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By GEORGE PLAVEN/Oregon Capital Bureau A new water year is off to a slow start in Oregon, where much of the state remains mired in a multi-year drought.  Warm and dry weather persisted through mid-October, digging an early deficit for precipitation in most basins — particularly those in central and southern Oregon, where drought conditions are the worst. However, climate

Police tape blocks off North Commercial Street near Jefferson High School after shots were filed on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. Jonathan Levinson / OPB By JONATHAN LEVINSON/Oregon Public Broadcasting Portland breezed past last year’s record 92 homicides and planted a new flag on Nov. 23 when the city recorded its 93rd homicide of the year. The victim, 45-year-old Raja

By OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING A new state law allows Oregon cities — and some counties — to apply for the authority to designate speed limits on their roads. In the past, a city dealing with speeding or accidents on their roads had to get permission from the state to change the speed limit, even if the street was owned and

 Volunteer Rose Mary Garrels heads off to deliver groceries to a client during the Keizer Community Food Bank at Faith Lutheran Church in Salem on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (Moriah Ratner/InvestigateWest) KAYLEE TORNAY/InvestigateWest The need for food assistance is at a near-record high in Oregon, and food bank managers are sounding the alarms about rising hunger across the state. Local