Brookings

The city of Brookings has adopted a vacant property registration ordinance in an effort to combat blight in commercial areas.

Brookings and Sutherlin residents will vote on the future of psilocybin businesses in the upcoming November election.

Beach camping is banned in eight cities and two counties on the Oregon coast. Concerns over homeless encampments are driving a push to add Brookings to that list.

On Tuesday, the City of Brookings agreed to pay St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church’s legal fees after a yearslong court fight.

On Wednesday, a federal district court judge ruled that St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in the South Coast community of Brookings can continue to freely serve meals to the growing homeless population.

The U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Tuesday two final floating offshore wind energy areas off the coast of Coos Bay and Brookings.

It's the latest shift in the city's governance after a recall election in November.

In a statement of interest filed on Tuesday, the Department of Justice said the city's request to decide the case should be denied.

Brookings voters had anticipated there would be a special election to fill the vacated seats after the triple recall.

Residents of the coastal town voted to recall the three officials during Tuesday's special election.

The effort was sparked by the reinstatement of City Manager Janell Howard after she was caught shoplifting.

Beach towns up and down the West Coast have feral cats living near the waterfront. But animal lovers increasingly say the colonies aren’t good for cats or cat lovers.