President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for Oregon.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The city of Louisville will pay millions to the mother of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit settlement months after Taylor’s slaying by police thrust the Black woman’s name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race.
PORTLAND — Relief from putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires across the West won’t come until later in the week or beyond, scientists and forecasters say, and the hazy and gunk-filled skies might stick around for even longer.
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio visited Roseburg on Saturday to attend a fire briefing and learn more about the community’s needs related to the Archie Creek Fire. He came away with a to-do list, just like he said he has at every fire briefing he’s attended throughout his district in the past few days.
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio said Roseburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center Director Keith Allen has not been communicative enough with local veterans or congressional leaders about problems ranging from COVID-19 data to postal slowdowns impacting medicine deliveries.
OAKLAND — For the small group of officials standing on a nearby access road and looking up at the Oakland Bridge on Tuesday morning, it was easy to see why this 95-year-old bridge is due — or perhaps more accurately, overdue — for replacement next year.
Oregon made national headlines last week after photos circulated of blue deposit mailboxes being removed from Portland and Eugene.
On Tuesday, presumptive Democratic Nominee Joe Biden named his running mate: California Sen. Kamala Harris. Some Democrats in Douglas County see the pairing as a healing force for the nation, while Republicans say the duo won’t act in the community’s best interest.
DRAIN — Census workers waited under a bright blue canopy tent outside the Drain post office Tuesday, greeting every person who walked by and asking them if they had filled out the 2020 census.
In less than 90 days, voters will choose America’s president for the next four years.
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, criticized the federal government’s actions in Portland during the Black Lives Matter protests and spoke about a bill he’s put forward to avoid peaceful protesters being targeted in the future.
Republican congressional candidate Alek Skarlatos criticized his Democratic opponent Rep. Peter DeFazio this week, saying he had remained silent in response to last weekend’s rioting in Eugene.
An unaffiliated candidate who hopes to be a contender for U.S. Senate will meet with supporters at a drive-in movie style convention on Aug. 10 in Roseburg.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded $1.5 million in funding for loans to small businesses in Southwest Oregon.
Roseburg Republican candidate Alek Skarlatos continues to narrow the fundraising gap with incumbent U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, in the race for the Fourth District.
Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican in the U.S. House, has endorsed Roseburg Republican Alek Skarlatos in his race against Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, for the Fourth District seat.
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, spent three hours Monday testifying virtually before the House Rules Committee on a five-year, $500 billion transportation bill he said would rebuild the nation’s infrastructure while creating American jobs.
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, will hold a live online town hall for Douglas, Coos and Curry County residents at 11 a.m. Friday.
Longtime U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, and his challenger, Republican Alek Skarlatos of Roseburg, have proven they have strong support within their respective bases.
Jo Rae Perkins won the Republican nomination to the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Jeff Merkley, according to results from the Oregon Secretary of State’s office.
Republican Alek Skarlatos and Democratic incumbent Rep. Peter DeFazio each beat out the competition in Tuesday night’s primary election.
Republican Alek Skarlatos raised more money in campaign donations in April than Democratic incumbent Rep. Peter DeFazio, according to candidate campaign finance filings with the Federal Election Commission.
It’s not easy to take on a sitting U.S. senator, but four Republicans — including one from Roseburg — will compete in the May election to do just that.
Republicans and Democrats each have a choice to make in the May primary race for U.S. Congressional District 4.
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio said Monday he was glad to be back in Springfield after a four-day trip to Washington, D.C.
With 2.8 million confirmed cases and 200,000 deaths worldwide — including more than 900,000 cases and nearly 50,00 deaths in the U.S., we all now realize that the coronavirus pandemic has become the worst global health crisis in our lifetimes. But, as The News-Review reporter Jon Mitchell re…
More funding for rural counties and assistance for small businesses are high on U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden’s agenda for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Umpqua Public Transportation District will receive close to half a million dollars in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio announced this week.
Roseburg Republican Alek Skarlatos is winning more love from Texas in his bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield.
President Donald Trump’s approval Sunday of a major disaster declaration for the state of Oregon will ultimately result in additional money to help the health care system and local businesses in Douglas and other Oregon counties, Douglas County Commissioner Tim Freeman said Monday.
U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, hopes to force President Donald Trump to do what’s necessary to get masks and other vital equipment to the doctors and nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, is back home and glad to be away from Washington, D.C., as he continues his efforts to protect workers, preserve air travel and public transit and bring more masks to American healthcare workers.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley said Monday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded $7.2 million to Oregon to help with its coronavirus response.
Art Robinson is no longer running for Congress. The Cave Junction chemist dropped his bid for the seat held by U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley received a national award last week for his efforts to save Wolf Creek Job Corps and the other 24 Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers like it across the country.
With a decision nearing on a federal permit for Jordan Cove and the Pacific Connector Pipeline, two vacancies on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden worried.
