Brian Bahouth
@brianbahouth.bsky.social
Public media reporter/editor. I also design/build furniture and other objects from wood. Media literacy. Baseball obsessive. USN '79-'85.
I spoke with a local pilot's group about their opposition to an ICE detention center at the Newport Air Facility: kyaq.org/newport-pilo... #ICE
Newport Pilots Against ICE -
By Brian Bahouth On Sunday November 23, at the Newport Municipal Airport, maybe a dozen local pilots huddled near the entrance to the press conference with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. Dave Koester was a...
kyaq.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I spoke with a local pilot's group about their opposition to an ICE detention center at the Newport Air Facility: kyaq.org/newport-pilo... #ICE
A federal judge has ordered the Coast Guard rescue helicopter back to the Newport Air Facility. kyaq.org/judge-orders...
Judge Orders Coast Guard Helicopter Back to Newport Air Facility -
Federal judge Ann L. Aiken has granted a motion by the Newport Fishermen's Wives for a temporary restraining Order that orders "the U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security acting by a...
kyaq.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A federal judge has ordered the Coast Guard rescue helicopter back to the Newport Air Facility. kyaq.org/judge-orders...
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Great interview of Oregon state rep David Gomberg by KYAQ's
@brianbahouth.bsky.social: kyaq.org/an-interview...
My fellow Lincoln County friends, Brian and KYAQ.org are hitting it out of the park with timely breaking local news.
@brianbahouth.bsky.social: kyaq.org/an-interview...
My fellow Lincoln County friends, Brian and KYAQ.org are hitting it out of the park with timely breaking local news.
An Interview with State Representative David Gomberg -
Ahead of the five-week interim legislative session that begins on February 2, 2026, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week, Oregon state lawmakers convened a wide range of informational commit...
kyaq.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Great interview of Oregon state rep David Gomberg by KYAQ's
@brianbahouth.bsky.social: kyaq.org/an-interview...
My fellow Lincoln County friends, Brian and KYAQ.org are hitting it out of the park with timely breaking local news.
@brianbahouth.bsky.social: kyaq.org/an-interview...
My fellow Lincoln County friends, Brian and KYAQ.org are hitting it out of the park with timely breaking local news.
Oregon state lawmakers held a flurry of informational meetings in Salem this week. We spoke with Rep. David Gomberg for details. kyaq.org/an-interview...
An Interview with State Representative David Gomberg -
Ahead of the five-week interim legislative session that begins on February 2, 2026, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week, Oregon state lawmakers convened a wide range of informational commit...
kyaq.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Oregon state lawmakers held a flurry of informational meetings in Salem this week. We spoke with Rep. David Gomberg for details. kyaq.org/an-interview...
Oregon Republicans have been silent on ICE activities in the state. I pressed our state senator, a Republican, for his position on a possible #ICE facility in Newport. On a podcast, his chief of staff said the now vacant Rogue Brewery would make a "nice" detention facility. kyaq.org/republican-s...
Republican State Senator Anderson Tepid on an ICE Detention Facility in Newport -
Oregon's lone Republican congressman, Cliff Bentz, has made scant comment about ICE. He has indicated support for federal authorities and their ostensible mission to protect federal property, but othe...
kyaq.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Oregon Republicans have been silent on ICE activities in the state. I pressed our state senator, a Republican, for his position on a possible #ICE facility in Newport. On a podcast, his chief of staff said the now vacant Rogue Brewery would make a "nice" detention facility. kyaq.org/republican-s...
There's been an ICE detention of a business owner in Lincoln City, Oregon: kyaq.org/ice-detentio...
ICE Detention in Lincoln City -
Yesterday, according to Shannon, a volunteer with Conexión Fénix and a local rapid response coordinator, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a Lincoln City man.
kyaq.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
There's been an ICE detention of a business owner in Lincoln City, Oregon: kyaq.org/ice-detentio...
