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Since 2004, the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) has spent at least $24 million responding to 36 major wildfires that were caused by malicious or negligent acts, but to date has collected a mere $86,000 in restitution and settlements for…

Less than 1 percent of the 1.7 million households in Oregon will benefit from federal government rebates for heat pumps and other energy-saving electric appliances. At the beginning of this month, the Oregon Department of Energy received…

ASHLAND, Ore. — Southern Oregon University (SOU) is developing its Facilities Master Plan for the next decade. There will be two opportunities for students, staff, and community members to give their input on the plan. SOU Campus…

Nike saw its shares drop 5% in after-hours trading yesterday after the announcement that the company experienced its largest quarterly sales drop in at least a decade, excluding a brief decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nike also…

The road rage incident that sent spectators diving for cover at last year’s Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade in Portland ended in a five-year sentence in the Multnomah County Circuit Court yesterday (Tuesday). His Dashcam Filmed…

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford residents now have access to a new crime mapping portal. Hosted by the Geoshield Communities program, the Medford Police Department (MPD) introduced a portal allowing the community to view crimes reported in the…

Oregon’s interstate highway system has outlived its usefulness, and local governments in the 36 counties are struggling to keep pace with maintenance and progress demands. This is the opinion of the Legislature’s Joint Transportation…

Trimet released the results of their annual survey on Monday and it shows that almost half the riders on TriMet’s buses are worried about their safety and even fewer riders feel secure on MAX trains. The number 1 reason for feeling…

In a new ranking of colleges across the U.S., the location of the schools was one of the criteria that revealed that most top locations for colleges are on the East Coast, but one Oregon school was in the top ten. Oregon School…

Governor Tina Kotek has reaffirmed Oregon’s commitments to the Columbia Basin Restoration Initiative (CBRI) to develop clean energy and to restore salmon and steelhead to the Columbia and Snake Rivers. In an executive order, Kotek…