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NSF Starts Removing Oregon Coast Research Buoys After Trump Cuts Ocean Monitoring Funding
With scientists scheduled to start dismantling the first research buoy of a sprawling ocean monitoring system off the Oregon coast today, state Senator Jeff Merkley is spearheading a bipartisan initiative demanding the National Science…
Southwest Oregon Fire Danger Rises to High as Equipment Restrictions Begin Tomorrow
The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) warned that the Southwest Oregon District will be raised to "high" (yellow), with the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) raised to Level 2 (two) tomorrow at 12:01 a.m.
Southwest Oregon…
Southern Oregon University Plans Major Reset After Enrollment Drops 22% in a Decade
ASHLAND, Ore. — Cash-strapped Southern Oregon University (SOU) released a Vitality Plan yesterday that provides a roadmap for financial stability and an innovative vision to allow the university to thrive.
Higher Education…
Portland Petition Would Use Clean Energy Fund Money to Add Nearly 400 Police Officers
PORTLAND, Ore. — Without raising taxes, Portland residents are asked to support an initiative that will plow an additional $50 million into improving policing and safety standards.
If Successful the Measure Will Go to the Ballot…
Trump Allows Commercial Fishing Again in Protected Pacific Areas but Oregon’s Coastal Fleet May See…
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a proclamation reopening swathes of the previously protected Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument to commercial fishing.
The question being asked is whether this perceived…
Oregon Is Trying to Block Trump in Court From Accessing Unique Mail-In Ballot Information
Oregon is in the midst of a legal wrangle to prevent President Donald Trump from enforcing a ruling calling on states to submit the names, addresses, and unique ballot information of voters who receive mail-in ballots.
The…
Portland Homicide Detectives Seek Suspect After Portsmouth Shooting Victim Is Identified
PORTLAND, Ore. — The individual shot and killed in the Portsmouth Neighborhood on Thursday afternoon has been identified, but the shooter or shooters have yet to be arrested.
Thirty-four-year-old Tyron Butler died shortly after the…
Oregon Clean Energy Group Sues Defense Department Over Frozen Wind Project Reviews
Clean energy groups nationwide- including Portland-based Renewable Northwest- filed a lawsuit on May 31 against the US Department of Defense (DoD), which the groups accuse of following an anti-wind energy political agenda by refusing to…
Southern Oregon Heat Advisory Begins Sunday as Triple-Digit Temperatures Hit Medford, Ashland and…
The arrival of El Niño in the US is bringing temperatures expected to soar into triple digits across Southern Oregon.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed that El Niño conditions are present, and the…
Oregon Pulls Out of Trump’s 250th Anniversary Fair as State Cites Cost and Partisanship
Both Oregon and Washington states have withdrawn from President Donald Trump's upcoming Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., organized by Freedom 250, a nonprofit aligned with Trump.
While state fair organizers say all 50…