Government
Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz insists Republicans ‘not cutting’ Medicaid, SNAP
Oregon’s lone Republican representative in Congress defended the party’s decision to attach new work and citizenship requirements to ...
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Crime & Justice
He was pulled over for drunk driving in a county vehicle. He’s the sheriff of Umatilla County.
UMATILLA COUNTY — The Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office reported Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan had a blood-alcohol level ...
Business
Rite Aid to close a dozen Oregon locations
Pharmacy giant Rite Aid, which filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year, says a dozen of its Oregon ...
Business
Craig Prins, appointed after bourbon scandal, plans to exit OLCC this summer
The head of Oregon’s commission overseeing liquor and marijuana plans to leave his position by July 1, he ...
Government
Kotek declares: ‘Fire season is here’ as Oregon gears up for dangerous summer
With the summer months approaching and wildfire risk already on the rise, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and state ...
Oregon
Funding loss hits Oregon CASA programs
BEND — The National CASA/GAL Association is appealing an order to suspend federal funding through the U.S. Department ...
Business
DEQ staff warned of hackers prior to April cyberattack
Just one day before a cyberattack shut down Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality for several days, the agency’s ...
Oregon
Landowner hunting tags poised to become permanent
SALEM — More than four decades since it was started, a program that prioritizes Oregon landowners for hunting ...
Local News
Oregon archdiocese ