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PGE Customers Get Small Rate Cut as Oregon Cost of Living Rises Above U.S. Average
Oregon households served by Portland General Electric are seeing a modest reduction in electricity rates, while new federal data shows that the state's overall price levels have moved above the national average.
The changes come as…
Oregon Man Pleads No Contest After Girlfriend Found Dead in Backseat of Her Car
PORTLAND, Ore. — Thirty-five-year-old Jon Pharris Ray French of Portland will be sentenced on September 14 for the death of his girlfriend by blunt force trauma.
Her Body Was Found Under a Blanket on the Backseat of Her Car…
Oregon Giant Nike to Be Dropped From S&P 100 After Stock Sinks Nearly 80%
Oregon-based Nike is losing its place in one of Wall Street’s most closely watched stock indexes after a nearly 80% collapse in its share price from its 2021 record high.
Nike’s removal from the S&P 100
According to S&P…
Trump Tax Proposal Could Put Race-Based Scholarships and Student Programs Under Scrutiny in Oregon
The Trump administration introduces new federal rules around tax exemptions that could put some programs designed to support students of color under scrutiny, including at private colleges in Oregon.
New Federal Rule Targets…
Washington County Will Not Pause New Data Center Projects for Now Despite Oregon-Wide Concerns
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. — Notwithstanding several moratoriums on data centers by counties in Oregon, Washington County decided on Tuesday not to move forward with a similar intervention.
Washington Data Centers: County Forgoes…
Oregon Man Gets Life in Prison for Fatally Stabbing 9-Year-Old Over Pokémon Game
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — A 36-year-old Coos Bay man, who stabbed a nine-year-old with a spear when he became angry over a game of Pokemon, has been sentenced to life in prison.
Tidings Insight
Oregon requires life imprisonment for second…
Oregon Mail Voting Faces New Concern After USPS Whistleblower Warns of Ballot Rejections
A federal whistleblower has raised new concerns about a U.S. Postal Service system designed to screen mail ballots, warning that a single error could potentially cause an entire batch of ballots to be rejected.
New Ballot-System…
Oregon Universities Brace for Enrollment Cliff as Student Numbers and Revenue Fall
Oregon's universities are confronting a difficult combination of declining student numbers and mounting financial pressure, as out-of-state enrollments dwindle and the state's high school graduate population is projected to fall by 19% by…
Oregon Mother Found Guilty of Kidnapping Daughter and Taking Her to Mexico Without Father’s Consent
A 24-year-old Oregon mother has been sentenced to time served after being found guilty in May of kidnapping her daughter and fleeing to Mexico.
Tidings Insight
Federal law makes it a crime to take a child outside the United States…
Fake FTC Official Sends Badge Photos in Klamath County Crypto Scam Attempt
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A Klamath County resident avoided losing money after becoming suspicious of a scammer posing as a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) official by going to the Sheriff’s Office for help before any money was transferred.…