During the heatwave in July, temperatures soared to 103 degrees in Salem. (Getty Images) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The weeklong heatwave in Oregon ended on Monday with 14 suspected […]
Kristof returning to the New York Times after failed run for Oregon governor
Nick Kristof speaks at his campaign headquarters on Feb. 17, 2022, following the Oregon Supreme Court’s ruling that he couldn’t run for governor. He now plans to resume writing columns […]
New Oregon meat inspection program will combat supply chain delays, lower prices
U.S. Department of Agriculture meat inspectors and graders at work. (Preston Keres/USDA/Flickr) BY ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon meat eaters are likely to have access to more local beef and […]
Yachats area gets only a little rain in July, but water supply in very good shape
YACHATS – It rained just a tiny bit in July – as usual – but prodigious spring rains has the city’s water supply in very good shape for the driest […]
Tidewater man dies Saturday after car crash near Mapleton
A 24-year-old Tidewater man died Saturday at a Lane County hospital following a two-vehicle crash Thursday on Oregon Highway 126 near Mapleton. Oregon State Police said that Timothy Cooper died […]
Team of scientists, including one from OSU, says breaching Lower Snake River dams would aid salmon recovery
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – A team of scientists, including one from Oregon State University, concluded in a recent paper that breaching four dams in the Lower Snake […]
New state audit outlines myriad problems of Oregon Employment Department before and during pandemic
A job center in North Portland run by the Oregon Employment Department. An audit from the Oregon Secretary of State’s office details OED’s numerous problems as it struggled to keep […]
Mystery group — likely from Georgia — sending anti-Democrat mailers to Oregon voters but hasn’t filed state reports
Oregon voters received mailers like this one shared by a source that attack legislative Democrats. (Submitted) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Earlier this month, some Oregon voters began receiving glossy […]
Fall Chinook fishing expected to be good on central Oregon coast bays and rivers — and could include short coho seasons
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com Anglers on the central Oregon coast may be in for “good to very good” fishing Monday when coastal bays and streams open for salmon fishing. While […]
Oregon’s electric utilities submit final plans to prevent wildfires, shutoffs as season ramps up
Oregon’s electric utilities submitted first-ever plans for mitigating wildfire risks and protecting public safety. (Flickr) By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Nearly all of Oregon’s 41 electric utilities have […]