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New laws go into effect in Oregon
SALEM — Oregon is kicking off 2025 with new laws to stop drug use on public transportation, reduce…
State
Kotek’s $39.3 billion budget focuses on housing, homelessness, schools
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek wants the state to spend more than $2 billion on homelessness and housing and…
Local
Kotek calls special legislative session to pay wildfire bills
SALEM — The 2024 fire season cost Oregon emergency response agencies nearly $350 million, and state leaders are…
Local
The year of the wildfire: 30,000 firefighters do battle across 7 million acres of the West
Oregon statistics California statistics Idaho statistics Washington fire program glance As the wildfire season has stretched into fall,…
Local
Oregon joins bipartisan group of states suing TikTok
Oregon is suing TikTok over allegations that the popular social media company is endangering youth and trying to…
Local
Prescribed fire spreads into Walla Walla’s watershed
WALLA WALLA — A prescribed fire intended to help protect the source of Walla Walla’s drinking water from…
Local
Officials call for audit as number of noncitizens registered to vote increases
Oregon’s governor and top elections official are calling for an independent external audit of the state’s automatic voter…
Local
Oregon counties say they’ll need extra $834 million annually for roads, bridges
Oregon’s 36 counties will need an additional $834 million each year to maintain roads and bridges, according to…
Local
Bear Fire in Eagle Cap Wilderness reaches 25 acres
WALLOWA — The 25-acre Bear Fire is burning about 12 miles south of Wallowa, the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest…
Local
Oregon wildfire season expected to last into mid-October
Oregon’s forest and fire leaders were succinct in describing this year’s wildfire season to a group of Oregon…
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