By KLCC News COOS BAY — A freight rail line connecting Eugene with Coos Bay has received a $29.7 million federal grant to to help upgrade the line in order […]
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Oregon DMV needs more accessible website and better security, new state audit finds
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division needs to do a better job translating its online web portal for people who don’t […]
Oregon could be in for a cool, wet winter this year, National Weather Service says
By Oregon Public Broadcasting Weather scientists say Oregon could be in store for a cooler, wetter winter this year. That’s according to the latest U.S. Winter Outlook, released by the National […]
Another Oregon newspaper chain sells to Mississippi-based media company
By Oregon Public Broadcasting EO Media Group, which owns a dozen newspapers in mostly rural areas of Oregon and Southwest Washington, announced Wednesday it has been sold to Carpenter Media […]
Progressive groups withdraw endorsements of Oregon’s ballot measure 118
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle At least four progressive organizations that previously backed an Oregon ballot measure to hike taxes on businesses and divide proceeds among all Oregonians have withdrawn […]
Oregon elections officials close phone lines Thursday after a flood of Trump-related conspiracy calls
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon’s state elections office has shut down its phone lines for the day because of a deluge of threatening calls from out-of-state callers […]
Democrats — including Hoyle in 4th District — vastly out raising GOP rivals in campaign contributions
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The Democratic challenger in Oregon’s most closely contested congressional district raised more than three times as much as the Republican incumbent between June and September, […]
Oregon Land Board approves ‘precedent setting’ plan to put Elliott State Forest in a carbon market
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s leaders decided for the first time to dedicate an entire state forest to storing harmful greenhouse gases to combat climate change while generating revenue […]
Washington and Clackamas counties sue Oregon Health Authority over Measure 110 funding
By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle Washington and Clackamas counties on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Health Authority to overturn the agency’s formula for distributing more than $400 million […]
Eugene developer announces upscale hotel and housing project for downtown Corvallis
An architectural rendering shows the hotel and housing project at the corner of 1st and Madison in Corvallis by the Obie Companies of Eugene. By TIFFANY ECKERT/KLCC News CORVALLIS […]