By AIMEE GREEN/The Oregonian/OregonLive The damaging effects of sea salt, constant winds and fierce winter storms can make maintaining any Oregon coast property a real chore. But seagull droppings? Don’t […]
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Eight health systems want to operate Oregon’s largest coastal hospital in Coos Bay
By NICK BUDNICK/The Lund Report COOS BAY — At least eight health systems, including some in Oregon, are interested in operating Bay Area Hospital as leaders of the Coos […]
Benton County says proposal to expand regional landfill at Coffin Butte needs more work
By TRACY LOEW/Salem Statesman Journal CORVALLIS — Republic Services’ application to expand Coffin Butte Landfill is incomplete, Benton County officials have told the company. The county on Friday gave Republic Services […]
While brown pelican population is strong, does die-off along California coast point to bigger issue?
By DINO GRANDONI/The Washington Post They started showing up in odd places far from the ocean: in the middle of roads, backyards, even a major league baseball game. The wayward […]
State Land Board will vote on Elliott State Forest plan to put 83,000 acres into fighting climate change
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s oldest state forest could soon join just a few state forests in the nation that are managed to combat climate change and earn […]
New covid vaccines for summer variants slated for FDA approval late this week
By FENIT NIRAPPIL and LENA H. SUN/The Washington Post Federal authorities are preparing to approve updated coronavirus vaccines targeting the latest virus variants late this week, a move that could make shots […]
Undisclosed buyer purchases closed Philomath mill for $15 million
By BRAD FUQUA/Philomath News PHILOMATH – An undisclosed buyer has purchased Interfor Corp.’s property and sawmill operation in Philomath after the Canadian-based company closed the mill early this year. […]
Lane County rolls out mobile crisis response program on Sunday
By TIFFANY ECKERT/KLCC News EUGENE — A new mobile crisis response program in Lane County is scheduled to launch Sunday that allows any county resident experiencing a behavioral health emergency […]
RFK Jr. is likely to appear on Oregon ballots this fall after secretary of state decision
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to appearing on ballots across Oregon this November. All it took was a brand-new political party. On […]
Officials in Columbia gorge plan $50 million campus for mental health, addiction treatment
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Wasco County officials in the Columbia River Gorge are planning a campus to provide residential mental health care, addiction treatment services and a drop-in center […]