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Oregon Invokes Conflagration Act Again as Elk Fire in Klamath County Grows Fast and Evacuations Expand
Invoking the Conflagration Act, the Oregon State Fire Marshal mobilized its Red Incident Management Team, along with several task forces, to the Elk Fire in Klamath…
Neil Creek Fire Forces Evacuation Alerts and Closes I-5 as Flames Spread Near Ashland
As firefighters have continued to battle the Neil Creek fire burning East of I-5 near Neil Creek Road since yesterday, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO)…
Tech Shock in Oregon as Massive Intel Job Cuts Hit Hillsboro and Aloha Campuses
The Intel Corporation announced yesterday that over 500 employees in Oregon will be laid off, with the first round of terminations slated to happen over 12 days…
Oregon Deploys Emergency Fire Teams to Rogue Valley as Heat and Lightning Stoke Wildfire Fears
Two structural task forces from Benton and Lane counties have been mobilized to the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon by the Oregon State Fire Marshal through Immediate…
Oregon’s Bias Crime Numbers Drop but Experts Fear Underreporting and System Gaps
Oregon’s 2024 Bias Crimes Annual Report indicated that, for the first time since the Bias Response Hotline launched in 2020, overall bias reports declined in 2024.…
Medicaid Cuts and Red Tape Could Overwhelm Oregon’s Health System, Nurses Say
The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) has raised concerns that the passage of H.R.1, the so-called 'One Big Beautiful Bill,’ will significantly reduce funding for public…
Infant Survives Coos Bay Highway Four-Car Crash That Took the Lives of Her Parents
Oregon State Police (OSP) reports indicate that a fatal multi-car crash in Coos County near Lakeside on Friday at approximately 1:06 p.m. in which a beige Kia Optima…
Lawyer Warns Some Oregon Summer Internships Are Actually Exploitation in Disguise
Is a summer job internship or exploitation? A lawyer has some advice on identifying the red flags.
