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Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 555 is throwing millions of dollars into a campaign to persuade lawmakers to ease the way for cannabis workers throughout Oregon to unionize. The UFCW union has spent $2.4 million dollars…

The fire danger level in Jackson and Josephine counties has been raised to reflect a red alert (“extreme”) in an announcement by the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). The Wildfires in Eagle Point (Salt Creek fire) and Siskiyou County (…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Grants Pass City Council has finally agreed to explore funding avenues to rebuild the aging Caveman Memorial Pool which has been serving the community for 70 years. While the pool is open to the public this summer, it is…

Recently published research in the journal BioScience indicates that ecosystems in the Northwest were significantly shaped by wolves before they were nearly wiped out in the region. Earlier research has lacked sufficient insight into their…

ASHLAND, Ore. — A wildfire blaze that ignited on Dead Indian Memorial Road, northeast of Ashland, late on Thursday night has been successfully contained by teams of firefighters. The cause of the wildfire is currently being investigated.…

Nike has slashed 732 positions at its global headquarters near Beaverton as part of its decision to trim 2% off its global workforce. The leading sportswear brand announced in April that it would be reducing its Oregon workforce by 740…

With elections less than 4 months away, violent crime is one of the issues politicians are leveraging. With the FBI’s Quarterly Uniform Crime Report released in June showing a significant drop in violent crime in the United States in the…

ASHLAND, Ore. — The one-hour Behind the Curtain Summer Tour has proved so popular that the Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) has had to increase the event from once to twice a week. Visitors Discover How…

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Following a shooting incident in the house of a woman in the 6000 block of Downing Road, Central Point, Oregon, on August 17, 2023, her ex-husband, Thomas Lee Parks, 48, was arrested. Parks has now been sentenced to…

Extremely hot weather and the illegal use of fireworks could be a lethal combination for wildfires in Oregon and California this 4th July weekend. Sizzling temperatures reaching 111 degrees in Medford, Oregon, and 116 degrees in Redding,…