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Morrow, Umatilla counties to start drinking water investigation from EPA funds

HEPPNER — The Morrow County Planning Department is ready to take the first official steps in a plan…

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Narcan handouts, shoplifting crackdown and more: These Oregon laws will take effect Jan. 1

SALEM — Despite the political disruption of this year’s legislative session, lawmakers were able to pass more than…

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Pendleton bird rehab center pushes back on Washington bird ban

PENDLETON ― The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife doesn’t want any Washington State birds crossing the state…

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In a major shift, Northwest tribes — not US officials — will control salmon recovery funds

SALEM — When the Biden administration said it had reached a “historic” legal deal with Northwest Indigenous tribes…

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See the most expensive home for sale in each of Oregon’s 36 counties

PORTLAND — Betting on the direction home prices will go in the new year is dicey, but one constant —…

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‘Sometimes it doesn’t even feel like we’re in prison’

PENDLETON — “Summer, heel,” commanded Daniel Pierce, looking down at the medium-sized dog in front of him with…

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CTUIR selects new education department director

MISSION — The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation has selected its next education department director. The tribes…

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Help wanted: Director for Oregon’s embattled Measure 110 program remains unfilled

SALEM — Months after the Legislature said it wanted an executive director to oversee the state’s Measure 110…

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Persistent wildfire smoke is eroding rural America’s mental health

TALENT — Will and Julie Volpert have led white water rafting trips on Southern Oregon’s Rogue and Klamath…

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Oregon has highest rate of homeless families in the country

PORTLAND — Oregon has the second highest rate of homelessness in the nation, trailing only California, according to…

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