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Oregon Watchdog Saves Residents More Than 5 Million Dollars as Insurance Complaints Surge in 2025
The insurance industry dominated consumer complaints investigated by the Oregon government watchdog agency, the Division of Financial Regulation (DFR), which saved Oregonians $5,658,813 in the first nine months of 2025.
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Homemade Sauna Ignites Late Night Fire in Medford Backyard as Firefighters Rush to Contain Flames
MEDFORD, Ore. — Fire crews from Medford Firefighters Local 824 doused a fire caused by a homemade, wood-burning enclosed sauna in the early hours of yesterday morning. Still, the fire had caused extensive damage to the sauna and deck.…
High Speed Chase From Newport to Lincoln City Ends When Spike Strips Stop Oregon Suspect
A high-speed car chase, which eventually involved multiple law enforcement agencies, ended when the suspect’s vehicle came to a halt after driving over spike strips near SE 51 Street in Lincoln City.
The incident occurred on December 11…
Oregon Sees Surge in ICE Arrests as Nearly Half Detained Have No Criminal Record
As the Trump Administration ramps up immigration arrests, an increasing number of arrests have been for immigration violations, despite the detainees having no criminal record. In Oregon, about 45% of those arrested had no criminal…
Portland Man Shot at Two Officers and Could Spend 30 Years in Prison
PORTLAND, Ore. — A sentence of 20 years handed down earlier this week to a man who shot at two Portland Police officers sends a strong message that this type of crime will not be tolerated in Multnomah County, says Senior Deputy District…
Oregon Pauses New Gas Tax Hike as ODOT Hires Winter Crews Amid Funding Uncertainty
The Republican-backed No Tax Oregon submitted almost 200K signatures to Oregon election officials on Friday, bringing into focus the problematic question of how highways will be funded.
No Tax Oregon Delivers ~200k Signatures To…
Oregon Rolls Out New School Rating System, But ODE May Be Too Short-Staffed To Make Them Work
The Oregon State Board of Education (OSBE) has begun the process of implementing Senate Bill 141 to create a new education accountability system.
The OSBE has approved a set of rules introducing statewide metrics that all 197 school…
Medford Police Arrest 19 Year Old After December 5 Shooting Investigation Expands
MEDFORD, Ore. — Nineteen-year-old Audrik Darling of Medford has been arrested in connection with a shooting on December 5 and a kidnapping, assault, and unlawful use of a weapon on October 11, 2025.
In a news release, the Medford Police…
Oregon Joins Lawsuit Against Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee That Would Hit Major Employers Like…
A coalition of 19 States, including Oregon, filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration yesterday over its unlawful policy imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions that would create a costly barrier for employers- especially…
Oregon May Be Sitting on One of the World’s Biggest Lithium Deposits but Who Really Benefits if It…
A massive deposit of lithium, which could overtake the giant South American ‘Lithium Triangle,’ has been identified in Malheur County, Oregon.
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Identified lithium resources : share of world total…