By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Inexplicable delays to a federal report on ending hydropower generation in the Willamette River Basin to save threatened fish are creating frustration and concern from […]
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Oregon’s longest serving congressman calls on Biden to withdraw; others mostly silent
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s longest-serving U.S. representative on Wednesday called for President Joe Biden to withdraw from the presidential race, while other members of Oregon’s Democratic congressional delegation […]
Curry County nonprofit getting $2.36 million to open that area’s first addiction recovery center
Bay Area First Step runs a community center in Coos Bay. The center’s lobby, pictured here, offers a place for people to relax and visit. By BEN BOTKIN/Oregon Capital Chronicle […]
Two male sea otters make rare appearance near Cannon Beach, but not likely to stay
By APRIL ERHLICH/Oregon Public Broadcasting Two male sea otters appear to be calling Cannon Beach home, providing a rare sight for Oregonians visiting Ecola Point. Even so, biologists aren’t expecting […]
Oregon is getting hotter. This week’s first Willamette Valley heat wave could break records
By MONICA SAMAYOA/Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon’s first extreme heat wave of the summer may break records, according to a state climate official. Some areas of the state will reach more […]
Oregon expands free Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands more people
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle After two years of planning, Oregon is officially expanding its Medicaid program to give tens of thousands of more people access to the free health […]
Governor’s advisory group proposes new literacy requirements for teacher training and licensing
Students are taught how to sound out letters during a phonics lesson at Ferguson Elementary School in Klamath Falls. By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon teacher colleges and future and […]
Supreme Court’s decision on Grants Pass homeless case will have limited effect in Oregon
By Oregon Public Broadcasting The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday allowing the city of Grants Pass to regulate and penalize unsheltered homelessness will undoubtedly reshape outdoor camping policies across the West. Despite […]
Deadlocked Oregon ethics commission won’t investigate complaints about wife against Gov. Kotek
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — A deadlocked Oregon Government Ethics Commission won’t pursue an investigation into Gov. Tina Kotek’s since-abandoned plans to give her wife an expanded policy […]
Controversy erupts over OSU’s plan to cut older trees at its McDonald research forest. But are they old growth?
By HANS BOYLE/Corvallis Gazette-Times CORVALLIS — Some Corvallis residents are sounding alarm bells over a planned timber harvest in the heart of the McDonald-Dunn Forest. That operation, known as the Woodpecker […]