14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (1177+ words) Published 3:10 pm Sunday, September 13, 2026 By Fox Perez/The Astorian At the graveyard of the Pacific rests the last known surviving landing ship medium of World War II in the world — the Salvage Chief. After having spent a decade at Tongue…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (454+ words) Published 4:15 pm Saturday, September 12, 2026 By Fox Perez/The Astorian After a decade of business in the heart of Astoria’s downtown, The Naked Lemon bakery is up for sale. According to Naked Lemon’s Owner and Founder Aleesha Serrita Nedd, selling the…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (577+ words) Published 4:16 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 For over three decades, dedicated members of the Astoria Railroad Preservation Association have been working away inside their Quonset hut just below Marine Drive. Their project: A 1925 steam locomotive, the Baldwin No. 21, which the association bought…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (577+ words) Published 2:08 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 By Mary Ann Murk/Guest columnist Today, I buckled down and did a little research into the statistic cited by the Astoria Housing Alliance that one in seven homes in Astoria are empty. This represents a…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (209+ words) Published 1:46 pm Sunday, September 6, 2026 On Friday, Sept. 4, Governor Tina Kotek announced that after discussions with Bonneville Power Administration Administrator Travis Kavulla, the federal agency will reverse its decision to immediately end funding for the Select Area Fisheries Enhancement, or SAFE,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (625+ words) Published 2:45 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 By Ray Grubbs/Guest columnist The Astoria Vacancy Tax, Ballot Measure 4-247, is a ballot initiative which will affect residents who reside in Astoria less than 183 days each year. The proposed levy will cost homeowners who live…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (91+ words) Published 2:57 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 The League of Oregon Cities wants to change Oregon Public Meetings Law, it announced in its new list of legislative priorities for 2027-2028. Yikes, was our first thought. Those are good goals for a 2027 bill. Legislators should…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (752+ words) Published 5:00 am Sunday, August 30, 2026 For a decade, Christine Coleman and Peter Perales have been using their time off from work to pursue their hobby of nomadic camping and traveling to van-centric music events. They’ve lost count of how many, but…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) Published 6:30 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 PORTLAND— Oregon Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan on Tuesday made the case for her agenda to slash taxes, reduce regulations and make state government more accountable to taxpayers, offering some of the clearest details yet on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (293+ words) Published 3:05 pm Monday, August 24, 2026 You might say Bob Duke wrote his own destiny. “I try to match the week,” Duke said. Sometimes, the articles “might not match up — but they’re darn close.” And, even though the stories are pulled from…...