By GEORGE PLAVEN/Oregon Capital Bureau A new water year is off to a slow start in Oregon, where much of the state remains mired in a multi-year drought. Warm and dry weather persisted through mid-October, digging an early deficit for … [Read more...] about Despite this week’s storms, precipitation lags across much of Oregon as drought lingers
Archives for November 2022
Portland records its 93rd homicide in 2022, a new all-time high as city struggles with search for possible solutions
Police tape blocks off North Commercial Street near Jefferson High School after shots were filed on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Jonathan Levinson / OPB By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Portland breezed past last year’s record … [Read more...] about Portland records its 93rd homicide in 2022, a new all-time high as city struggles with search for possible solutions
New state law allows Oregon cities to designate speed limits on their streets
By OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING A new state law allows Oregon cities — and some counties — to apply for the authority to designate speed limits on their roads. In the past, a city dealing with speeding or accidents on their roads had to get … [Read more...] about New state law allows Oregon cities to designate speed limits on their streets
ODOT ends 23 years of U.S. Highway 20 “safety corridor” east of Toledo
After 23 years, Oregon Department of Transportation crews are taking down signs that designated 10 miles of U.S. Highway 20 east of Toledo as a traffic safety corridor. The agency said this week that the number of vehicle crashes with fatal or … [Read more...] about ODOT ends 23 years of U.S. Highway 20 “safety corridor” east of Toledo
City of Yachats wins $250,000 ODOT grant it will use to re-start E. Second Street project
YACHATS – The city of Yachats has received a $250,000 grant from the Oregon Department of Transportation to help it rebuild a 540-foot section of East Second Street. The city now plans to finish engineering plans for the project, send it … [Read more...] about City of Yachats wins $250,000 ODOT grant it will use to re-start E. Second Street project