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In Lincoln County, agencies prepare for Cascadia earthquake
Your browser does not support the audio element. Hundreds of people gathered over the last two days at the Newport Municipal Airport to practice setting up what’s called an Evacuation Assembly Point. The new equipment comes from the state Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, and contains tents, cots, medical supplies and food to create a central place for people who need to be airlifted to safety after an emergency on the coast, and also a staging place to receive incoming supplies. We talk to Ed Flick, Director of OREM, and Lincoln County Emergency Manager Samantha Buckley about how these kinds of events help prepare for big disasters that may be in our future.
Oregon’s largest coastal earthquake drill held in Newport
LINCOLN , Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday, state and local leaders in Lincoln County gathered to give an inside look at how the state is poised for what they’re calling ‘Oregon’s largest coastal earthquake preparedness exercise.’. Representatives say a potential Cascadia earthquake could be catastrophic. “The first...
This Week in History
25 years ago (1999) Waldport High students protest budget cuts About 60 Waldport High School students who walked away from school Monday — in part to protest school budget cuts — are being suspended from school for three days, administrators say. The students, who organized their protest over several weeks, in particular disagreed with expected...
Lincoln City man accused of killing hotel guest, stealing guest’s dog facing multiple charges
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – A 30-year-old Lincoln City man is accused of killing a hotel guest in order to steal the guest’s dog, according to court documents. According to probable cause affidavit filed in Lincoln County Circuit Court, Roland Evans-Freke is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, and first-degree manslaughter. Lincoln City police were called to the Ashley Inn on Highway 101 just after 10 p.m. on May 15 for a report of a physical disturbance, the affidavit said. The police officer’s report said that police arrived and found two citizens restraining Evans-Freke while a 69-year-old victim, identified as Bradley Cole of Milwaukie, Oregon, lay motionless and covered in blood. After reviewing video captured by the hotel’s cameras, police learned that Evans-Freke had been outside of the hotel smoking a cigarette when the victim came out to walk his dog, the affidavit said. According to the police report, Evans-Freke approached the victim and then assaulted him by punching, kicking and kneeing him for several minutes before leaving with man’s dog. Evans-Freke then returned to the scene and assaulted the victim again twice as the victim lay on the ground, the police report said. Court documents said that the victim had severe facial trauma and, despite resuscitation attempts, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Law enforcement pursuit ends in arrest
A domestic assault suspect is facing multiple criminal charges following a law enforcement pursuit through Lincoln City on Friday, May 3. The Lincoln City Police Department was contacted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at around 7:50 a.m. Friday for assistance with locating a suspect involved in a domestic violence assault they were investigating. They believed the suspect, identified as Edward Eldridge, was heading to Lincoln City, and deputies provided LCPD with information about their case and a description of the vehicle Eldridge was driving. ...
Man steals transit bus
On April 28, shortly before noon, officers with the Newport Police Department responded to the Lincoln County fuel pumps near the intersection of Northeast Third and Harney streets on a report of a stolen Lincoln County transit bus. Officers spoke to the transit bus driver, who advised they had parked at the fuel pump and gone inside to use the restroom. The bus driver said when they came back out, the bus was gone. Police officers, with the assistance of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office,...
Lincoln City mayor looks to the future
Lincoln City Mayor Susan Wahlke looked to the past to illustrate how the city is moving forward into the future. In her State of the City address April 23, Wahlke outlined the progress the city has made in developing new affordable housing through the city’s planning and development department. She highlighted Innovative Housing Inc., 107 affordable housing units across Highway 101 from Oceanlake Fire Station; and Wecoma Place, 44 affordable units by Lincoln County Housing Authority at Northeast 29th and Highway 101. ...
An alleged stolen vehicle leads to the arrest of a Newport man
A Newport man faces multiple charges following a law enforcement pursuit that officials said was stopped by a standing pedestrian. Willamette Valley Communication Center 911 (WVCC) received a report at approximately 6:02 a.m. May 14, of a vehicle stolen from the Siletz Valley Charter School in Siletz. The owner of the vehicle also reported that there was a firearm stored in the vehicle. Dispatch broadcast detailed information to the Newport...
ODFW, church hold kids fishing event Saturday at Eckman Lake
WALDPORT — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and First Baptist Church of Waldport are hosting a family fishing event at Eckman Lake from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18. The event is for youth ages 17 and younger. Each participant can catch two rainbow trout...
Photos / Oregon's largest coast earthquake preparedness exercise
Staff and volunteers from Lincoln County, City of Newport and the Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Resilience and Emergency Management, worked together May 14 and 15, to erect the state’s second evacuation assembly point (EAP). This emergency preparedness exercise conducted at the Newport Airport, is the largest Cascadia preparedness exercise of its kind to date, according to officials. Life Flight landed a helicopter to deliver medical supplies. The...
Hall faces four challengers as she seeks sixth term as Lincoln County commissioner in May primary
This story was originally published on YachatsNews.com and is used with permission. Lincoln County voters have a wide array of choices – five to be exact — in the May primary to decide who occupies one of three seats on the board of commissioners — or if two candidates go to a runoff in November.
Lincoln County’s six specialty courts aim to help people stay out of jail and get their lives back on track
NEWPORT – Daniel Neustel died five years ago in Eugene from an overdose of Xanax and methadone. A friend found him on the couch and called 911 before rolling him to the floor and administering CPR until paramedics arrived. Paramedics used Naloxone, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid...
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