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Oregon-Led AG Coalition Urges Total EPA Ban on Chlorpyrifos, Highlighting Health Risks to Children and Farm Workers
A coalition of attorneys general, led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, has urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reinstate the prior ban on the…
Roseburg Duo Busted with Nearly 30 Grams of Meth in Alleged Drug Deal
Douglas Interagency Narcotics Team (DINT) arrested two people in Roseburg in what appears to be a methamphetamine sale on Thursday evening.
Drunk Oregon Man Arrested for Assault After Commanding Pit Bull to Attack, Faces Six-Year Sentence
Lane County sheriff’s deputies arrested a Cottage Grove man, Ron Cameron Boss, Jr., on Thursday. Boss allegedly assaulted two men, instructing his pit bull to bite one…
Joann Craft Store Bankruptcy Proposal to Close Half of All Locations Nationwide, Including Grants Pass Store
National fabric and crafts retailer Joann filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday and sought court approval to close over half its stores. This filing is the second…
Oregon’s Severe Winter Weather Triggers Level 3 Emergency Alert
As weather forecasts predict snow and freezing rain across large parts of Western Oregon, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) activated the State…
Oregon 9-1-1 System Innovations to be Tested in Stayton Lab Before Deployment
The Oregon Department of Emergency Management revealed yesterday that the state's 9-1-1 Program is being launched in its Stayton, Oregon, testing lab. The lab…
Oregon Mother Faces Manslaughter Charge in Her Son’s Fentanyl-poisoning Death
The mother of a Portland toddler, Kelsey Haws, 32, has been charged with the death of her son almost two years ago. The boy died of a fentanyl overdose two months before…
Oregon Father Indicted Over Fentanyl Death of His Infant Daughter
Yesterday, a Coos Bay man, David Sigler, 32, was indicted by a Coos County grand jury for allegedly killing his 22-month-old daughter in fall 2024.
