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Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency due to homelessness on January 9, following a previous declaration set to end on January 10. Extending the emergency order was directed at allowing Oregon to keep the momentum going for recently…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — It has come to light that Dutch Bros. Corporate intends to move forty percent of its company to Phoenix, Arizona. According to NewsWatch 12, the company intends to expand into Arizona by January 1, 2025. Its headquarters…

ASHLAND, Ore. — A suspect was arrested at a traffic stop on Ashland Street, near the Ashland Interstate 5 Exit 14 on Tuesday, after K9 Bodie flagged the vehicle in which illegal drugs were being transported. In late December, Medford…

Effective Saturday, January 20 through Monday, January 22, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for parts of Oregon, which includes the Curry County coast. Significant rain is forecasted between Friday evening and Monday…

MEDFORD, Ore. — An outstanding application by the Coquille Tribe to open a casino in Medford, outside tribal reservation land, is again under scrutiny and is causing a war of words between opposing factions. The original application dates…

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — Clackamas County Commissioner Ben West announced the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) will be dismantled after officials voted to cut its bloated $828,000 budget. He confirmed that the DEI department…

With housing being her key focus for 2024, Gov. Tina Kotek plans to introduce just one bill in the  2024 legislative session. In the bill, she will be calling for $500 million to create more housing, particularly affordable housing. With…

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Dougle’s County’s Umpqua Valley Winegrowers Association (UVWA) has a new nonprofit partner for their 2024 Greatest of the Grape Event . In order to determine which winery will receive the "Greatest of the Grape" award,…

ASHLAND, Ore. — For 10 weeks, residents can sit alongside students and study climate changes taking place in their backyards. They can return to student life at Southern Oregon University (SOU) and examine issues like the scientific…

Facing threats from climate change and white pine blister rust- a deadly fungus, mountaintop whitebark pine was recently identified as a threatened species by the federal government. Through genetic research, scientists are finding…