Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." On a scenic basalt ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is getting a full makeover next year and will be closed from Jan. 1 to June 2025. The lighthouse, built ...

People often wonder why Newport has two lighthouses — Yaquina Head and Yaquina Bay – so close together at roughly 3.5 miles apart by sea. The answer is simple, but it’s not the oft-repeated falsehood ...

In 1873, head lighthouse keeper Fayette Crosby led the first lighting of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. A century and a half later, the iconic coastal landmark will celebrate its 150-year anniversary ...

State parks officials had hoped the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse would open this month, after a $1.8 million renovation. But extensive rot and crumbling brick mean the building remains closed and wrapped in ...

The stewards of Oregon’s tallest lighthouse are sprucing up the popular landmark on Oregon’s central coast for its 150th anniversary in 2023. Yaquina Head acting site manager Chris Papen and acting ...

Newport is a special place to hang out during your jaunt along the famous rugged Oregon coastline. After about a two-hour drive... The post 21 Adventurous Things to Do in Newport, Oregon appeared ...

YAQUINA, Ore — This week, we go inside one of the finest of Oregon’s prized "whitewashed wonders" that’s also a parkland and a natural area filled with surprises at Yaquina Head Lighthouse. As the ...

I think we can all agree the coast is stunning but something that sticks out, aside from the sea stacks, are ...

A Newport, Oregon lighthouse was coming on strong in the latest viewer voting for "Early Show" weather anchor Dave Price's starting point in his upcoming "No Way Home" trek. The Yaquina Head ...

The Yaquina Bay Lighthouse is getting a full makeover next year and will be closed from Jan. 1 to June 2025. The lighthouse, built in 1871, is the only wooden lighthouse still intact on the Oregon ...