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Lawmakers home in on housing, behavioral health in preparation for legislative session

SALEM — Housing, behavioral health, drug addiction and education will be the clear priorities for the upcoming five-week…

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How much can we blame Instagram for overcrowding in Oregon parks?

PORTLAND — How much is Instagram to blame for overcrowding in outdoor recreation areas? If you ask some…

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Portland State researchers stand by finding that Oregon’s population grew in 2023

PORTLAND — Population researchers at Portland State University stand by their finding that Oregon’s population grew last year,…

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Finding family roots

BAKER CITY — Ray Merritt stepped outside his Baker City home into the chill of a December twilight…

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Trump opposes legal effort to bar him from 2024 Oregon ballots

SALEM — As courts and elections officials in multiple states reached different decisions about the legality of blocking…

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Why Oregon residents are now nearly outnumbered at UO, OSU

EUGENE — The share of in-state residents served by Oregon’s largest universities has dropped dramatically over the past…

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Oregon will have more charging stations for electric vehicles in 2024

SALEM — Oregon is planning to install hundreds of additional electric vehicle charging ports across rural parts of…

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Milton-Freewater church has membership dilemma

MILTON-FREEWATER — The interim pastor at a Milton-Freewater church has a weighty assignment; not to grow it, but…

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Oregon Gov. Kotek supports further study before dam breach

SALEM — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek supports the federal government’s plan to further study the impacts of the…

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Ninth and 10th wolf depredations in Grant County this year confirmed

JOHN DAY — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has just confirmed the ninth and 10th wolf…

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