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Oregon Leaders Warn Immigration Raids Are Tearing Families Apart and Disrupting Key Industries…
At Oregon Governor Tina Kotek’s community leader roundtable on Saturday, community representatives shared their experiences and views about the consequences of the Trump Administration’s ramped-up immigration enforcement.
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Oregon Mother and Daughter Accused of Forcing Haitian Workers Into Labor and Defrauding Medicaid…
A mother and daughter from Tigard are facing 12 counts of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud after a grand jury returned a *superseding indictment last Wednesday.
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A superseding indictment replaces an earlier…
Oregon Biotech CEO Sentenced After Pocketing $4.4 Million in Investor Fraud Scheme Over HIV and…
Biotech CEO Nader Pourhassan, 62, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was sentenced Friday in a securities fraud scheme in which he misled investors about his company’s development of a new drug, then sold his shares at artificially inflated prices,…
Portland Man Accused of Shooting Two Officers Arrested After Citywide Search
PORTLAND, Ore. — Forty-one-year-old Eric F. Oelkers of Portland has been identified and arrested as the shooter of two local police officers on January 19.
Oelkers is charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, two counts…
New Report Shows Oregon Homelessness Growing Faster Than Shelter Expansion
Portland State University’s 2025 Oregon homelessness report reflects the increasing number of homeless people in the state and, despite more people being sheltered, economic insecurity and Oregon's shortage of affordable housing are leaving…
Washington Begins Transfer of Radioactive Capsules at Hanford Along the Columbia River After Years…
The State of Washington’s Department of Ecology successfully moved the first batch of highly radioactive capsules from underwater pools to safer, long-term dry storage at the Hanford Site last week.
Washington State Moves Nuclear…
Oregon Nurses at Legacy Emanuel Instructed to Stop Complaining About ICE Agents Inside the Facility
Despite instructing its nursing staff to “cease and desist” from complaining that ICE agents are “roaming” the corridors of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, the hospital claims in a statement that the health and safety of its…
Oregon Senator Pushes New AI Safety Bill as Fears Grow Over Chatbots Harming Teen Mental Health
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic changed the social interaction behavior of billions of people globally, and now the advent of artificial intelligence chatbots could be threatening the mental health of children, making them increasingly…
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…