Oregon landfill took 2M pounds of radioactive fracking waste
Authorities say a chemical waste landfill in Oregon near the Columbia River has been accepting hundreds of tons of radioactive fracking waste from…
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Oregon’s fatal workplace injuries rise slightly
There were 62 fatal work injuries reported in Oregon in 2018, up slightly from the year before but lower than the 72 seen in 2016, the U.S. Bureau of…
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Merkley bill aims to avert federal abuse of facial recognition
Sen. Jeff Merkley intros legislation to protect consumers’ privacy from inappropriate use of facial recognition technology, data collection…
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OHA launches program offering home visits for families of newborns
Families in eight Oregon communities, including Central Oregon, will be among the first in the state to have the option of receiving nurse home…
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Bill would help part-time professors with health care
Part-time college professors are struggling to afford health care. A bill in the Oregon Legislature would change…
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S. Oregon Army soldier dies in Afghanistan
A U.S. Army soldier from Southern Oregon has died in a non-combat incident at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said…
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Medford police: Uber driver locked passenger in car, raped her
olice say an Uber driver in southern Oregon has been charged with locking a passenger inside his car and raping her.…
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Concordia students stage walkout, sit-in over school’s closure
Students at Concordia University walked out of class Thursday morning, then staged a sit-in at the president’s office in protest of the Portland…
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$10M verdict for man injured in Wash. Amtrak derailment
A jury has awarded more than $10 million to a man who was seriously hurt when an Amtrak train derailed between Tacoma and Olympia in 2017.…
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Parents of Portland man who died in fire file $6M suit
The parents of a man who died in a fire in Portland have filed a nearly $6 million lawsuit against the apartment owners and the man accused of…
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Oregon House OKs bill to support students after concussions
The Oregon House passed legislation Wednesday to support students in the classroom after they are diagnosed with a concussion or brain…
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Merkley, Wyden want to take Oregon’s Bottle Bill national
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday the introduction of a pair of bills that offer multiple pathways to tackling…
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Appeals court ruling: Clarno wrongly rejected initiatives
Secretary of State Bev Clarno improperly rejected three proposed ballot measures dealing with environmental protections last year, the Oregon Court…
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Oregon OSHA fines cos. $31K for boom accident that killed 2
Oregon OSHA has issued $31,000 in fines against two companies for safety violations after investigating a boom lift accident last summer that killed…
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Officials: Baby dies in state care, investigation underway
Oregon child welfare officials have confirmed that a 4-month-old infant died in the state’s custody Sunday but have released little other…
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Appeals court upholds Dallas, Ore., school’s transgender policy
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A federal appeals court says a school district in Dallas, Oregon, can allow transgender students to use locker rooms and…
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Ecola State Park closed due to slide damage
People seeking winter vistas of the north Oregon coast will need to find them elsewhere as Ecola State Park near Cannon Beach has been closed…
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100-million-year-old fossilized bee sheds new light for OSU researcher
Beetle parasites clinging to a primitive bee 100 million years ago may have caused the flight error that, while deadly for the insect, is a boon for…
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Oregon budget forecast shows increased revenue
Oregon’s budget picture is improving, according to the state’s latest quarterly revenue update.…
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Salem council revisits controversial sidewalk ordinance
The Salem City Council is again debating an ordinance that would bar people from sitting and sleeping on city sidewalks. …
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