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65-Year-Old Woman Rescued After Spending Two Nights Alone in the Oregon Wilderness
A 65-year-old woman who was separated from her friends while on a mushroom foraging expedition near the Shore Acres State Park in Coos County spent two nights alone in the wilderness before she was rescued.
People Venturing into…
New Oregon Solar Farm Can Supply 800,000 Homes with Emission-Free Electricity
One of the country’s biggest solar farms will be established in Oregon which will have sufficient capacity to provide 800,000 homes with emission-free electricity for a year.
The Project will be in Morrow County
The solar farm…
Thursday’s Tsunami Warning is a Reminder that Oregon Coast Has Experienced 21 Tsunamis Since 1854
Although Thursday’s tsunami warning was canceled about an hour later, Oregonians should remember that their coastline has been subjected to 21 tsunamis since 1854.
In the wake of the tsunami warning along the Oregon-California coastline,…
Wells Fargo Lays Off More Than 700 Oregon Employees
Wells Fargo yesterday announced that it is laying off more than 700 Oregon employees.
Affects Workers in Hillsboro and Salem
The decision will cost the jobs of 500 employees in Hillsboro and a further 221 in Salem.
The…
Governor Kotek’s Stability Budget Focuses on Housing, Homelessness, Education, and Drug-Related…
Solving the housing shortage and homelessness, improving academic levels of achievement, and addiction challenges are the pivotal issues addressed by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek in her $39.3 billion budget released yesterday (Monday).
The…
Intel Will Receive $7.9 Billion in Federal Funding to Expand Facilities in Oregon and Elsewhere
The chips are falling into place for Intel following yesterday’s announcement by the Commerce Department that the semiconductor manufacturer will receive the first $1 billion of CHIPS Act funding before the end of the year.
Intel will…
Oregon Has the Highest Number Per Capita of Unsheltered Homelessness in the Country
Oregon is the top-ranked state in the U.S. per capita for unsheltered homelessness among families with children, with three in 10 people classified as ‘chronically homeless’ since 2023.
There are 14 Times More Children Without a…
Oregon Environmentalists Take Legal Action to Stop BLM Removing Timber from Forest Near Grants Pass
A lawsuit to stop the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from increasing fire hazards with the removal of timber from an old-growth forest north of Grants Pass was lodged on Tuesday by environmentalists in the Medford District Court.
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1.1 Million Oregonians Will be Traveling by Road, Air, Rail and Sea for Thanksgiving Weekend
With Thanksgiving less than a week away, more than one million Oregonians will travel between November 26 and December 2, according to AAA Oregon/Idaho.
Heading for the Woods and Over the River
AAA public affairs director, Marie…
New Civil Case Against Asante: Medford Medical Center is Now Facing $488 Million in Damages
MEDFORD, Ore. — Three victims of the Asante Drug Diversion case in which ex-Asante nurse Dani Marie Schofield allegedly replaced fentanyl with non-sterile tap water have launched lawsuits against Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center (RRMC)…