Government
Kotek declares: ‘Fire season is here’ as Oregon gears up for dangerous summer
With the summer months approaching and wildfire risk already on the rise, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state ...
Local News
New Oregon law could force Google and Facebook to pay for news — or pull it
A bill gaining traction in the Oregon Legislature could force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay ...
Local News
Funding loss hits Oregon CASA programs
BEND — The National CASA/GAL Association is appealing an order to suspend federal funding through the U.S. Department ...
Business
DEQ staff warned of hackers prior to April cyberattack
Just one day before a cyberattack shut down Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality for several days, the agency’s ...
Local News
Senate Bill would create program for lumber graders
SALEM — The Oregon Senate on Monday, April 28, passed a bill to establish a lumber-grading pilot training ...
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Local contractor indicted by FBI on 23 felony charges connected to allegedly defrauding federal programs
The FBI indictment of local businessman and longtime contractor Joel Matthew Caswell on charges of committing nearly two ...
Oregon
Landowner hunting tags poised to become permanent
SALEM — More than four decades since it was started, a program that prioritizes Oregon landowners for hunting ...
Local News
Where’s a good place to go birdwatching in Oregon?
On an average night in Multnomah County, about 60,000 birds fly over the state, making their way to ...
Crime & Justice
Kyron Horman’s disappearance in Portland remains unsolved on 15th anniversary
June 4 will mark the 15th anniversary of the disappearance of 7-year-old Kyron Horman from Skyline Elementary School ...
Local News
Oregon archdiocese ‘in shock’ after death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and a transformative figure in the Roman Catholic Church, died ...