By ANTONIA SIERRA/Oregon Public Broadcasting The next drug debate is coming to an eastern Oregon ballot in November. The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously this week to put […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon has now committed virtually all of the $389 million in federal and state money to provide emergency rental assistance to more than 60,000 households. […]
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon National Guard is barring members who have not followed orders to be vaccinated against COVID-19 from taking part in military duties, officials […]
A new map from the Oregon Department of Forestry shows Ashland as an island of low-fire risk in a sea of high risk. Chris Chambers, the wildfire division chief with […]
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Only two initiatives appear likely to qualify for a statewide vote Nov. 8 as Oregon’s deadline approaches for petitioners to submit signatures. That deadline is […]
The Department of Land Conservation and Development has to balance the push for construction with the pull for preserving green spaces. (Department of Land Conservation and Development) By RAFAEL OTTO/Oregon […]
By STEVE LUNDEBERG/OSU News Service Oregon State University researchers will embark in July on a 3½-year partnership with the Yurok Tribe to study what the connections between river quality, water […]
Prescriptions for oxycodone and other opioids has fueled an epidemic nationwide. (John Moore/Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — As a deadly drug epidemic continues to rage in […]
Covid vaccines are now approved for all age groups. (Fritz Liedtke/Oregon Health & Science University) BY LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A new survey by University of Oregon researchers found that […]
BY COURTNEY VAUGHN/Oregon Capital Bureau An independent candidate for Oregon governor has a new moniker for the state’s most populous city: “the city of roaches.” Gubernatorial candidate and former senator […]
