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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) wants the public to celebrate the Fourth of July but reminds the public that fireworks and explosives are strictly prohibited within Oregon State Parks and on the whole ocean shore. The…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has thrown her support behind proposed legislation that would impose a range of taxes on products to raise money to combat wildfires. House Bill 3940 has passed the House of Representatives and will now pass to…

Four Oregon beaches were rooted out in a recent countrywide survey of top US off-the-radar beaches. The top three are found in Hawaii, followed by Secret Beach on the southern Oregon coast. 4 Oregon Beaches Voted Best Hidden Gems…

The Wilderness Society has come out in a scathing attack of Senate Republicans for their ‘poisonous version’ of a bill calling for the sale of between 200 to 300 million acres of land in 11 states, including Oregon, managed by the Bureau of…

As nervous Americans watch the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s airstrikes on Iran unfold, Oregon lawmakers reacted swiftly and angrily, calling his action unconstitutional and reckless. Reckless Attack Without Congressional…

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s actions in Los Angeles, where he deployed the National Guard to contain protesters, lawmakers from the Oregon House of Representatives have passed a bill to stop him from ordering the state’s National…

In a recent survey of 3,012 respondents seeking to pinpoint each state’s ‘spirit town,’ Astoria was voted as Oregon’s most representative town, followed by Cottage Grove and Klamath Falls. Astoria: Oregon’s Cultural Heart…

Oregon motorists face $14.6 billion in tax and fees to upgrade the state’s dilapidated transport network. House Bill 2025 has raised concerns with many lawmakers, including members of the legislative transportation committee, but was…

Ongoing protests near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland this week have resulted in six more arrests after protesters committed various offenses, including assaulting federal officers and creating a…

The man who threw traffic cones and boards with protruding nails into lanes of traffic on a 1-5 north of the North Failing Street pedestrian bridge on 14 June, and who was believed to have a bomb in his possession, has been booked into the…