turned himself in to authorities.

Lincoln City Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with the Sept. 11 theft of Game Over Arcade's master keys and approximately $15 in quarters from a pinball machine.

Newport Police K9 Zoe was instrumental in the discovery of a large amount of different drugs at a home in Newport Wednesday based off a tip. 

The Oregon FBI is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male who may have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation.

A Newport man has been arrested on manslaughter charges following the driving death of a female passenger from Waldport Saturday evening near Newport.

A California woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon wearing a pair of shoes she had allegedly stolen from a Lincoln City mall after assaulting a store employee.