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Oregon’s Bias Crime Numbers Drop but Experts Fear Underreporting and System Gaps
Oregon’s 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report indicated that, for the first time since the Bias Response Hotline launched in 2020, overall bias reports declined in 2024. Rather than a decline in incidents, the report suggests other reasons for…
Eugene Wood-Treatment Plant Becomes One of Oregon’s Most Toxic Chemical Leak Sites
The J.H. Baxter chemical wood treating plant in Eugene, which released hazardous substances into the soil and groundwater during decades of operations, has been added to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL).
Poses a…
Medicaid Cuts and Red Tape Could Overwhelm Oregon’s Health System, Nurses Say
The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) has raised concerns that the passage of H.R.1, the so-called 'One Big Beautiful Bill,’ will significantly reduce funding for public health programs, including Oregon’s Medicaid system.
ONA…
Oregon Begins Major Transportation Layoffs as Road Funding Bill Falls Through
The first 483 of an estimated 700 Oregon Department of Transportation ODOT) employees were retrenched yesterday following the legislature’s failure to pass a funding package to maintain and upgrade a dilapidated road and bridge network…
Medford Builds the Region’s Largest Pickleball Complex in a $1.8 Million Sports Expansion
MEDFORD, Ore. — As the game of pickleball gains in popularity throughout the U.S., the City of Medford will be home to 19 state-of-the-art lighted pickleball courts expected to attract national and regional tournaments.
As part of an…
Oregon’s Hottest New Career Is Where AI Meets Clean Energy
Renewable Energy Analysts is the top AI career identified by Oregon Managers, a professional organization for local government managers in Oregon, following a survey of 3,003 decision-makers.
The organization notes that while most public…
These Oregon Small Towns Are the First to Reveal Financial Strain Before the State’s Economy Shifts
While Wall Street watches global markets as an indicator of economic stress, businesses on the main streets of small, local communities watch grocery bills and gas pump prices. They are the precursors of financial change.
To uncover the…
Infant Survives Coos Bay Highway Four-Car Crash That Took the Lives of Her Parents
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon State Police (OSP) reports indicate that a fatal multi-car crash in Coos County near Lakeside on Friday at approximately 1:06 p.m. in which a beige Kia Optima crossed the centerline, crashing into a black Toyota…
Lawyer Warns Some Oregon Summer Internships Are Actually Exploitation in Disguise
Is a summer job internship or exploitation? A lawyer has some advice on identifying the red flags.
Are Summer Jobs Internships Or Exploitation?
As thousands of students and recent graduates across Oregon take on summer…
Construction Starts Tomorrow to Restore Portland’s Riot-Damaged Elk Sculpture and Historic Fountain
PORTLAND, Ore. — Crews begin work tomorrow (Monday) on reinstating Portland’s iconic elk, badly damaged during the 2020 riots, to its platform in downtown’s Southwest Main Street.
The city workforce will return the sculpture and an…