Buehler, once a Trump critic, now embraces him in new run
BEND, Ore. (AP) — In 2018, the Republican party’s candidate for governor of Oregon painted himself as a centrist, criticized President Donald…
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Oregon food banks stress importance of accurate 2020 census
Oregon Food Bank is mobilizing its statewide network to ensure every Oregonian is counted in this year’s…
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Wyden asks Oregon to ban insecure mobile voting apps
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has asked Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno to warn counties about the security risks posed by mobile voting apps and…
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State sending nearly 700K letters advising of possible new business tax impact
Nearly 700,000 Oregon business and personal taxpayers are getting letters in the mail from the Oregon Department of Revenue, advising they could be…
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House OKs Walden bill for VA to offer service dog training therapy
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., on Friday welcomed unanimous House passage of the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act.…
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Wyden welcomes word of hemp farmer disaster insurance
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday a U.S. Agriculture Department announcement detailing two risk management programs protecting farmers’ hemp…
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Sen. Wyden to hold Feb. 21 town hall in Madras
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will hold town halls this month in Wasco, Tillamook, Lincoln and Jefferson counties, including one Feb. 21 in…
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Parole board rejects release bid by 1978 killer of Camp Sherman runner
Roger Beck’s bid for eventual release has been rejected again by the Oregon Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision, which found Thursday that…
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Large trucker convoy rolls into Salem for cap-and-trade protest rally
Hundreds of protesters, backed by a large convoy of empathetic truckers, converged at the Oregon Capitol Thursday morning to stage a rally and…
Continue ReadingMerkley presses administration to drop Medicaid cuts
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., demanded Thursday that the Trump administration reverse course on a proposed rule change that threatens to take away…
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USFS drops proposed C.O. wilderness permit fees
Citing a too-tight timeline, a plan to impose fees as part of a limited entry system for some heavily used wilderness areas in the Oregon Cascades…
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Study: Meth-related deaths in Oregon up 400%
Amid a sharp rise in Oregon’s methamphetamine-related deaths, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., wrote a piece for a Portland newspaper Thursday, pleading for…
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OSU study finds tradeoffs in ‘armoring’ Oregon beachfront homes
An Oregon land use policy creates a large economic value for some private homeowners who are allowed to protect their shoreline against erosion,…
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Woman, 26, dies in custody at jail in The Dalles
A 26-year-old woman has died in custody at the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Center in The…
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Bipartisan bill aims to stop Ore. jail from taking detainees
Two state lawmakers, a Democrat and Republican, are co-sponsoring legislation that would force a regional jail to stop contracting with federal…
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Bend begins effort to pass $190 million transportation bond measure
One day after Bend city councilors unanimously agreed to ask voters in May for $190 million in transportation bonds, community members were…
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Supporters of gun storage bill hold rally in Salem
The group Oregon Moms Demand Action and student supporters rallied at the Capitol Wednesday, urging lawmakers to pass House Bill 4005, legislation…
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Audit finds usability issues with DHS child welfare info system
An audit by Secretary of State Bev Clarno’s office finds the DHS Child Welfare Info System, OR-Kids, has usability issues; agency says it has…
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Bend-La Pine Schools panel proposes middle, high school attendance areas
The Bend-La Pine Schools’ Attendance Area Review Committee on Wednesday recommended proposed new middle and high school attendance areas to…
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Wyden, Merkley vote for President Trump’s removal from office
Oregon’s two U.S. senators issued statements after their vote Wednesday in support of President Trump’s removal from office, after the Senate…
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