I spoke with a member of Lincoln County's Mesoamerican community about life under the constant threat of an ICE raid. Listen/read: kyaq.org/lincoln-coun... #ICE #resist
Lincoln County Latino, Mesoamerican Communities Are Fearful as ICE Raids Mount -
The number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests is rapidly increasing in Oregon. Recent arrests in Astoria and Salem, Newport, and now Lincoln City have reverberated through the c...
kyaq.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I spoke with a member of Lincoln County's Mesoamerican community about life under the constant threat of an ICE raid. Listen/read: kyaq.org/lincoln-coun... #ICE #resist
It was an honor to chat with Carol VanStrum. She played a pivotal role in banning the use of dioxin-contaminated herbicides in the U.S. @sierraclub.org will screen the film The People vs. Agent Orange this weekend in Yachats, OR. Listen/read: #toxins #environment kyaq.org/the-people-v...
The People vs. Agent Orange - an Interview with Carol VanStrum -
By Brian Bahouth On Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 pm, the Sierra Club will show the film The People vs. Agent Orange in the Yachats Commons building in Yachats. The film closely follows two activists who fi...
kyaq.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It was an honor to chat with Carol VanStrum. She played a pivotal role in banning the use of dioxin-contaminated herbicides in the U.S. @sierraclub.org will screen the film The People vs. Agent Orange this weekend in Yachats, OR. Listen/read: #toxins #environment kyaq.org/the-people-v...
Newport, OR residents do not want an ICE detention facility in their town. Every person who offered public comment last night spoke out against an ICE presence in their community. I posted discrete audio files of all comments. kyaq.org/newport-ice-... #resist #ICE
Newport ICE Facility Special Meeting - an Audio Catalog of Public Comment -
By Brian Bahouth Last night, citizens crowded Newport City Council chambers and the nearby Recreation Center to make comments about the possibility of a U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) ...
kyaq.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Newport, OR residents do not want an ICE detention facility in their town. Every person who offered public comment last night spoke out against an ICE presence in their community. I posted discrete audio files of all comments. kyaq.org/newport-ice-... #resist #ICE
I spoke with one of the activists featured in the film The People vs. Agent Orange, Carol VanStrum, an Oregon woman who played a pivotal role in the citizen-led effort that ended the use of dioxin-contaminated herbicides in the United States. Text and audio: kyaq.org/the-people-v... #toxics
The People vs. Agent Orange - an Interview with Carol VanStrum -
By Brian Bahouth On Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 pm, the Sierra Club will show the film The People vs. Agent Orange in the Yachats Commons building in Yachats. The film closely follows two activists who fi...
kyaq.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I spoke with one of the activists featured in the film The People vs. Agent Orange, Carol VanStrum, an Oregon woman who played a pivotal role in the citizen-led effort that ended the use of dioxin-contaminated herbicides in the United States. Text and audio: kyaq.org/the-people-v... #toxics
As a Nevada voter, I am disappointed that both U.S. senators from NV rolled over for the Republicans. What did the shutdown accomplish? Nothing. When will Democrats stand their ground? When Chuck Schumer is no longer senate minority leader. @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @rosen.senate.gov #resist
November 10, 2025 at 9:40 PM
As a Nevada voter, I am disappointed that both U.S. senators from NV rolled over for the Republicans. What did the shutdown accomplish? Nothing. When will Democrats stand their ground? When Chuck Schumer is no longer senate minority leader. @sencortezmasto.govpeeps.us @rosen.senate.gov #resist
I made graphs that represent voter registration trends in Lincoln, County, OR this Millennium. They're telling. kyaq.org/three-graphs... #politics #datajournalism
Three Graphs: Lincoln County Voter Registration Trends Since 2000 - the Rise of the Non-Affiliated Voter -
Using data from the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, the graph below shows the number of registered voters for Lincoln County's three largest political parties from 2001 to 2025. That Non-Affiliate...
kyaq.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I made graphs that represent voter registration trends in Lincoln, County, OR this Millennium. They're telling. kyaq.org/three-graphs... #politics #datajournalism
I must acknowledge I have a peanut butter problem ...
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I must acknowledge I have a peanut butter problem ...
A Democrat has never held Nevada's CD2. I hope I live to see the day ...
November 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A Democrat has never held Nevada's CD2. I hope I live to see the day ...
