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Dozens of Oregon Patients Ready to Leave the State Hospital Have Nowhere to Go

Oregon’s plans to expand residential mental health treatment capacity have fallen well short of earlier projections, with hundreds fewer beds expected to be available than state officials initially forecast.

Oct 23Health

Oregon Man Killed Mother Who Planned to Evict Him, Then Sat With Her Body for a Day, Jury Finds

Thirty-eight-year-old Ronald Joseph Kirk faces life in prison with a minimum of 25 years for murdering his mother after…

Oct 23Crime & Courts

Missed Shifts Led Co-Workers to an Oregon Home Where a Woman, Her Son and Her Mother Lay Dead

An Oregon woman, her teenage son, and mother all died after being shot in their home in Happy Valley. A man, believed…

Oct 23Crime & Courts

Oregon SNAP Fraud Crackdown Uncovers More Than $3 Million in Stolen Benefits, 40 People Charged

Beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been defrauded of benefits exceeding $3…

Oct 22Crime & Courts

PacificSource Has Shed a Third of Its Oregon Workforce Since 2025, With 134 More Layoffs Announced

PacificSource is cutting another 134 permanent jobs in Oregon, bringing the number of layoffs announced at the…

Oct 22Business & Economy

Portland Woman Seeks $2.5 Million After Allegedly Contracting Herpes During Acrylic Nail Treatment

A Multnomah County woman contracted herpes after having an acrylic nail procedure at PDX Nails in Portland, according…

Oct 21Crime & Courts

Business & Economy

Oregon Warns Crypto Kiosks Are Often Used in Scams After $2.5 Million Settlement With Coinme

Oct 21Business & Economy

More Than Half of Young Oregonians Consider Moving Within Five Years, Most Would Leave State

Oct 18Business & Economy

Oregon Property Taxes Pass $10 Billion for the First Time as Schools Receive Largest Share

Oct 17Business & Economy

Crime & Courts

Former Daimler Supervisor in Oregon Accused of Embezzling $3.8M, Spending It on Europe Trips and Uber Eats

Oct 21Crime & Courts

Eugene Police Search for Border Collie Stolen From 73-Year-Old Homeless Woman While She Slept

Oct 21Crime & Courts

Portland Police Investigating Whether Human Remains Found at Two Homeless Camps Are Connected

Oct 20Crime & Courts

Education

Oregon’s Second-Largest School District Could Close 6 Elementary Schools as Enrollment Declines; Board Meets Tomorrow

Oct 12Education

Oregon Produces 26,000 Fewer College Graduates a Year Than Employers Need, Report Finds

Oct 11Education

Up to 14 Portland Schools Could Close as Enrollment Declines, With a Vote Set for December

Oct 7Education

Environment

Oregon and Washington Residents Have Until Friday to Comment on Plan for Surging Power Demand From Data Centers

Oct 12Environment

Supreme Court Hears Big Oil Case Today That Could Shut Down Oregon and Washington Climate Lawsuits

Oct 5Environment

Oregon Begins 15-Year Plan to Kill Up to 350 Barred Owls a Year to Protect Threatened Spotted Owls

Oct 3Environment

Health

Oregon Allows 11 Rural Hospitals to Pool Resources to Help Them Stay Afloat

Oct 19Health

Oregon Newborns Can Soon Get Free Screening for 800 Genetic Conditions in National Study

Oct 6Health

Oregon Dental Provider to Pay $4.5 Million Over Alleged Billing for Thousands of Calls That Offered No Real Dental Care

Oct 4Health

Politics & Government

Suspicious Package Sent to Oregon Elections Office Was Part of Campaign Targeting at Least 32 States, Report Finds

Oct 20Politics & Government

Oregon Forest Service Workers Won’t Be Forced to Move to Washington State for Now, Judge Rules

Oct 18Politics & Government

No Kings Rallies Across Oregon Combine Protest Against Trump With a Push to Vote Early

Oct 18Politics & Government

Public Safety

Sirens May Sound in Ashland Next Week During Dam Failure Drill

Oct 21Public Safety

Southern Oregon Woman Rescued After Two Hours Trapped in 12 Feet of Water at the Bottom of a Well

Oct 16Public Safety

Bend Police Give Update After Shooting at Oregon’s Silver Rail Elementary Kills Three Children and a Teacher

Oct 16Public Safety

Sports

Oregon College Football Crowds Are Far Smaller Than Announced, Investigation Finds

Oct 18Sports

Oregon Approves Moda Center Renovation Bill Aimed at Keeping the Trail Blazers in Portland

Apr 28Sports

NBA Approves $4.25 Billion Sale of Portland Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon

