By DIRK VANDERHART/Oregon Public Broadcasting For the last three months, drivers throughout Oregon have been free to gas up without the help of an attendant. Now, one of the state’s […]
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Acreage burned in Oregon wildfires declined this year, but homes lost and firefighting costs rose substantially
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal By the numbers, the 2023 wildfire season in Oregon was a quiet one — with the smallest number of acres burned since 2019 and well […]
Oregon and Washington now directing millions into derelict vessel removal on region’s waterways
The Tiffany, a fishing vessel, was pulled onto shore in Astoria for demolition in mid-October. The fishing boat started its life in 1939 as a Coast Guard buoy tender. By […]
Oregon students won’t have to show added proficiency in basic skills through 2028 to graduate
The Oregon Board of Education suspended the essential skills requirement for five more years, because it was being misapplied, members said. Instead of using projects and essays and other methods […]
Oregon lawmakers start trying to tackle state’s addiction crisis — by hearing more about it
Oregon lawmakers are looking for ways to address the state’s fentanyl crisis. (Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon lawmakers heard from state behavioral health […]
Oregon agrees to transfer 10 wolves to Colorado after other Western states decline
By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Oregon agreed to transfer wolves to Colorado after other states declined to participate in the state’s new program. The Oregon Department of Fish […]
Court-ordered drawdown of Green Peter and Foster reservoirs leads to widespread kokanee die-off
By ZACH URNESS/Salem Statesman Journal Tens of thousands of kokanee salmon have died between Green Peter and Foster reservoirs due to a new extreme water drawdown at the reservoirs intended […]
“Kicker” will return a record 44% to Oregon taxpayers on 2022 state income tax
By The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregonians will get an unprecedented 44% of their 2022 Oregon income taxes back through a kicker credit when they file their 2023 taxes next spring, the Oregon Department of […]
New statewide values survey says homelessness issue is Oregon’s most important
The makeshift shelters and possessions of homeless people line a block in downtown Salem in May. Oregonians identified homelessness as the most important issue facing state leaders in a recent […]
How Salem got its commercial flight groove back. (Hint: $$)
By HARRIET BASKAS/The Points Guy SALEM — Over the past few years, many small regional airports across the country lost some or all of their commercial flights due to pilot […]