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With the current legislative session in Salem coming to a close, lawmakers from Central Oregon are seeing many of the bills ...
Numerous firefighters on the ground and in the air stopped the spread of a new grass fire that burned about 500 acres ...
The Greater Idaho Movement criticizes Oregon lawmakers for ignoring border relocation bills and calls for federal involvement ...
But first we get the county view. Dan Dorran is a Umatilla County Commissioner and I spoke with him yesterday. Norcross: I’m sure you’ve seen the transportation bill that’s now being debated.
Record funding for school, reform for civil commitment, housing changes and more passed during the 2025 session that ended June 27.
PORTLAND, Oregon — Just days after a proposed amendment by Oregon lawmakers threatened to eliminate Multnomah County's "Preschool for All" program, parents and community members gathered to ...
The Alder Springs Fire grew to 3,442 acres and 0% containment by the morning of June 18, according to a morning report from Central Oregon Fire Information. Large areas near the fire remain under ...
Lawmakers repealed a contentious Oregon Wildfire Hazard Map on June 24, after the bill was held in committee for two months, despite having unanimously passed out of the Senate in April.
Beyond this session’s obvious disappointment — a failed transportation funding bill — here’s what else flopped.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office issued Level 3 (Go Now), Level 2 (Get Set) and Level 1 (Get Ready) evacuations for areas around the fire. See an interactive map of the evacuation areas.
Look at a few national election results and it’s easy to think of the United States as a 50/50 nation overall, split down the middle between Republican red and Democratic blue.
A rapidly spreading blaze on the northern edge of Oregon that has prompted evacuations, destroyed 20 homes and is threatening hundreds more structures was holding at about 3,500 acres on Thursday ...