A sign at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany directs attendees to a Juneteenth event on Saturday, June 18. The annual celebration of the end of slavery is a state holiday […]
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Timbers from famed but mysterious Beeswax shipwreck recovered from near Manzanita on the north Oregon Coast
By KATIE FRANKOWICZ/KMUN and Oregon Public Broadcasting MANZANITA — No one believed Craig Andes when he said he found pieces of a shipwreck that resisted discovery for centuries in sea […]
Three Oregon gubernatorial candidates make rare rural pitch Friday at economic summit in Hermiston
By ANTONIO SIERRA/Oregon Public Broadcasting HERMISTON — None of the three major candidates for governor hail from Eastern Oregon, but they all took their best shot at connecting with the […]
Faced with lots of job openings, Florence casino raises minimum wage to $14 an hour
By KEZI-TV FLORENCE — Three Rivers Casino is looking to meet the rising cost of living and attract potential employees by increasing its minimum wage to $14 an hour. In […]
Beleaguered mental health and addiction treatment providers getting $500 million from Oregon Health Authority
The Oregon Health Authority is investing more than $500 million in behavioral health and addiction treatment. (Oregon Health Authority) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Health Authority is using […]
Five Oregon men – including one from Lincoln City – awaiting trials for involvement in Jan. 6 attack at U.S. Capitol
A man the FBI identified as Reed Christensen of Hillsboro pushes a police officer outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. (Body camera still included in a federal affidavit) […]
Oregon’s prison director Colette Peters a finalist to lead federal prison system
Colette Peters (center), director of the Oregon Department of Corrections director, talks with workers in the Norway prison system during a 2017 research trip to transform Oregon prisons. (Oregon Department […]
Two former Bi-Mart pharmacists open their own store in Veneta, soon in Junction City
By the Eugene Register-Guard VENETA — In the fall of 2021, Northwest retail chain Bi-Mart sold all 56 of its pharmacy businesses to Walgreens. The sale left a hole in […]
Oregon secretary of state orders extensive post-election audit in Clackamas County
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Clackamas County must perform a more extensive post-election audit than other counties because of its ballot-printing issues, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan ordered Friday. After […]
State school leader warns districts about short-changing students with disabilities on summer learning, classroom hours
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin, D-Corvallis, had experienced what she calls a “bad education day” before she showed up to a June 2 legislative education committee. […]