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Tented Villages on Oregon Streets are Testament to Delays in Unemployment Payments
SALEM, Ore. — Losing their jobs and evicted from their homes, thousands of unemployed Oregonians are left fighting for survival while waiting for financial assistance from the Oregon Employment Department (OED). In the meanwhile, an…
Medford Man Facing Arraignment On Explosive Charges
MEDFORD, Ore. — Following an indictment by a federal grand jury in Medford, a 56-year-old Medford resident, Wesley Allen Armstrong Jr., is being charged with several offenses, including illegal possession and sale of explosives, and is…
Oregon Roads Rank as 10th Best in the U.S.
Oregon is ranked #10 in the Top 10 states with the best quality roads, although Portlanders who navigate the potholes may not agree. These figures emerge from a report by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) that reviewed data…
19 Ashland School Staffers Lose Their Jobs
ASHLAND, Ore. — Nineteen Ashland School District staff members, mostly paraprofessionals and education assistants, have been layed off in the face of shrinking budgets. They will vacate their posts in June, at the end of the school year.…
Jackson County Opioid Overdoses Surge: Alert Issued
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — An increase in emergency medical responses as well as admissions to the emergency department between March 24 and 29 in the county has led Jackson County Public Health (JCPH) to issue an overdose alert for opioid…
Oregon Nonprofit was Paid 100 Times More Than Foster Parents to Care for Vulnerable Children
The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) paid the nonprofit, Dynamic Life, more than 100 times what foster parents receive for looking after the state’s most vulnerable children. The ODHS admits making mistakes in an internal report…
Appeal To Oregon Governor To Pause Coastal Wind Project By Seafood Industry
A coalition that includes numerous members of the seafood industry and other interested parties called on Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek to put a stop to the offshore wind energy development planned off the Southern Oregon Coast. The group hopes to…
Bucket List Sites Tracing the History of Chinese Immigrants in Oregon Can Now be Investigated
ASHLAND, Ore. — Bucket list sites identified over the years by the Oregon Chinese Diaspora Project to uncover a footprint of Chinese nationals who lived and worked in Oregon can now be investigated and other “dream projects” implemented…
Oregon’s Urban Trees Get Extra Support
Oregon's Urban and Community Assistance Forestry Program has expanded its support services for urban forests and trees in urban areas through new funding. This has more than tripled the number of employees engaged in support work. …
The Less privileged Communities of Oregon are the Main Beneficiaries of a Federal Funding Package
Rural, coastal, and underprivileged communities in Oregon will be the main beneficiaries of a $21.3 billion federal funding package to bolster education, nonprofits, and institutions, say Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden in a press…