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Oregon Researchers Train Dog-Like Robots in Desert Sands to Prepare for Future Mars Missions
Researchers at Oregon State University (OSU), having made field trips to Mount Hood in 2023 and 2024, recently spent five days teaching quadruped robots to walk on the…
Conflagration Act Invoked for Seventh Time This Season as Flat Fire Spreads in Central Oregon
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Conflagration Act on Friday as the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) deployed Complex Management Team 3 (CIMT3) to the Flat Fire…
15-Year-Old Portland Boy Charged With Attempted Murder After Lighting Family House on Fire
A teenager was arrested by Portland Police officers from Central Precinct responding to reports of the 15-year-old in a mental health crisis, causing significant damage…
Medford Uses National Opioid Settlement to Tackle Teen Drug and Vaping Use
The City of Medford has concluded three-year National Opioids Settlement Fund funding agreements for a teen substance abuse prevention program launched in schools in…
Roseburg Man Arrested After Drilling Hole in Church Van’s Fuel Tank to Steal Gas
The Roseburg Police Department arrested a local man who admitted drilling a hole in the fuel tank of a van at the Roseburg Christian Fellowship- with the intent to steal…
Anchorage Man Convicted in Portland of COVID Relief Fraud Faces 20 Years in Prison
A Cameroonian national who lives in Anchorage, 64-year-old Peter Igwacho, faces a possible 20 years in prison after a federal jury in Portland found him guilty of…
West Nile Virus Found in Eagle Point Mosquitoes Prompting Warnings Across Jackson County
The West Nile virus, typically spread in the US by a mosquito called Culex, which is found across the country, was detected in a mosquito pool in Eagle Point after the…
Excessive Heat Warning Issued as Dangerous Temperatures Grip Southern Oregon This Weekend
Following the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Extreme Heat Watch warning issued earlier this week, the Medford National Weather Service Office issued an Excessive Heat…
