By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle CORVALLIS – More than 700 teachers from across Oregon have spent the last two days in classrooms and lecture halls at Oregon State University to […]
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Coos County voters to weigh in whether to oppose or support offshore wind development
By Jefferson Public Radio Coos County voters will get a chance to weigh in on whether or not commissioners should actively oppose offshore wind development along the southern Oregon coast. […]
Oregon wildfires near modern record for acres burned as state enters two hottest months
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The vast majority of Oregon is at high or extreme wildfire risk heading into the year’s hottest month as the state nears a modern record […]
Utility watchdog asks Oregon regulators to intervene on proposed double-digit electricity rate hikes
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle If the state’s two largest electric utilities get what they’ve asked for, their 1.5 million customers in Oregon could pay 40% more for electricity next […]
Child in Oregon state’s custody dies while living in a hotel
By LAUREN DAKE/Oregon Public Broadcasting A 17-year-old placed in the state’s care died by suicide last week while living in a hotel room, according to Oregon child welfare officials. The […]
ODOT leaders say they may have to cut 1,000 jobs if legislature doesn’t find them more money
By BRYCE DOLE/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon Department of Transportation officials say they will have to slash more than 1,000 jobs if lawmakers don’t address the agency’s financial woes during next […]
Calls to alter Oregon homeless camping laws after U.S. Supreme Court decision face uphill climb
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s top Democrats are showing no sign they will prioritize changes next year to a law that limits how cities regulate homeless camping in the […]
Small nonprofit in along Umpqua River in Elkton aids regional monarch butterfly research
Barbara Slott stands near some flowering plants that will provide nectar for monarch butterflies. By KAREN RICHARDS/KLCC News ELKTON — A small nonprofit in rural Douglas County is a key […]
In Oregon, several tribal bids for urban casinos threatens a gambling “arms race’
By DAVID W.CHEN/The New York Times As the franchise owner of an Elmer’s family restaurant in southern Oregon featuring German pancakes “almost as big as Crater Lake” and omelets stuffed […]
National Republican group names DeSpain a top challenger in 4th District race against Hoyle
By JULIA SHUMAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle National Republicans will provide more support to congressional candidate Monique DeSpain in her campaign against first-term Democratic incumbent Val Hoyle. The National Republican Congressional Committee […]