Month: July 2017

Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Representatives Kurt Schrader (OR-5), Greg Walden (OR-2), and Peter DeFazio (OR-4), introduced legislation Thursday to ensure that Oregon counties can use Secure Rural Schools funds for a full range of emergency response activities, including preparations for emergency response and law enforcement patrols. The lawmakers said in

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined his Senate colleagues Friday in introducing legislation they said would help combat foreign interference in elections by providing state and local governments with information and resources they need to better secure election infrastructure. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has designated election infrastructure as a critical infrastructure, but that designation

SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon’s chief election official told President Donald Trump’s commission investigating allegations of voter fraud that it could receive a statewide list of voters for $500, just like anyone else. Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson, however, said Friday in response to the commission’s request for publicly available details on all voters

(Update: Details of Klamath County crash) A Klamath Falls man was killed and a Chiloquin couple seriously injured in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 97 near Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon State Police reported. The crash was reported just after 3 p.m., when a maroon 1992 Ford Tempo being driven by Gregory John Guidi, 63,

Downtown Bend will look a little different soon — the city is repaving Wall and Bond streets, starting next Wednesday. They’re starting where Bond meets Wall Street, and they’ll finish down south at the twin roundabouts where Wall and Bond meet Industrial Way. In between, it’s expected to take about two days to get to

A company claiming to be based out of Vancouver, Washington is costing businesses to lose thousands of dollars with a too-good-to be-true advertising scam. According to Better Business Bureau Serving the Northwest reports, a company using the name Core Brand Solutions is targeting businesses across the U.S including Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and even all the