Month: March 2017

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – A timber industry group has joined a growing list of entities challenging the legality of former President Barack…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Commissioners in Lane County have increased the legal age for using and buying tobacco products to 21. The county, which…

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife had some help Tuesday as they released nearly 300,000 juvenile Chinook salmon into the Metolius River. The…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., slammed a Republican vote Tuesday to overturn a U.S. Department of Labor rule that clarified drug testing practices for state…

MULTNOMAH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a dozen hikers from Texas were rescued in the Multnomah Falls area after they became stuck across…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – A years-long movement to elect the presidential candidate with the most popular votes is up for discussion in the Oregon…

NEW ORLEANS (AP) – DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points, Anthony Davis had 15 points and 15 rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the…

This time of year many farmers, ranchers and land owners use fire to ready their land for the spring and summer growing season. This practice is a…

(Update: 59th cat arrived Tuesday) The Humane Society of Central Oregon removed 59 cats Monday from a home in Crescent whose owners called for help…

A Tumalo art gallery announced Tuesday it is closing its doors after nearly six years in operation, and the rough winter is a prime culprit.…

Residents of southwest Bend are noticing an addition to their neighborhood, and it’s not a welcome one. It’s a new rash of graffiti, much…

A 24-year-old Bend man who was convicted of firing an AK-47 semi-automatic rifle into the street after a northwest Bend street fight last April in…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Clackamas County woman who was found dead in the trunk of her car was discovered with handcuffs attached to one wrist,…

OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) – A young woman who fired a gun during an argument with her boyfriend – inadvertently killing her elderly neighbor…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Military surplus Humvees could soon share the Oregon streets and roadways with minivans, hatchbacks and compact electric…

The Internal Revenue Service is seeking civic-minded volunteers to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), a federal advisory committee that…

The state of Oregon is facing a $1.7 billion shortfall for the coming biennium, and now lawmakers and the governor’s office are hammering out a…

Researchers have confirmed what Oregon farmers have feared for nearly two years – some populations of Russian thistle in the northeastern part…

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Monday asked Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to spell out the Trump Administration’s plans to help public high…

While retail gas prices across the country were relatively stable for most of the past month, Oregon pump prices recorded the second-highest increase…