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Oregon’s $3.4 Million Housing 360 Grants Aim to Tackle Homelessness and Mental Health
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek heralded the Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) Housing 360 pilot program, a new initiative to address homelessness and mental health challenges. Grants of $3.4 million have been awarded to community…
Oregon AG Helps Secure Injunction Forcing 20 Federal Agencies to Reinstate Trump-Fired Probationary…
A coalition of 20 attorneys general, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, won a preliminary injunction (PI) earlier this week that provides that 20 federal agencies must reinstate unlawfully terminated probationary employees…
Oregon Man Accused of Murdering His Mother’s Boyfriend to Receive Pre-Trial State-Paid Therapy…
Sean Joseph Lynn, accused of murdering his mother's boyfriend last August, will undergo 10 therapy sessions at a cost to the state of $163 a session, while he awaits trial in custody at the Lane County Jail.
Lynn's attorney, Michael…
Oregon Could Add Six Forever Chemicals to Hazardous List as Health Risks Spark New Regulations
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is adding six perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to its list of over 800 regulated contaminants as a precursor to creating regulations to limit exposure to them.…
Oregon Joins FBI’s Massive Operation ‘Not Forgotten’ to Tackle Violent Crime in Indian…
Oregon will be taking part in a nationwide FBI investigation into unresolved violent crimes in Indian Country. Known as Operation Not Forgotten, investigations will include missing and murdered indigenous people.
The Longest and…
Portland Man Arrested For Pointing Laser At Tesla Dealership Employees
PORTLAND, Ore. — A 27-year-old Portland man, Tesla protester Davis Nafshun, was arrested on Saturday and faces accusations of pointing a laser inside the South Waterfront Portland Tesla dealership that hurt the eyes of employees on duty at…
Oregon Parents Could Face $500 Fines as New Bill Targets Student Absences
A public hearing was held yesterday (Wednesday) to discuss Oregon House Bill 2052 which will make it a Class C violation for parents or guardians of students who miss school for eight or more unexcused absences within four weeks.
The…
11-Year-Old Oregon Girl Saves Autistic Brother from Raging Mobile Home Blaze
LINN COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to reports of a fire in a mobile home at a park on Airport Road, which indicated that a child was trapped inside the home at 3:42 p.m. on Monday, firefighters arrived to find everyone had been evacuated, but…
Oregonians Can Help Eradicate Invasive Ivy at Sunset Bay State Park to Honor Earth Day
To honor Earth Day, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department invites Oregonians to join rangers at Sunset Bay State Park, Coos Bay, to help remove invasive English ivy from the landscape.
The event will be from 10 a.m. to noon on…
Eugene’s Wesley Methodist Church Vandalized with Thousands in Damage as Police Hunt Suspect
EUGENE, Ore. — Thousands of dollars of music equipment and religious artifacts were severely damaged, and excrement was left in the worship area in an act of vandalism at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Eugene early yesterday morning.…