Browsing Category
Oregon News
Oregon State News on Daily Tidings.
Ashland News · Medford News · Grants Pass News · Roseburg News · Klamath Falls News · Portland News · Salem News · Eugene News
Medford Votes to Undo Main Street Bike Lane Redesign in a Controversial Reversal Costing $1 Million
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford City Council voted on Thursday to return Main Street, which was restriped in October 2023, to its previous configuration, at an estimated cost of $1 Million, almost double the original price.
Medford…
Oregon Braces for Major ODOT Layoffs After Governor and Republicans Battle Over Failed…
While lawmakers engage in political maneuvering, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) remains in limbo, and badly needed funding remains elusive.
House Bill 3991 would have raised the $242 million sorely needed for ODOT to…
Oregon Lawmakers React With Fury After Federal Agents Kill VA Nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis
Less than three weeks after the killing of Renee Good by federal agents in the streets of Minneapolis, ICE agents shot and killed another US citizen in the city yesterday- VA nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti. As the murders send shockwaves around…
Former Portland Fitness Trainer Pleads Guilty After Using Charity Donations to Fund Drug Habit
Ryan Tong, a former Orangetheory Fitness coach, pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges for diverting at least $24,000 in charitable donations for his personal use in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday.
…
Oregon Murder Convict Arrested by ICE After Being Named on DHS Worst of the Worst List
A Vietnamese man, living illegally in Oregon, is one of five of the several ‘worst of the worst’ criminals listed on the latest U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) website after being highlighted by U.S. Immigration and Customs…
Medford Man Gets 40 Months in Prison After Fighting Officer During Traffic Stop and Grabbing for Gun
MEDFORD, Ore. — 25-year-old Oscar Flores Jr. was sentenced to 40 months in prison plus 3 years of post-prison supervision for assaulting a Medford police officer during a December traffic stop.
Flores, driving with a suspended license…
Oregon Hospitals See Spike in Serious Infections Linked to Staffing Problems and Sterile-Procedure…
Oregon hospitals statewide are falling short of national standards for reducing deadly surgical site infections, including a number of medically-related conditions.
According to the Oregon Health Association (OHA), apart from surgical…
Oregon Business Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Laundering Millions for Mexican Drug Networks
An illegal U.S. resident, who laundered more than $4 million for drug traffickers operating in the Portland metropolitan area, was sentenced to three years and five months in federal prison when she appeared in federal court on Wednesday.…
As Oregon Jobless Rate Hits 5.2%, New Law Lets Striking Workers Collect Unemployment Benefits
There’s some good news amidst Oregon’s soaring unemployment rate: If you’re out of work because of a strike, lockout, or other labor dispute on or after January 4, 2026, you could be eligible for benefits from the Unemployment Insurance…
Oregon Woman Faces Prison After Dumping Half a Million Gallons of Toxic Wastewater Into Hillsboro…
An Oregon woman is facing prison and a hefty fine for allowing half-a-million gallons of water contaminated with *hydrofluoric acid, titanium, arsenic, molybdenum, vanadium, and other heavy metals into a sanitary sewer system in Hillsboro.…