By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle A Harney County Circuit Court judge on Thursday blocked a new voter-approved Oregon law banning the sale of large-capacity firearms magazines with more than 10 […]
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Monsanto Co. will pay Oregon a $698 million settlement to end litigation tied to its alleged role in polluting the state with […]
A view from the Elliott State Research Forest near Coos Bay. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle A state forest with some of the last and largest swathes of old-growth trees […]
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — For more than 10 years, Oregon governors have enforced a moratorium on executions. In one of her last acts as governor, Kate Brown […]
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By KENNETH LIPP/YachatsNews Lincoln County schools’ superintendent will retire June 30 after five years leading the district, including facing two major crises for much of her tenure. Superintendent Karen […]
By CONRAD WILSON and LILLIAN MONGEAU HIGHES/Oregon Public Broadcasting The same Oregon judge who temporarily blocked Measure 114 from becoming law last week, heard arguments on Tuesday in Burns over whether […]
YACHATS — Thanks to a grant obtained by Polly Plumb Productions, “Open mic night” is returning to town after a pandemic absence. Musician Ian Smith of Yachats will emcee the […]
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon will receive as much as $173 million to prevent and treat addiction and substance use disorder as part of three national settlements with pharmacy […]
James Schroeder, CEO of Health Share of Oregon, the state’s largest Medicaid insurer, will become the interim director of the Oregon Health Authority on Jan. 10. BY LYNNE TERRY […]