Mar 31Sports

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Sirens May Sound in Ashland Next Week During Dam Failure Drill

The city of Ashland, Oregon, will conduct emergency preparedness exercises during the week of October 26 to test its response to a…

Oct 21Public Safety

Southern Oregon Woman Rescued After Two Hours Trapped in 12 Feet of Water at the Bottom of a Well

A woman who fell 20 feet down a well was trapped for more than two hours in 12 feet of water before Jackson County Fire District 3 rescued…

Oct 16Public Safety

Oregon Drivers Could Get Millions in Fines Back if Medford Yellow Light Lawsuit Succeeds, Attorney Says

Oregon municipalities may have to repay millions of dollars in traffic fines if a lawsuit against Medford City is successful.

Oct 8Crime & Courts

Medford to Pay $725,000 to Settle Stewart Meadows Road Fight After Appeals Court Loss

Oct 2Politics & Government

17-Year-Old Charged With Homicide After Crash Kills Passenger, Sparks 15,000-Acre Wildfire in Southern Oregon

Sep 23Crime & Courts

Medford Police Arrest Walgreens Armed Robbery Suspects After Spike Strips End I-5 Chase

Sep 2Crime & Courts

Southern Oregon News

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Missing Nevada Man Found Buried on Southern Oregon Property Days After His Brother and Nephew Died in Shooting

The bodies of three men were found by Oregon State Police (OSP) in rural Josephine County in a case that remains under investigation.

Oct 12Crime & Courts

Coos County Bookkeeper Accused of Embezzling More Than $300,000 From Local Business

A Coos County bookkeeper has been arrested on allegations of embezzling more than $300,000.

Sep 22Crime & Courts

Klamath Falls Man Faces Four Attempted Murder Charges After Gunfire Hits Fire District Vehicle

A 50-year-old Klamath Falls man has been arrested for attempted murder following a shooting incident in which a woman was injured.

Sep 16Crime & Courts

California Man Arrested After $200,000 in Gold Stolen From Grants Pass Resident

Sep 11Crime & Courts

North Bend Office Manager Arrested at Home After Company Finds Large Charges on Business Credit Cards

Sep 10Crime & Courts

K-9 Zoro Leads Deputies to Man Hiding in Field After Myrtle Creek Home Break-In

Sep 7Crime & Courts

Portland Metro News

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Former Daimler Supervisor in Oregon Accused of Embezzling $3.8M, Spending It on Europe Trips and Uber Eats

A former fleet supervisor at Daimler Truck North America’s Portland headquarters is accused of embezzling nearly $3.8 million to finance a…

Oct 21Crime & Courts

Portland Police Investigating Whether Human Remains Found at Two Homeless Camps Are Connected

Two sets of human remains have now been uncovered at homeless encampments in Portland over the last week and could be connected, according…

Oct 20Crime & Courts

Oregon Forest Service Workers Won’t Be Forced to Move to Washington State for Now, Judge Rules

Judge Vince Chhabria of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has ruled against a move by the Department of…

Oct 18Politics & Government

Oregon Cannabis Executive Indicted Over Alleged $1.54 Million in Unpaid Payroll Taxes

Oct 17Crime & Courts

Portland Sued by Justice Department Over Ordinance Requiring Federal Officers to Show ID and Go Unmasked

Oct 17Politics & Government

Former Oregon Zoo Polar Bear Nora May Be Pregnant After Gaining 237 Pounds

Oct 11News

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Dozens of Oregon Patients Ready to Leave the State Hospital Have Nowhere to Go

Oregon Man Killed Mother Who Planned to Evict Him, Then Sat With Her Body for a Day, Jury Finds

Missed Shifts Led Co-Workers to an Oregon Home Where a Woman, Her Son and Her Mother Lay Dead

Oregon SNAP Fraud Crackdown Uncovers More Than $3 Million in Stolen Benefits, 40 People Charged

PacificSource Has Shed a Third of Its Oregon Workforce Since 2025, With 134 More Layoffs Announced

Portland Woman Seeks $2.5 Million After Allegedly Contracting Herpes During Acrylic Nail Treatment

Business & Economy

Oregon Warns Crypto Kiosks Are Often Used in Scams After $2.5 Million Settlement With Coinme

More Than Half of Young Oregonians Consider Moving Within Five Years, Most Would Leave State

Oregon Property Taxes Pass $10 Billion for the First Time as Schools Receive Largest Share

Crime & Courts

Former Daimler Supervisor in Oregon Accused of Embezzling $3.8M, Spending It on Europe Trips and Uber Eats

Eugene Police Search for Border Collie Stolen From 73-Year-Old Homeless Woman While She Slept