Check out this innovative program that upcycles fish processing waste: kyaq.org/local-ocean-... #sustainability #oceans #business #economy
Local Ocean Launches “100% Fish” Program -
The fish skin dog treats you see in a central Oregon coast gift shop may be from a fish you ate a few months ago at Local Ocean Seafoods in Newport, Oregon.
kyaq.org
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Check out this innovative program that upcycles fish processing waste: kyaq.org/local-ocean-... #sustainability #oceans #business #economy
Didn't see any salmon in Beaver Creek, but Pelicans have arrived, and surf's up ...
November 2, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Didn't see any salmon in Beaver Creek, but Pelicans have arrived, and surf's up ...
There's been a big increase in ICE activity in Oregon: kyaq.org/more-than-20...
More than 200 ICE Arrests in Oregon Since October 15 -
Since October 15, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested more than 200 Oregon residents in Washington County, with 31 arrested on October 30 in and around Woodburn, according...
kyaq.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
There's been a big increase in ICE activity in Oregon: kyaq.org/more-than-20...
The Oregon state budget is at an inflection point. I spoke with state Rep. David Gomberg about declining state revenue: audio, text and images: kyaq.org/contracting-... #Oregon #economy
Contracting State Revenue Spells Belt Tightening Ahead - an Interview with State Rep. David Gomberg -
The Oregon state budget has ebbed and flowed over time, but every two-year budget since 1985, except one, has increased in size. But now, while the costs of operating the state government continue to ...
kyaq.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The Oregon state budget is at an inflection point. I spoke with state Rep. David Gomberg about declining state revenue: audio, text and images: kyaq.org/contracting-... #Oregon #economy
I was in Newport on a story today and nabbed some images of sea lions on rafts near pier 1 and a trawler creeping up the Yaquina ...
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I was in Newport on a story today and nabbed some images of sea lions on rafts near pier 1 and a trawler creeping up the Yaquina ...
The Oregon Journalism Project is doing some good work: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/government-s... bsky.app/profile/oreg...
Government Shutdown Impact — Oregon Journalism Project
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October 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Oregon Journalism Project is doing some good work: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/government-s... bsky.app/profile/oreg...
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"As of this writing, the Lincoln County Clerk’s office has not received the necessary paperwork to begin the initiative process to reconsider mail-in voting. Amy Southwell was unaware of the effort until I called."
Efforts to undermine the credibility and end the practice of mail-in voting are variously under way in locations across the nation, and this expression of MAGA orthodoxy is in progress in Lincoln County, OR. Here's a little sunshine on misinformation. text/audio #voting
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Lincoln County - The Assault on Mail-In Voting -
According to Marie McFarland, the founder of the Lincoln City–based group Hilltop Patriots, an effort is under way to place an initiative on the 2026 midterm ballot that would end universal mail-in vo...
kyaq.org
October 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"As of this writing, the Lincoln County Clerk’s office has not received the necessary paperwork to begin the initiative process to reconsider mail-in voting. Amy Southwell was unaware of the effort until I called."
Efforts to undermine the credibility and end the practice of mail-in voting are variously under way in locations across the nation, and this expression of MAGA orthodoxy is in progress in Lincoln County, OR. Here's a little sunshine on misinformation. text/audio #voting
kyaq.org/lincoln-coun...
kyaq.org/lincoln-coun...
Lincoln County - The Assault on Mail-In Voting -
According to Marie McFarland, the founder of the Lincoln City–based group Hilltop Patriots, an effort is under way to place an initiative on the 2026 midterm ballot that would end universal mail-in vo...
kyaq.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Efforts to undermine the credibility and end the practice of mail-in voting are variously under way in locations across the nation, and this expression of MAGA orthodoxy is in progress in Lincoln County, OR. Here's a little sunshine on misinformation. text/audio #voting
kyaq.org/lincoln-coun...
kyaq.org/lincoln-coun...
Looks like six city councilmembers will face recall elections in Waldport, OR. I spoke with the lead petitioner after he submitted the signatures.
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Waldport: Recall Election Petitioner Submits the Needed Number of Signatures to Recall Six City Council Members -
Today was the final day to collect signatures for the effort to recall six Waldport City Council members. Lead petitioner Tony Themakis needed 192 validated signatures per council seat to initiate the...
kyaq.org
October 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Looks like six city councilmembers will face recall elections in Waldport, OR. I spoke with the lead petitioner after he submitted the signatures.
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