“You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves.” — Mrs. Bennet, Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” In the back room of the Astoria Visual Arts Gallery, “Mrs. Bennet” was ...

Measure 4-247 would require certain owners of vacant homes to pay an annual tax of $6,000 to fund affordable housing. Proponents assume this expense can be absorbed without constraint. How many voters ...

At approximately 8:21 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, Oregon State Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian crash on Highway 101 near milepost 122 in Lincoln County. The OSP had also received calls ...

In the week following his wife’s death, Jan Gregor came into The Astorian with the hope of sharing the memory of his wife and her story to the people of Astoria. Because his wife had been “very ...

Another campaign flyer from Max Sherman castigating our current state Rep. Cyrus Javadi for his transportation tax vote. I doubt very much this was easy for anyone to do, knowing the grief they will ...

The decision comes as the state ended a lengthy legal battle with a conservative legal advocacy group which had sued on behalf of a Christian mother from Malheur County. Oregon’s prospective foster ...

As Oregon officials begin to send ballots out for the upcoming November election, the state’s top elections officer is encouraging voters to verify whether their election-related mail comes from an ...

I own a home and practice psychiatry in Astoria. I will be voting “yes” on Measure 4-247 to create a tax on homes that are intentionally kept empty for most of the year. It has numerous fair ...

Nine acres of Nehalem wetland are being reconnected to natural tidal flow for the first time after nearly a century. North of Wheeler and once part of a larger wetland complex, this restoration will ...

The 2026 high school volleyball field may once again be led by Astoria. Armed with a Division 1 commit and four seniors, the Fishermen are looking to run their Cowapa League streak to three. But don’t ...

*Homecoming not determined at press time. Seaside Aug. 28 Seaside at Warrenton, 7 p.m. Sept. 4 Seaside at Junction City, 6 p.m. Sept. 11 Seaside vs. Stayton, 6 p.m ...

LONG BEACH — A commercial flight from Sea-Tac to Honolulu, Hawaii appears to have experienced an in-air emergency as it flew toward the Washington coastline. It appears to have made it safely back to ...