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Eagle Point Driver Dies In Flames After Veering Into Truck On Hwy 138 Head-On Collision
A two-vehicle crash on Highway 138W near milepost 6 in Douglas County on Wednesday ended in tragedy as the driver of one of the vehicles was declared deceased on the scene despite being pulled from his burning car by bystanders.
After…
Oregon Lawmakers Battle Predatory Lenders with 36% Interest Rate Cap
A bill restricting short-term lending rates to 36% was passed by the Oregon House of Representatives and will now go to the Senate for rubber stamping.
Short-Term Interest Rates Will Be Pegged at 36%
House Bill 2561 will protect…
Oregon AG Lands $9,250,000 Settlement In AbbVie & Besins Generic Testosterone Gel Monopoly…
A lawsuit over AbbVie and Besins’ monopoly on generic testosterone gels concluded yesterday. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield settled with the pharmaceutical giant, which will pay $9.25 million.
Oregon Settles AbbVie and…
A Once Prominent Portland Professional Ordered to Repay $50K Stolen from Nonprofit
A once prominent Portland professional, Devon Horace (32), pleaded no contest to a charge of first-degree aggravated theft and falsifying business records when he appeared before Multnomah Circuit Court Judge Angela Lucero on Wednesday.…
Josephine County Police Arrest DUII Driver Who Crashed Into Fire Truck In Cave Junction
The Josephine County Sheriff’s office reported that a driver, 63-year-old Alec James Varner, who crashed into a stationary Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD) engine shortly before midday on Wednesday, was arrested after failing field…
Oregon Tax Worker Stole Over $426k in Life Savings from an Intellectually Challenged Victim
A Portland man, who knowingly and intentionally used personal identification and bank account information to steal more than $426,000 in life savings of an intellectually disabled victim, has been sentenced to three years in prison.…
Oregon AG Leads Community Hearings On Federal Firings And DOGE Funding Freezes
A national series of town halls hosted by a group of Attorneys General, including Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, has been scheduled.
The meetings will provide a public platform for the people of America to give their account of…
Rural Oregon Faces Economic Fallout as The Trump Administation Slashes Federal Jobs
The rural areas of Oregon will bear the brunt of the Trump administration’s cutback on federal posts.
According to a report from the Oregon State Employment Economist, the number of jobs lost, and the agencies affected by the Trump…
Eugene School District Signs Up To Oppose Trump’s New DEI Policies In Schools
The Eugene School District has joined a lawsuit opposing the U.S. Department of Education's new race-based policies under the Trump administration.
It is the first school district to do so following the issue of a letter to colleagues…
International Fugitive’s Six-Year Run Crumbles as He Lands Back in Oregon After His Arrest in…
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Josephine County Sheriff’s Office deputies took delivery of Shawn Christian Higbee, 41, yesterday after he had been arrested by United States Marshals Service (USMS) officers in December in Cambodia on a 2019 arrest…