By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle More than 1,100 Oregon households have received help from a $150 million wildfire recovery program the state set up after residents lost their homes […]
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EPA moves on petition from West Coast tribes to investigate tire toxin linked to coho salmon deaths
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle For several decades, many coho salmon returning to waterways around Seattle to spawn have died mysteriously following heavy rains. In some urban streams, nearly all […]
Life aboard the Essayons — the Corps’ dredge that keeps coastal harbors clear and Oregon’s economy moving
By KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/Oregon Public Broadcasting Simply getting aboard the Essayons is a hairy proposition. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredge ship stretches the length of a football field […]
OSU names Southern Oregon professor its first director of tribal relations
CORVALLIS – Chance White Eyes, an assistant professor of Native American studies at Southern Oregon University and an alumnus of Oregon State University, has been named the inaugural director of […]
Report: Oregon election offices are underfunded, understaffed heading into 2024
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Local election offices throughout Oregon are understaffed and underfunded headed into the 2024 presidential election cycle, according to a “grim” report presented […]
Governor names New Jersey doctor and health administrator to lead Oregon Health Authority
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Dr. Sejal Hathi, a New Jersey public health deputy commissioner, will be the next director of the Oregon Health Authority, taking over the […]
Lincoln County sheriff, other law enforcement officials tell legislators Monday they need help with drug epidemic
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Police officers lack the tools they need to help drug addicts enter treatment to help them kick the habit, Oregon law enforcement […]
Thousands of Oregonians can now shop and enroll in individual health insurance plans through mid-January
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The tens of thousands of Oregonians who buy their own health insurance can now start shopping for the best plan for next year. Open enrollment […]
Oregon governor, two senators weigh in on first strike by 3,500 Portland teachers
By BEN BOTKIN and ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle With Portland Public Schools teachers striking for the first time in history, Oregon’s top elected officials urged the union and district leaders […]
Portland mayor anounces Monday that city will begin enforcing camping ban in two weeks
A young woman secures a tarp on her tent along Southwest13th Avenue in Portland in 2022. Many campers stay in this area because of the close proximity Outside In where […]