Incumbent Republicans Sen. Dallas Heard and Rep. Gary Leif have raised quite a bit more money than their Democratic challengers in the legislative races for Senate District 1 and House District 2.
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Two attorneys experienced in representing victims of wildfires will be filing a “mass action” lawsuit against Pacific Power, citing the company’s negligence in the ignition of the Archie Creek Fire.
Democrat Kat Stone is challenging incumbent Republican Dallas Heard in state Senate District 1.
Oregon’s unemployment rate continued a downward trend in September, dropping to 8%, compared to 8.5% in August. For the past few months, Oregon’s unemployment rate has closely tracked the national unemployment rate, which fell to 7.9% in September from 8.4% in August, according to the Oregon…
Republican Rep. Gary Leif of Roseburg faces a challenger in the 2020 election who isn’t mounting much of a campaign.
Democratic Oregon Senate District 1 candidate Kat Stone of Roseburg is holding a series of virtual town halls this month and next on issues important to Southern Oregonians.
The first of four statewide ballot measures in front of voters this November could lead to limits on campaign contributions.
Bill Fisher, who served Roseburg in the state Legislature for 12 years, is remembered by family and friends as a man of integrity who worked hard to help his constituents, and as a pilot who brought joy to veterans through offering them flights on his World War II biplane.
In celebration of the Republican National Convention this week, more than 100 people combined a car parade with a rally at the Douglas County Courthouse to show their support for Republican state and national candidates and President Donald Trump.
Gov. Kate Brown held a press conference on COVID-19 last Friday where she urged local officials to lead by example, educate citizens on the need to follow COVID-19 regulations and enforce the rules when necessary.
Kat Johnson killed her plants.
Oregon made national headlines last week after photos circulated of blue deposit mailboxes being removed from Portland and Eugene.
State Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, visited the Black Lives Matter protests in Portland twice last week.
ALBANY — A 10-year-old boy got his leg stuck in rapids in the Calapooia River at McKercher Park on Saturday afternoon, but he was saved from drowning by at least 10 bystanders who held him above the water, according to a news release from the Sweet Home Fire District.
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.
Douglas County residents who want to replace Gov. Kate Brown were lined up outside the door at Douglas County Republican headquarters in Roseburg Monday morning, waiting to sign a recall petition.
Move Oregon’s Border Chief Petitioner Mike McCarter has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Eugene in hopes of getting the grassroots movement’s proposal onto the ballot in 17 counties this November.
State Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, has been named to a legislative committee that will work on law enforcement reform.
State Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, continued to express frustration Thursday about a legislative special session this week that’s being tightly controlled by the House speaker and the Senate president, both Democrats.
State Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, is calling out Democrats for what he said is a lack of transparency about next week’s legislative special session on police reform and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Roseburg nurse Kat Stone will face state Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, in the November election.
WINSTON — Dan Van Slyke couldn’t help but smile when he talked earlier this week about a recent resurgence of Wildlife Safari.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Paul Romero of Roseburg plans to speak at one of two rallies planned Saturday at the Salem Capitol building.
Students may no longer be in buildings, but that doesn’t mean that learning has stopped in Oregon — it has changed.
Kat Stone, a registered nurse from Roseburg, and Les Goodrich, a retired journeyman electrician from Brookings, are running in the Democratic primary for state Senate District 1.
Eastern and Southwestern Oregonians who want to secede from Oregon and join Idaho are continuing to collect signatures in hopes of getting measures onto many counties’ ballots this November.
Oregon cities up and down the coast have a message for anyone thinking of coming to visit: Stay Away. And if you don’t heed that warning, you could be fined or even arrested.
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.
Between Sunday and Tuesday this week, the number of statewide unemployment insurance claims spiked from 800 to 18,500.
More families will be able to use child care benefits thanks to temporary changes to help Oregon families during the coronavirus pandemic.
Jersey Lilly bartender Frank Kerp was still at work Wednesday, but he’ll be home Thursday.
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This had already been a challenging week for Ten Down Bowling in Roseburg.
PORTLAND — A 70-year-old man in Multnomah County died from complications of the novel coronavirus on Saturday, making him the first COVID-19 fatality in Oregon.
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.
Two Democrats — Kat Stone and Les Goodrich — will race in the primary for the chance to run against state Republican Sen. Dallas Heard in November.
Thousands of lives could be changed if 19 counties in Southern and Eastern Oregon were to join Idaho. And it all starts with Douglas County.
For the second time in eight months, state Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, was planning to head toward the state border Monday afternoon as Republican senators staged a walkout over proposed carbon cap-and-trade legislation.
