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Cyclist’s Fatal Red-Light Run Collides with Subaru on Klamath County Highway
KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Responding to a vehicle versus bicycle crash on Wednesday on Crater Lake Parkway (Highway 97 Business) at the intersection with Shasta Way in Klamath County, Oregon State Police (OSP) discovered a cyclist, 48-year-old…
Nearly 54 Million People Visited Oregon State Parks in a Record-Breaking 2024
With nearly 54 million visitors in 2024, Oregon State Parks (OSP) surpassed its 2021 daily visitor record by 200,000.
A total of 53.85 million people visited OSP on a daily pass last year, an increase of 3%.
Coastal Parks Were…
Drunk Driver Fresh from Prison Flips Car in Wild Midnight Chase Through Medford Streets
MEDFORD, Ore. — An intoxicated driver on transitional leave from prison crashed in a yard on Lone Pine Road in Medford, landing his car upside down, after attempting to elude Medford Police Officers late Thursday night.
An MPD officer…
A School District in Oregon Votes to Safeguard Immigrant Students Amid Funding Fears
Woodburn, the school district with the most Latino students in Oregon, has reversed an earlier decision not to support the rights and privacy of immigrant and refugee students.
School Board chair Noemi Legaspi abstained from a vote…
Medford Planning Department Report Highlights New Homes, Hotels, and Affordable Housing Progress
MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford’s Public Involvement Program showcased growth, development, and community involvement with the Planning Department's draft year-end report on Monday during the Planning Commission review. New builds and steps towards…
Oregon’s Whale Watch Week Showcases Growing Gray Whale Populations and Coastal Sights This Spring…
Oregon's Whale Watch Week, which runs from next Saturday, March 22, promises to be a sublime Spring Break, even for the whales who come out to play in the Pacific Ocean.
Since 2023's Unusual Mortality Event, gray whale populations have…
Oregon National Guard’s Elite Engineers Gear Up to Secure the Mexico Border for a Year
The Oregon National Guard's 1249th Engineer Battalion is preparing for a year-long mobilization to support security operations along the United States' southern border, according to operations officer Major Christopher Campbell.
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Oregon House Bills Push Utility Companies to Get Certified and Pay for Homes Lost in Wildfires
Two House Bills have been introduced in Oregon. The first would create a fund paid for by public utility companies to assist those who lose their homes to wildfires, and the second requires utility companies to apply for a wildfire safety…
Oregon Backs Lawsuit Deeming Trump’s Education Department Shutdown Illegal and Unconstitutional
The Trump administration’s announcement on Tuesday that it would fire 50% of the Education Department (ED) workforce in a ‘total shutdown’ move is illegal and unconstitutional, according to a coalition of 21 attorney generals who have…
Oregon’s New Bill Aims to Wipe Juvenile Records Clean with Easier Expungements
House Bill 2677 was introduced on Tuesday, seeking to make qualifying juvenile record expungements easier.
Oregon Bill Seeks To Help Remove Juvenile Criminal Records More Easily
State Rep. Willy Chotzen, D-Portland, a public…