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Oregon Orders Data Centers to Pay Their Own Power Costs Under New Pacific Power Rules
With the cost of supplying large data centers with power increasingly extending beyond the actual facilities, Oregon approved new rules for Pacific Power on Friday…
Stranded at Portland Airport by Nationwide FAA Ground Stop, Family Paid $800 to Drive Home
A family at Portland International Airport (PDX) who were trying to get home to San Diego on Friday ended up paying $800 for a rental car when a nationwide Federal…
Grants Pass Shelter Gives Longtime Residents Until Monday to Leave, With No Promise of Return
Longtime residents of Parker’s Place Village must leave the emergency shelter by 10 a.m. Monday, November 16, before applying for readmission that afternoon, with no…
California Company’s Plan to Seed Southern Oregon Clouds With Drones Raises Residents’ Concerns
A cloud-seeding proposal from a California company to increase winter rainfall and mountain snowpack in four Southern Oregon counties has triggered questions from…
Southwestern Oregon Planned Parenthood to Lay Off 75, Transfer Clinics Amid Medicaid Strain
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon plans to lay off its 75 employees as part of a consolidation. Three clinics will transfer to a larger regional affiliate in…
Medford Baseball Stadium Proposal Could Require $80.5 Million in Public Funding
Medford city officials will meet Thursday to discuss a baseball stadium project at Hawthorne Park that could require about $80.5 million in public funding, but staff…
PGE Customers Across Northwest Oregon Can Comment Tonight on Proposed Rate Increase
Portland General Electric (PGE) customers can comment on the utility’s latest request to raise electricity rates on Tuesday, November 10, after the utility proposed an…
Eugene Renters Could Get First Chance to Buy Their Homes Under Plan Council Discusses Tonight
Eugene City Council will discuss a proposal on Monday, November 9, that could give tenants an opportunity to purchase their rental housing before properties are sold on…
