Oregon jobs fall in September for second straight month
In September, Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment dropped by 3,800 jobs, following a revised loss of 7,000 in August, the state Employment…
Continue ReadingIn September, Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment dropped by 3,800 jobs, following a revised loss of 7,000 in August, the state Employment…
Continue ReadingMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) – An Oregon woman seeks $500,000 in a lawsuit against a popular Ashland restaurant, contending she damaged her digestive…
Continue ReadingCENTRAL POINT, Ore. (AP) – A 74-year-old man has been identified as the victim in a fatal skydiving accident in southern Oregon. The…
Continue ReadingOregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Tuesday that Oregon has joined nine other attorneys general in a lawsuit against the U.S.…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Oregon State Bar has determined there’s probable cause to bring ethics charges against a former U.S. attorney…
Continue ReadingMajor highway projects are not cheap. That’s why the Oregon Department of Transportation is looking for all the funding it can get, to turn a…
Continue ReadingLighting efficiency improvements, especially the growing market for LED lights, helped Northwest utilities reduce electricity demand in 2016. The…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A member of the jury that convicted a father and son in 2010 for a bank bombing says she abused prescription pain pills…
Continue ReadingMountain View High School senior Abigail Jeffcott is searching for the owner of a 1996 high school diploma found in Arizona. According to Jeffcott,…
Continue ReadingDebris burning has been closed in the Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2, for Tuesday and most likely Wednesday due to increasing…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland code officers have been told to “deprioritize” enforcement against tiny homes and RVs parked on…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) – A King County judge has voided a ballot measure that would have banned safe injection sites for drug users. Superior Court…
Continue ReadingCENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) – The second of two suspects has pleaded guilty to neglecting a boy who was found at 16 years old to weigh only 54…
Continue ReadingThe Northern California wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes and communities, killing more than 30 people. The Oregon state fire marshal has…
Continue ReadingMadras is hoping a brewery or brewpub of its own will be on tap soon. The city has hired a marketing firm to help attract a potential match. The city…
Continue ReadingVoters last November approved a bond measure for the new Crook County Jail, and they are now going to see their property taxes rise to pay for it.…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking a representative of the hiking community for a vacant volunteer position on the Recreation…
Continue ReadingVehicles in this active hurricane season can make their way across the country to Oregon and be put up for sale as undamaged vehicles, the Oregon DMV…
Continue ReadingHere are the results of Friday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if the California wildfires had affected people’s travel plans: And Friday’s…
Continue ReadingOregon State University has been ranked in the top 1 percent out of more than 27,000 degree-granting institutions of higher education worldwide in…
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