By MIRANDA CYR/The Eugene Register-Guard EUGENE — The University of Oregon’s newly launched earthquake research center will bring together 16 institutions in the effort of researching earthquakes, their risks […]
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Oregon agency ready to hear comments on flying drones in or near state parks and coastal beaches
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has released its first proposal on where people can and cannot fly drones at Oregon’s state parks and coastal beaches. The […]
PeaceHealth proceeding with plans to close Eugene hospital emergency department Dec. 1
By NICK BUDNICK/The Lund Report Citing financial losses, PeaceHealth is moving forward with its efforts to close Sacred Heart University District Hospital in Eugene — including its emergency department on […]
A union wants to end Oregon’s self-serve gasoline law, months after it began
By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting For the last three months, drivers throughout Oregon have been free to gas up without the help of an attendant. Now, one of the state’s […]
Acreage burned in Oregon wildfires declined this year, but homes lost and firefighting costs rose substantially
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal By the numbers, the 2023 wildfire season in Oregon was a quiet one — with the smallest number of acres burned since 2019 and well […]
Oregon and Washington now directing millions into derelict vessel removal on region’s waterways
The Tiffany, a fishing vessel, was pulled onto shore in Astoria for demolition in mid-October. The fishing boat started its life in 1939 as a Coast Guard buoy tender. By […]
Oregon students won’t have to show added proficiency in basic skills through 2028 to graduate
The Oregon Board of Education suspended the essential skills requirement for five more years, because it was being misapplied, members said. Instead of using projects and essays and other methods […]
Oregon lawmakers start trying to tackle state’s addiction crisis — by hearing more about it
Oregon lawmakers are looking for ways to address the state’s fentanyl crisis. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers heard from state behavioral health […]
Oregon agrees to transfer 10 wolves to Colorado after other Western states decline
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon agreed to transfer wolves to Colorado after other states declined to participate in the state’s new program. The Oregon Department of Fish […]
Court-ordered drawdown of Green Peter and Foster reservoirs leads to widespread kokanee die-off
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Tens of thousands of kokanee salmon have died between Green Peter and Foster reservoirs due to a new extreme water drawdown at the reservoirs intended […]