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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…
Copper Thieves May Be Behind Hours-Long 911 Outage in Eugene and Springfield
Suspected copper wire theft may have caused an outage affecting 911 phone lines across the Eugene and Springfield area on Sunday, November 8, disrupting emergency calls…
More Than 800 Portland City Workers Go on Strike Over Pay and Job Security
Update, November 9, 2026: Sunday’s mediation ended without an agreement, and more than 800 Portland city workers went on strike Monday, forming a picket line outside…
Washington’s New Income Tax Could Make Moving North Less Appealing for Oregon Millionaires
Washington voters rejected Initiative 645, a measure to repeal the state’s new income tax on high earners, on Tuesday, leaving a 9.9% levy scheduled to take effect in…
