Sen. Michael Dembrow, D-Portland, speaks during a press conference about the Senate Republican walkout on Tuesday. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians have much to lose if […]
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival board chair says new director will look at all aspects of the struggling organization
By HOLLY DILLEMUTH/Ashland.news ASHLAND — Oregon Shakespeare Festival board chair Diane Yu, who lives in New York and has a second residence in Ashland, has much to say about the […]
Toledo’s waterfront market on Thursdays has flourished for 20 years with support from visitors and locals
By ANDREA McCABE/Oregon Coast TODAY TOLEDO — The Toledo Waterfront Market has flourished due to the continued support from locals and visitors for more than 20 years. Whether stopping […]
Federal agencies announce $2.6 billion program to help coastal communities to deal with climate change, conservation
By NOLAN STOUT/Courthouse News Service The U.S. Department of Commerce will allocate $2.6 billion to support coastal areas dealing with the effects of climate change and to support conservation and […]
Duane Snider of Waldport, prolific collector of Oregon art, died May 26
WALDPORT — Duane Snider of Waldport, who began to build an impressive collection of works by contemporary Oregon artists 40 years ago while he was working as a modestly paid […]
Seal Rock Garden Club has been a horticultural resource on the central Oregon coast for 75 years, starting with a $306 shed.
Members of the Seal Rock Garden Club attribute the longevity of their club to their little yellow clubhouse purchased in 1950. Story and photos by KRISTAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting […]
Fines not deterring absent Republican senators as walkout persists in 2023 Oregon Legislature
Senate President Rob Wagner, D-Lake Oswego, presides over the Senate on May 31 as the GOP-led walkout entered its 19th day. Fines did not encourage senators to end the walkout […]
Federal trial on lawsuit seeking to overturn Oregon gun control Measure 114 begins Monday
A federal judge will start hearing arguments on Monday in a case that seeks to overturn Measure 114, which puts more gun ownership requirements in place for Oregon. Tick Licker […]
Siuslaw National Forest names new leader from BLM
CORVALLIS – A U.S. Bureau of Land Management official from Springfield has been named supervisor of the Siuslaw National Forest. Rebecca Brooke, who has served as the BLM’s upper Willamette […]
PacifiCorps rests its case in trial over September 2020 wildfires, defending precautions around Otis
By TED SICKINGER/The Oregonian, OregonLive PacifiCorp doesn’t dispute that its equipment ignited some of the fires that burned in Oregon on Labor Day 2020, but it has denied responsibility for […]