By BRYCE DOYLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Nearly half of county clerks in Oregon are raising concerns over a ballot measure that would establish ranked-choice voting for state and federal elections, saying […]
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The new Covid vaccine is out, but except for high-risk people you might not want to rush to get it
By KFF Health News The FDA has approved an updated covid shot for everyone 6 months old and up, which renews a now-annual quandary for Americans — get the shot […]
Drug possession is a crime again in Oregon. Here’s the basics of what’s happening
Portland Police Central Bike Squad officer Donny Mathew cuffs a man arrested while in downtown Portland. By Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon has ended its experiment with drug decriminalization. Starting Sunday, […]
Hot, dry Labor Day weekend prompts governor and fire officials to urge caution outdoors
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s summer fire season has been unprecedented in the number of acres burned and it’s cost hundreds of millions of dollars and is far from […]
To protect spotted owls, federal agency OKs final plan to kill thousands of Northwest’s barred owls
A barred Owl at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon. By BILL LUCIA/Washington State Standard The federal government will move ahead with plans to kill tens of thousands of barred […]
Oregon may pay out $1 billion kicker in 2026 as tax revenues come in higher than expected
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregonians are likely to see more money back on their state tax returns in 2026 as tax revenues continue to exceed forecasters’ expectations. […]
Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed
A dam on the lower Klamath River known as Copco 2 is seen near Hornbrook, Calif., on March 3, 2020. By HALLIE GOLDEN/The Associated Press For the first […]
Company that makes cross-laminated timber products details plans for closed Philomath mill it purchased
By BRAD FUQUA/Philomath News The Philomath sawmill and planing mill formerly owned by Interfor that closed earlier this year will survive to see another day following its acquisition by Portland-based […]
HP will likely receive $50 million to expand technology at its plant in Corvallis
By KYRA BUCKLEY/Oregon Public Broadcasting Technology company HP Inc. is set to receive as much as $50 million to expand its Corvallis facilities as part of an overall effort to […]
Scientists have more evidence to explain why billions of snow crabs vanished from Bering Sea
By RACHEL RAMIERZ/CNN Fishermen and scientists were alarmed when billions of snow crabs vanished from the Bering Sea near Alaska in 2022. It wasn’t overfishing, scientists explained — it was […]