A federal contractor representing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement told Oregon officials last week that they are preparing an analysis of an unspecified project that would have significant environmental ramifications for the coastal city of Newport.  The Virginia-based environmental services company Solv, LLC on Thursday inquired with the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development […]

A nonprofit group representing fishermen’s loved ones and Lincoln County are suing to return a Coast Guard helicopter to the Newport Airport Facility.  The county and the Newport-based nonprofit, the Fishermen’s Wives, on Friday filed a lawsuit in the District of Oregon in Eugene challenging the helicopter’s removal.  The search-and-rescue helicopter has helped Oregon’s central […]

A vague letter from a Texas-based defense contractor spurred concern in Newport that the federal government would seek to establish an immigration detention facility on Oregon’s Central Coast.  On Monday, Newport City Manager Nina Vetter and Mayor Jan Kaplan signed onto a statement alleging they were “made aware of information” indicating the U.S. Department of […]