Shayla Escudero
City Reporter at Albany Democrat-Herald
Multimedia Journalist | Public Health, Linn County and Albany, OR city reporter for @dhnews & @gtnews | she/her| M.S.@USCAnnenberg
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2 weeks ago |
klcc.org | Shayla Escudero
This story was originally published on LincolnChronicle.org and is used with permission. Anticipating a hot and dry Fourth of July, the Newport city council voted this week to ban personal fireworks this summer. Citing an increased fire risk, the council voted unanimously Monday to ban personal fireworks within city limits until Oct. 15 – sparking some pushback from residents. As councilors weigh tradition with caution, a more permanent ban on fireworks may be on the horizon.
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1 month ago |
klcc.org | Shayla Escudero
This story was originally published on LincolnChronicle.org and is used with permission. Eight months after Lincoln County commissioner Casey Miller was accused of bullying and creating a toxic work environment and told not to work in the courthouse, he now has an office – four blocks to the north. Since September, Miller has been told not to use his courthouse office after allegations he bullied employees and created a toxic work environment with statements at two meetings last year.
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1 month ago |
klcc.org | Shayla Escudero
This story was originally published on LincolnChronicle.org and is used with permission. The lawsuit that triggered trail closures across the state and prompted a change in the interpretation of Oregon law, reached a conclusion Thursday – six years after a Newport woman broke her leg while using the city’s Ocean to Bay Trail.
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2 months ago |
klcc.org | Quinton Smith |Shayla Escudero
This story was originally published on LincolnChronicle.org and is used with permission. Months of back-and-forth public conflict between Lincoln County’s district attorney, a commissioner and the county’s attorney has hit a new level with accusations of corruption by one side and calls for a state investigation by the other.
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Mar 4, 2025 |
democratherald.com | Shayla Escudero
When Drea Camacho recalls her time working at the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence in Corvallis, she is haunted by the memories of all of the people who sought the organization’s services but didn’t get the help they needed. There’s the woman who spoke only Spanish and lost shelter after violating a rule that wasn’t communicated in her native tongue. There’s the Black man who sought shelter but was denied because of his appearance.These are among a handful of others she can't forget.
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