By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Oregon’s mountain snowpack ballooned to its highest levels since 2008 after a blizzard slammed the Cascade Range with 20 to 30 inches of snow last […]
Archives for April 2023
Oregon Senate committee passes out gun legislation Tuesday on 3-2 vote
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — An Oregon Senate committee has inserted the provisions of a voter-approved measure for gun regulation – a measure that is tied up in […]
5 Questions and A Secret: Green Salmon coffee roaster Adrian Beatty
By JORDAN ESSOE/YachatsNews.com In the summertime, when tourist traffic is at its peak, Adrian Beatty sometimes shows up to work at the Green Salmon Coffee Company as early as […]
Skeleton found by citizen determined to be that of missing Toledo man
On 03/24/2023, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a remote area off the 1000 Line Rd outside of Toledo after a citizen reported finding bones consistent with a human […]
Oregon Senate passes 2025 ban of foam containers for prepared food; now goes to House
The Oregon Senate on Monday passed a bill that would ban prepared food vendors from using foam containers that can take centuries to decompose. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By BEN […]
Kotek announces that Oregon will end travel reimbursements for remote state employees
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon will stop reimbursing remote state employees this fall for traveling to their offices, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday. Reimbursements will stop on […]
Researchers will give first ocean hypoxia report April 14 in Newport
NEWPORT – Two years ago, the Oregon Legislature allocated $1.9 million to fund research to help understand the changing ocean. On Friday, April 14 the public can hear about research […]
Ocean researchers in Newport find that upwelling, heat waves are biggest factors in whale entanglement in crab gear
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service NEWPORT – New research by an Oregon State University-led team is beginning to unravel the times of year and locations where whales are at […]
Oregon starts review of 1.5 million people on Medicaid to determine who qualifies for free coverage
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Health Authority starts a months-long review of the state’s 1.5 million Medicaid members this week to determine who still qualifies for the health […]
Amid a judicial crisis, Oregon lawmakers consider reshaping public defender system
A legislative proposal would boost rates and put some public defenders on state staff to bolster their ranks. More are sorely needed to represent hundreds of people facing criminal charges […]