Portland Police Investigating Whether Human Remains Found at Two Homeless Camps Are Connected

Education

Oregon’s Second-Largest School District Could Close 6 Elementary Schools as Enrollment Declines; Board Meets Tomorrow

Oregon Produces 26,000 Fewer College Graduates a Year Than Employers Need, Report Finds

Up to 14 Portland Schools Could Close as Enrollment Declines, With a Vote Set for December

Environment

Oregon and Washington Residents Have Until Friday to Comment on Plan for Surging Power Demand From Data Centers

Supreme Court Hears Big Oil Case Today That Could Shut Down Oregon and Washington Climate Lawsuits

Oregon Begins 15-Year Plan to Kill Up to 350 Barred Owls a Year to Protect Threatened Spotted Owls

Health

Oregon Allows 11 Rural Hospitals to Pool Resources to Help Them Stay Afloat

Oregon Newborns Can Soon Get Free Screening for 800 Genetic Conditions in National Study

Oregon Dental Provider to Pay $4.5 Million Over Alleged Billing for Thousands of Calls That Offered No Real Dental Care

Politics & Government

Suspicious Package Sent to Oregon Elections Office Was Part of Campaign Targeting at Least 32 States, Report Finds

Oregon Forest Service Workers Won’t Be Forced to Move to Washington State for Now, Judge Rules

No Kings Rallies Across Oregon Combine Protest Against Trump With a Push to Vote Early

Public Safety

Sirens May Sound in Ashland Next Week During Dam Failure Drill

Southern Oregon Woman Rescued After Two Hours Trapped in 12 Feet of Water at the Bottom of a Well

Bend Police Give Update After Shooting at Oregon’s Silver Rail Elementary Kills Three Children and a Teacher

Sports

Oregon College Football Crowds Are Far Smaller Than Announced, Investigation Finds

Oregon Approves Moda Center Renovation Bill Aimed at Keeping the Trail Blazers in Portland

NBA Approves $4.25 Billion Sale of Portland Trail Blazers to Tom Dundon

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Medford Metro News

Sirens May Sound in Ashland Next Week During Dam Failure Drill

Southern Oregon Woman Rescued After Two Hours Trapped in 12 Feet of Water at the Bottom of a Well

Oregon Drivers Could Get Millions in Fines Back if Medford Yellow Light Lawsuit Succeeds, Attorney Says

Medford to Pay $725,000 to Settle Stewart Meadows Road Fight After Appeals Court Loss

17-Year-Old Charged With Homicide After Crash Kills Passenger, Sparks 15,000-Acre Wildfire in Southern Oregon

Medford Police Arrest Walgreens Armed Robbery Suspects After Spike Strips End I-5 Chase

Southern Oregon News

Missing Nevada Man Found Buried on Southern Oregon Property Days After His Brother and Nephew Died in Shooting

Coos County Bookkeeper Accused of Embezzling More Than $300,000 From Local Business

Klamath Falls Man Faces Four Attempted Murder Charges After Gunfire Hits Fire District Vehicle

California Man Arrested After $200,000 in Gold Stolen From Grants Pass Resident

North Bend Office Manager Arrested at Home After Company Finds Large Charges on Business Credit Cards

K-9 Zoro Leads Deputies to Man Hiding in Field After Myrtle Creek Home Break-In

Portland Metro News

Former Daimler Supervisor in Oregon Accused of Embezzling $3.8M, Spending It on Europe Trips and Uber Eats

Portland Police Investigating Whether Human Remains Found at Two Homeless Camps Are Connected

Oregon Forest Service Workers Won’t Be Forced to Move to Washington State for Now, Judge Rules

Oregon Cannabis Executive Indicted Over Alleged $1.54 Million in Unpaid Payroll Taxes

Portland Sued by Justice Department Over Ordinance Requiring Federal Officers to Show ID and Go Unmasked

Former Oregon Zoo Polar Bear Nora May Be Pregnant After Gaining 237 Pounds

More Oregon News

Eugene Police Search for Border Collie Stolen From 73-Year-Old Homeless Woman While She Slept

Bend Police Give Update After Shooting at Oregon’s Silver Rail Elementary Kills Three Children and a Teacher

Oregon’s Second-Largest School District Could Close 6 Elementary Schools as Enrollment Declines; Board Meets Tomorrow

Oregon Lawmaker Arrested on DUII Charge After Allegedly Hitting Stop Sign and Driving Off

Unarmed Oregon Man Shot by Police During Traffic Stop to Get $18 Million Settlement

Phil and Penny Knight Commit Record $1 Billion to Create University of Oregon Engineering College