The Holiday Fire in 2020 near Eugene burned more than 173,000 acres and was one of the largest wildfires in Oregon history. The Oregon Department of Forestry is still waiting […]
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Springfield-based timber company plans $120 million expansion, will add 100 jobs
By NATHAN WILK/KLCC News An Oregon timber company plans to spend around $120 million to expand its manufacturing site in Springfield. Rosboro was founded in Springfield in 1939. Today, it […]
Oregon counties tell legislators they need extra $834 million annually to maintain roads, bridges
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s 36 counties will need more than an additional $800 million per year to maintain roads and bridges, according to a new study from the […]
Oregon State Parks begin phasing in all kinds of fee increases beginning Oct. 15
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Camping or visiting an Oregon state park is about to get a little more expensive. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has announced a […]
Oregon Forestry Department receives extra $47.5 million to cover mounting wildfire costs
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Department of Forestry is getting help from the state’s general fund to pay its bills after a record wildfire season. The […]
10 improperly registered Oregon voters didn’t affect election results, state officials tell legislators Wednesday
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM –None of the Oregon residents who were automatically registered to vote without demonstrating citizenship voted in an election where they could have cast the […]
‘Oregon Rebate’ measure 118 could cost state at least $1 billion annually, legislators hear
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A proposed corporate tax hike to send every Oregonian a check could end up costing the state more than $1 billion annually, legislative […]
Oregon legislators hear drug possession arrests increase since new misdemeanor charge took effect
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers are starting to wade into the work of monitoring whether the state’s new drug possession law will successfully help the state […]
Another review shows Oregon DMV data error registered 1,259 noncitizens to vote, nine did so
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon erroneously added more than 1,200 people without documented proof of citizenship to its voter rolls in the past few years and nine […]
Surging and surprising numbers of coho salmon in upper Willamette system opens streams to fishing
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Coho salmon are returning in record numbers and spreading into parts of the upper Willamette Basin they’ve never historically been seen. After a record number of […]