Author: Thomas Shults (KGW) NEWPORT, Ore. (KGW) — Newport Mayor Dean Sawyer has resigned, city officials confirmed Monday, following a weekend of protests after he was accused of posting homophobic and racist memes in a Facebook group. Sawyer’s resignation took ...
Author: KGW Staff WALDPORT, Ore. (KGW) — A wildfire that has since been contained in Lincoln County south of the town of Waldport late Sunday afternoon may have been sparked by fireworks according to fire officials. “Although the investigation is ...
Author: KGW Staff LINCOLN COUNTY, OREGON, Ore. (KGW) — Deputies shot and killed a man during a chase and standoff on Highway 101 near Pacific City Thursday evening, according to the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office. A stretch of Highway 101 ...
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. – Investigators have identified a child who was found dead in Lincoln County. On December 10, 2020, a person walking in the woods along the H.B. Van Duzer Scenic Corridor found the remains of a young girl ...
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore — Oregon State Police is asking for your help in identifying a young girl who was found dead in Lincoln County on December 10, 2020. They’ve released this sketch in the hopes that someone will be able ...
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. – Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a young girl who was found dead in rural Lincoln County. Oregon State Police detectives said on December 10, human remains were found at H.B. Van Duzer Forest ...
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. – An Ashland woman was found dead in her vehicle parked along the Oregon Coast. Oregon State Police said on August 14, a state employee reported seeing a dead person inside a Toyota Prius that had been ...
JACKSON CO., Ore – A local organization is part of a state pilot program to reduce the number of children that are put in foster care. Hearts with a Mission is a volunteer-based program that helps families get back on their ...
Lincoln City, Ore. – A former Newport High School special education assistant accused of sexual assault was found dead in the Lincoln County Jail. Newport police said they originally began investigating 61-year-old Stephen Douglas Curry in January 2015 after he ...
Newport, Ore. – A man who served as a special education assistant at Newport High School was arrested for sexually assaulting a minor. Newport police said they originally began investigating 61-year-old Douglas Curry in January 2015 after he was seen ...