Oregon attorney general announces statewide launch of ‘Sanctuary Promise Hotline’
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Friday launched a new statewide Sanctuary Promise Hotline, saying that anyone can and should report…
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Oregon Psilocybin Services opens public comment period, sets hearings on proposed rules
The Oregon Psilocybin Services Section at the Oregon Health Authority released a new set of proposed rules Friday related to psilocybin products,…
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Crooked River Natl. Grasslands rerouting Cole Loop Trail to ease conflicts with shooting area
BEND, Ore.– (KTVZ)– The Crooked River National Grassland said Thursday it plans to reroute the Cole Loop Trail after hikers and horseback riders…
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Oregon Cultural Trust to host virtual ‘Conversations with Funders and Partners’
Salem, Ore. – Grant makers offering more than $5 million in funding for FY2023 will gather virtually with the Oregon Cultural Trust for four…
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New state forester urges Oregonians to celebrate Arbor Month throughout April
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon’s new state forester, Calvin Mukumoto, thinks a single day or week is not long enough time to recognize all the…
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Oregon is about to double the allowed THC in cannabis edibles; OLCC advises consumer caution
Oregon cannabis consumers shopping for THC-infused edibles soon will find some products available to buy that are up to twice as potent as previously…
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Judge refuses to block grazing in Eastern Oregon pastures
A federal judge this week denied a temporary restraining order sought by environmental groups that would block grazing in six Eastern Oregon…
Continue ReadingOHA report: Commercial insurers pay Oregon hospitals twice what Medicare pays for same services
In a report and accompanying dataset released Friday, the Oregon Health Authority showed that in 2019, commercial insurers paid Oregon hospitals…
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IRS has $1.5 billion in refunds, $20.7 million for Oregon taxpayers who haven’t filed 2017 return
Unclaimed income tax refunds totaling almost $1.5 billion may be waiting for an estimated 1.5 million taxpayers who did not file a 2018 Form 1040…
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Oregon Wildlife Coalition funds new reward program to catch poachers of non-game species
When people conjure up the image of a poacher, it’s usually a shady character shooting a trophy buck or bull out of season or without a tag for the…
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Office building owners sue Multnomah County over planned women’s shelter
A group of property owners in Portland are suing over the location of a new women’s…
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Deschutes County selling SW Bend parcel to Kôr Land Trust/Housing Works for affordable housing
Deschutes County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to sell about seven acres along Simpson Avenue, near the OSU-Cascades campus, for $1.3…
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Oregon Health Authority to end daily COVID-19 news releases, will continue to post data online
As the COVID-19 pandemic impacts continue to ease, the Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday it will stop distributing a daily media release…
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Bend sets April 6 City Council work session, May 4 public hearing on shelter code changes
The Bend City Council will hold a work session at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6 on controversial proposed code amendments that would increase the…
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Merkley, Collins introduce bill to wipe out troublesome non-flushable wipes from sewer systems
Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, introduced Wednesday the bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and…
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Report: Oregon can do more to reduce threat of domestic terrorism, extremist violence
Over the past decade, Oregon witnessed the sixth-highest number of domestic violent extremism incidents in the nation. The troubling increase of…
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Heart of Oregon Corps gets $2 million boost from state to build programs at new Redmond campus
Heart of Oregon Corps announced Tuesday that it has received a $2 million member-sponsored request from the state of Oregon to assist with the…
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Wyden issues Senate Finance Committee report on shortfalls in mental health care system
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a report Tuesday documenting the array of shortfalls that currently exist in the mental…
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Prelim report shows no recidivism spike for inmates released early due to COVID-19
A preliminary report by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission found some people released early from prison because of the COVID-19 pandemic were not…
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Prosecutor: Salem driver who killed 4 homeless people had twice the legal blood-alcohol limit
The man who allegedly drove into a homeless encampment in Salem early Sunday, killing four people, had roughly double the legal limit of alcohol in…
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