Organizers began setting up Monday morning on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene. They say the encampment isn’t intended to interfere with campus activities or classes. By NATHAN […]
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1,000 survivors of 2020 Oregon wildfires file $30 billion “mass complaint” lawsuit against PacifiCorp
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal One-thousand Oregon wildfire survivors are suing PacifiCorp for $30 billion in the latest lawsuit filed as part of the massive class action lawsuit over the […]
Man charged after allegedly using bleach to kill 18,000 juvenile salmon at Reedsport hatchery
Staff at the state fish hatchery in Reedsport pours dead pre-molt Chinook salmon into a container. Roughly 18,000 of the fish were recently killed after a 20-year-old man allegedly poured […]
Oregon Republican legislators and candidates visit Arizona-Mexico border to learn about security issues
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Sixteen Republican lawmakers and legislative candidates from Oregon visited the Arizona-Mexico border on Monday, arguing that lax security around the southern border exacerbates the drug […]
Oregon governor’s top staffers were concerned about first lady’s role and security requests, records released Friday show
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Top staff in Gov. Tina Kotek’s office raised concerns internally about first lady Aimee Kotek Wilson’s growing role in the administration, public records […]
OPB may partner with California online news organization to begin operating in Eugene area
By AUSTIN FULLER/The Current A new online news source hopes to to improve local coverage in the Eugene area with a boost from Oregon Public Broadcasting. Oregon Public Broadcasting chief […]
Southern Oregon activists claim victory after BLM changes road plans in logging area
By JUSTIN HIGGENBOTTOM/Jefferson Public Radio A logging company has canceled a proposed road within a Bureau of Land Management project in Josephine County which activists claimed threatened old-growth trees. Protesters […]
Oregonians have until April 30 to register to vote or change party affiliation
Oregonians have about two weeks left to register to vote or change their party affiliation before the May 21 primary. Only registered Republicans or Democrats will be able to vote […]
U.S. Supreme Court justices appear to lean toward city of Grants Pass in complex homelessness case
Homeless rights activists hold a rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in City of Grants Pass, Oregon […]
New York legislators approve tax breaks to hire local journalists, a national first
By JOSEPH SPECTOR/Politico ALBANY, New York — The decades long struggle of local media is getting a lifeline in New York. The state budget, set to be finalized Saturday, includes the […]