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Oregon’s Quietly Built Swift Water Rescue Team Gets Its First Real Test in Washington Floods
A swift water rescue team from Clackamas Fire District, which has quietly been building capacity, was deployed on its first mission Thursday to bolster emergency flood response after major flooding in neighbouring Washington State.…
Oregon Nurses Say ICE Is Turning Trauma Hospital Into an Extension of Detention and Scaring Patients…
The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) wrote to the President of Legacy Emanuel Medical Center on behalf of Oregon nurses at the hospital who are concerned about policies that aren't being enforced equally.
They said U.S. Immigration and…
Oregon’s Longest-Serving Lawmaker Faces Expanded Ethics Probe Over Side Jobs and Salary Increase
Oregon’s longest serving lawmaker, Rep. Greg Smith (R-Heppner), faces an expanded ethics probe over side jobs and a grant to substantially raise his salary.
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission earlier this week voted unanimously to…
Oregon Flood and Wildfire Projects Could Get New Life After Court Stops FEMA Funding Freeze
After Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a court victory yesterday preventing the Trump Administration from unlawfully cutting billions in disaster preparedness funding, hope has emerged that key projects cut in April can now be…
New SNAP Work Rules Could Cut Food Aid for 37,000 Oregonians as Exemptions Shrink
The SNAP rule waivers, which were ended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will immediately affect 37,000 Oregonians, a figure expected to increase over time.
Hard-hit by the new laws are Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents…
Oregon Job Numbers Reveal Unemployment Was Climbing All Along After Shutdown Left Economists Blind
The federal government shutdown left economists flying blind about unemployment in Oregon, but newly released figures from the Oregon Department of Employment show the picture was worsening all along.
Preliminary August data pegged…
Ashland Ice Rink Closed All 2025-2026 Season After Canopy Permit and Engineering Delays Derail…
ASHLAND, Ore. — Because of an uncompleted engineering analysis after operational issues experienced by the canopy manufacturer, unresolved permitting delays mean that the Ashland Rotary Centennial Ice Rink will not open for the 2025-2026…
Gresham Brothers Accused of Using Man’s Own Gun to Kill Him in Gas Station Fight Caught on…
GRESHAM, Ore. — Surveillance footage of a fatal shooting at an Arco gas station in Gresham at 1 a.m. on Sunday has led to the arrest of two brothers who were arraigned on Monday for second-degree murder.
The East County Major Crimes Team…
Oregon Whooping Cough Cases Hit All-Time High After Years of Slipping Maternal Vaccination Rates
Recent Oregon Health Authority (OHA) data indicate that pertussis, also known as whooping cough, cases have reached an all-time high. The agency is now urging Oregonians, especially babies, to get vaccinated to protect against this serious…
Medford Neighbor Hears Breaking Glass Confronts Suspect and Helps Stop a Burglary in Progress
MEDFORD, Ore. — Thanks to a watchful Medford neighbor, a burglary in progress was abruptly halted when a suspect fled the scene on foot after being confronted by a neighbor.
The Medford Police Department reports that the incident…