Governor Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to fly at half-staff following a mass shooting at Monterey Park, California, on Jan. 21. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset Thursday.
Governor Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to fly at half-staff following a mass shooting at Monterey Park, California, on Jan. 21. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset Thursday.
OREGON — The Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries is offering grants for qualified historic cemeteries to help with preservation projects.
The Local Government Grant Program is accepting applications for the 2023 grant cycle.
Commissioners from Douglas, Coos and Curry counties are meeting Wednesday to select the person who will take over as Oregon Senator for District 1.
SALEM — Representative-elect Virgle Osborn, R-Roseburg, will be serving on three different committees during the upcoming 82nd Legislative Session.
SALEM — Oregon House Speaker Dan Rayfield announced committee assignments for the 2023 legislative session, which will start Jan. 17.
Nominations for Oregon Community Trees and the Oregon Department of Forestry urban forestry award program are now open.
SALEM — On Wednesday, Governor Kate Brown announced five appointments to fill judicial vacancies, all effective on Jan. 1.
Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will receive emergency allotments in January.
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CRATER LAKE — Crater Lake National Park staff has started offering ranger-guided snowshoe walks for the 2022-2023 winter season.
SALEM — The State Land Board took historic action Tuesday toward creation of the Elliott State Research Forest.
In one of her final actions as Oregon’s governor, Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she is using her executive clemency powers to commute the sentences of the 17 people on Oregon’s death row to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Brown’s commutation includes two inmates with…
Gathering along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County on Thursday, Governor Kate Brown joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and leaders of the Klamath, Yurok and Karuk tribes to celebrate final approval of a dam removal project that advocates say…
The state’s new gun law remains blocked, as the Oregon State Supreme Court denied a petition by Oregon Department of Justice to review a ruling by a Harney County Circuit Court Judge which placed a temporary restraining order on the implementation of Ballot Measure 114.
An Oregon state judge ordered that the state cannot enforce Measure 114 for the time being, with a hearing being scheduled for Dec. 13 on whether a preliminary injunction will be ordered.
The unprecedented rise in gun sales in the last month has caused delays in the current background check system and may require some people who are waiting for a response to get a permit-to-purchase.
SALEM — One number away from being a billionaire. That’s how close Brooks Keebey of Salem came to winning the largest jackpot in Powerball history.
Roseburg resident Alek Skarlatos conceded to Val Hoyle for the U.S. House, while Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan clings to hope as ballots continue to be counted in Tuesday’s election.
Republican candidates David Brock Smith, Virgle Osborne and Christine Goodwin will be representing Douglas County voters in the Oregon House after winning the general election Tuesday.
Douglas County voters were opposed to a statewide gun measure, while state results were split on the matter.
SALEM — Powerball jackpot dreams are still alive. While no one won Wednesday’s estimated $1.2 billion jackpot, a player in Portland netted a cool million dollars. According to the Oregon Lottery, the ticket was sold Wednesday. Two $50,000 tickets, also sold Wednesday, were purchased in Portl…
BROWNSVILLE — The Oregon State Police has released updated information regarding Wednesday's chain-reaction crash on southbound Interstate 5, including the identity of the single fatality that happened as a result of the multi-vehicle pileup.
ROSEBURG — Gubernatorial candidate Betsy Johnson will be in Roseburg on Friday.
OREGON — The Oregon Department of Human Services announced Wednesday that most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will continue to receive emergency allotments in October.
OREGON — On Wednesday, Governor Kate Brown joined the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to announce that Oregon will receive $1.1 billion in federal funds to address the health-related social need of Oregonians.
If you’ve been to the pump over the past few days, you noticed the price for fuel has skyrocketed. After 14 weeks of declines, gas prices rose significantly on the West Coast and in the Midwest, with more moderate increases in other parts of the country.
PORTLAND — National Public Lands Day is Saturday and the United States Forest Service is celebrating with a fee-free day and hosting community events across the United States.
As the winds steadily increased throughout the state and the hot, dry conditions at the height of the fire season make it easy for fires to start and spread quickly, the Oregon Department of Forestry announced Friday that its firefighters are standing ready to do what they do best: find fire…
The Oregon Department of Transportation is sending out a heads up for all drivers: Drive carefully and be prepared if you travel within the state in the next few days. Darkened traffic signals and debris in the roads will make travel more difficult.
As National Suicide Prevention Week comes to a close the Oregon Health Authority wants to remind Oregonians of ways that can help prevent suicide.
OREGON — Most Oregonians who receive SNAP benefits will continue to see an increased food benefit in September and October.
Virgle Osborne and Kevin Bell will be facing off in the November election for the House District 2 seat. Osborne is the Republican nominee for the position, while Bell is filling a vacancy for the Democratic party.
SALEM — Officials at the Oregon Lottery have seen it all — lottery tickets washed in a pair of jeans, dropped in a mud puddle and even run over by cars. But earlier this week, they came across something new.
All seven states on the West Coast continue be in the Top 10 states across the country with the highest gas prices. Oregon ranks number five.
The word from travel experts at AAA say continue to expect pain at the pump.
Governor Kate Brown is calling on Oregonians who have an interest in serving the state to apply for membership on any of the 150 state boards and commissions that are actively recruiting new members.
SALEM — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s aviation unit held its annual multi-mission aircraft training last week in Salem. The opportunity gave the department a chance to train personnel who will help with wildfire detection using its Partenavia P-68 Observer — an airborne fire detector.
