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…
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OHA 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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Oregon reports 24 more COVID-19 related deaths, 387 new cases, 104 hospitalizations
There are 24 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 7,139, but most were delayed death reports that…
Continue ReadingSurvey: Fast, reliable internet access lacking in SW Oregon
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A survey conducted for commissioners in southwest Oregon’s Jackson and Josephine counties has found internet access is…
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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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Plenty of vaccine available for Oregonians 50+ seeking second COVID-19 booster, OHA says
Oregon has plenty of COVID-19 vaccine supply to meet increased demand that may occur after federal agencies this week authorized second booster doses…
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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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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…
Continue ReadingOregon will stop enforcing residency requirement in state’s Death with Dignity Act
By Raja Razek, CNN After an Oregon physician filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the residency requirement in Oregon’s Death…
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Oregon reports 42 more COVID-19 related deaths, 351 new cases; hospitalizations fall to 111
There are 42 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 7,115, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingMLS concludes probe in Polo case, Timbers fined $25,000
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer An independent investigation into the Portland Timbers’ handling of domestic abuse accusations leveled at…
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OSU receives $5.6M to study protein engineering, a key tool in fighting disease
Oregon State University has received a $5.6 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch a research center devoted to…
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Woman, dog walking in Eugene splashed with acid
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a woman and her dog walking in Eugene were injured when a person “splashed and burned” them with “an…
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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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Gov. Brown signs bill changing term from ‘alien’ to ‘noncitizen’ in Oregon statutes
Last Thursday, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 1560 into law. This legislation changes the term “alien” to “noncitizen” in Oregon’s…
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