Diane Megaw

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia yesterday in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy,…

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — A driver tragically died in a two-vehicle crash near milepost 176 on Highway 97 in Klamath County on Monday, March 31, at 8:46 a.m. after losing control of their car and swerving across the highway. The Oregon…

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) and the Oregon division of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) are hosting the Fraud Fighter Summit and Resource Fair on Saturday, April 12, in Medford.…

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek issued a proclamation yesterday proclaiming April 2025 to be Oregon Arbor Month, making the whole month of April a time to observe the importance of trees to the state's people. Oregon Arbor Month Takes…

As many states grapple with cell phone use in schools, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has advocated for a bill—House Bill 2251—to restrict cell phone use in schools across Oregon. Oregon House Bill 2251, a bill seeking to ban student…

Gov. Tina Kotek has added her voice to the yearslong advocacy of animal rights activists pressuring the Oregon Health & Science University to shut down its nationally renowned primate research center. OHSU Primate Research…

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The Josephine County Circuit Court granted a preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of municipal camping site rules until disability-friendly sites are made available yesterday in the Disability Rights Oregon et…

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), terminated approximately $117 million in…

Lane County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) deputies arrested a 28-year-old Portland man speeding away from a Cottage Grove traffic stop in a Scion xB SUV stolen from a Portland business that he'd allegedly burglarized on Tuesday afternoon.…

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. — The skeletal remains found in the Applegate Valley in April 2024 were identified as 63-year-old Nathan Louis Merkel of Wimer, who was reported missing in September 2023. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office (JCSO) has…