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Woman trapped in crashed pickup overnight off Schooner Creek Road

A red pickup truck crashed into the trees off Schooner Creek Road near Milepost 3.5 at approximately 2 a.m. Tuesday morning leaving a woman trapped behind the steering wheel until rescuers got the call at 7:45 a.m. and arrived to extricate her. 

Taft freshman Sam Cortes dives deep into local swimming lore

On the surface, Taft High’s Sam Cortes has been a fixture in local swimming circles for nearly a decade now. Dive deeper and you’ll learn much more about the personable teenager who is earning the distinction of being among the school’s most dominating freshmen athletes ever.

High-speed chase through Lincoln City called off for safety reasons

Lincoln City Police are looking for a silver Mitsubishi Outlander with New York license plates following a harrowing chase exceeding 85 mph through Lincoln City today.

Get your Gray Whale license plates beginning Friday in Oregon

The Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute Gray Whale vehicle license plate will be available for Oregon passenger vehicles only starting Friday.

Nighttime D-River Bridge construction work to begin Feb. 4

Bridge improvements designed to protect and improve three coastal bridges that have deteriorated from salt air in the Lincoln City and Florence areas will...

Pronto Pups ‘Carnage’ ensues in eating contest at Otis

Competitive eater and YouTuber Max Carnage took home the $100 top prize Sunday in Otis Pizzeria's first-ever Pronto Pup eating contest by consuming 10 1/2 corn dogs.

Taft swimmers splash down third against bigger schools in Salem

Taft High senior Joram Hoff won two events, and senior Lydia Prins, junior Hunter Lundstedt and freshman Sam Cortes one each Saturday to lead the Tigers to third-place finishes at the Blanchet Invitational swim meet in Salem.

Comic Con culture unveiled in living color in Lincoln City

The first-ever "Lincoln City Comic Con" sprang to life Saturday at the Lincoln City Cultural Center with fantasy, sci-fi and comic book fans dressing up as their favorite fictional characters and vendors selling coveted collectibles.

Lincoln City Police Crime Log Jan. 18-24

Fraud - 3:12 p.m. - TLC Credit Union - ATM skimmer placed on business ATM. Surveillance of suspect available.

Suspected drunken driver crashes into tree near Devils Lake

A 32-year-old Neotsu woman suspected of driving under the influence crashed into a tree Friday morning off SE East Devils Lake Road east of...

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