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Portland Hotel Worker Wins Case After Border Agent Pointed Gun at Him Over a Clogged Toilet
PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge has ruled in favor of a Portland hotel maintenance worker seeking damages after a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, wearing a sweatshirt with a ‘hoodie’ over his head, pointed a handgun at his chest when he…
Recreational Advisory Lifted at Odell Lake in Klamath County but Pets Remain at Risk
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — On Tuesday, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) lifted a recreational use advisory placed on Odell Lake in Klamath County earlier this month due to the presence of cyanotoxins, but advised that the lake remains unsafe…
Fentanyl Bust in Downtown Portland Leads to Federal Charges Against Three Illegal Immigrants
PORTLAND, Ore. — Three Hondurans living illegally in Oregon appeared in federal court on Monday, charged with trafficking more than 83 grams of fentanyl in downtown Portland.
All three defendants have been detained pending further court…
Oregon Wins Back Millions for Schools After Attorney General Strikes Deal With Trump Administration
As many Oregon schools prepare to reopen next week, there will be relief that Attorney General Rayfield has reached an agreement with the Trump Administration in one of several multi-state lawsuits. In terms of the agreement, the full…
Oregon Trucking Association Backs Governor Kotek’s $6 Billion Transportation Rescue Plan
The Oregon Trucking Association has come out in full support of Governor Tina Kotek’s funding proposals to salvage the state’s cash-strapped Department of Transportation (ODOT).
At a public hearing on Monday, the Trucking Association…
Electrical Fire Erupts at Dentist’s Office in Roseburg, Leaving Building Damaged
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Responding to reports of smoke billowing from a broken window at a dentist's office at 2510 NW Edenbower Blvd early yesterday morning, Roseburg Fire Department personnel extinguished the fire and later established that the…
Oregon Inmate Convicted of Murdering His Wife Dies at 77 in State Custody
Edward Lawrence Nelson, who was imprisoned in the Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) for murdering his wife in a domestic violence incident in 2013, died in a hospital yesterday morning, according to the Oregon Department of…
Two Arrested in Coos County After 350 Animal Neglect and Drug-Related Charges at Bandon Safari Park
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Bandon Police Department (BPD) officers arrested 53-year-old Brian Tenney and 30-year-old Edith S. Beckner on Friday on felony warrants for charges relating to an Oregon State Police (OSP) investigation of the West Coast…
Oregon Governor Signs Bills to Cut Energy Costs and Hold Big Data Centers Accountable
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law four bills yesterday that will assist lower-income households with the cost of energy and ensure that large consumers, like data centers, pay accordingly.
$20 Million Extra to Assist…
Oregon Wood Products Company Fined $250,000 for Repeated Toxic Chemical Discharges Into Waterways
After pleading guilty to multiple counts of water pollution by discharging pentachlorophenol unlawfully, the wood products manufacturer Stella-Jones Corporation was handed a stiff fine and ordered to clean up the affected area.
The…