By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon will soon have nearly 60 cameras across the state perched on cell phone towers, old fire towers and mountaintops, watching for potential forest […]
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Oregon has plenty of vaccine to give second boosters to elderly, immunocompromised, health officials say
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Oregon Health Authority said Wednesday that the state has enough vaccine doses to accommodate hundreds of thousands of residents who now qualify for a […]
Alsea Elementary School principal sues district for $3.7 million, alleging harassment by former superintendent
By the Albany Democrat-Herald and Eugene Register-Guard CORVALLIS — Marc Thielman, Republican candidate for Oregon governor and former superintendent of the Alsea School District, ran the organization like a “boys […]
Are modular apartment buildings a partial solution for workforce housing? Medford project may be a test case
By JULIET GRABLE/Jefferson Public Radio In the fall of 2020, just after the Almeda Fire had devastated the Rogue Valley, Tom Cody traveled through the burn zone. Driving along Highway […]
Oregon will no longer require people to be residents to use assisted suicide law
By The Associated Press Oregon will no longer require people to be residents of the state to use its law allowing terminally ill people to receive lethal medication, after a lawsuit […]
New Oregon Covid-19 forecast expects infections to increase as new version of omicron spreads
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau An upswing in COVID-19 cases in Oregon is expected to hit in the coming weeks, driven by infections of the hyper-contagious BA.2 version of […]
Award-winning “Hamilton” will make its Eugene debut for two weeks in September
EUGENE — You don’t have to start a revolution or live on the East Coast to get a front-row seat to the Broadway musical sensation “Hamilton” this year. Musical fans […]
State agency takes next steps on plan to protect threatened species in western Oregon forests
A view from King’s Mountain in the Tillamook Forest. The Western Forests Habitat Conservation Plan creates a patchwork of protected habitat areas, mostly in Tillamook and Clatsop counties, that cover […]
ODFW enacts new rule prohibiting starfish harvest, but allows more invasive green crabs to be caught
By APRIL EHRLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting A new administrative rule that went into effect Friday prohibits Oregon recreational harvest of starfish. Sea stars have struggled for survival along the Pacific Coast since a […]
Oregon issues bird flu alert to chicken owners and commercial farmers
Backyard enthusiasts need to be aware of the potential bird flu threat to flocks. (Les Zaitz/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A highly infectious and deadly strain of […]