Three fishermen are dead after their commercial fishing vessel capsized Tuesday night near Yaquina Bay in Newport, a Coast Guard official has confirmed.
The kingdom of $5 footlongs has suffered a blow with the closing of the Newport Walmart Subway store after owner Don Williams determined the location was unprofitable.
Three newly elected Lincoln City City Councilors will undergo training on the basics of city governance tonight prior to joining Dick Anderson for his swearing in as Don Williams’ replacement as mayor on Jan. 14.
The Lincoln City Police Dispatch Daily Desk Log is a public record of police calls. Homepage will run the log every Friday. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
In 1998, NLFR calls numbered 1,154, but rose to more than 2,000 by 2012, a 54 percent increase. The call volume steadily increased from 2,153 alarms in 2016 to 2,371 alarms in 2017, a 10 percent increase.
The first baby of the new year born at Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital waited a day to meet his fisherman father, who was at sea for the start of the commercial crab season — but the new mother had plenty of family support to help her through.
Pizza Crash - 4:24 p.m. - Papa Murphy's, 2401 NW Highway 101 - Vehicle crashed into Papa Murphy's window. Driver cleared by medics. Vehicle towed at driver's request. Driver cited for failure to carry and present, no proof of insurance and operation of an unsafe vehicle.
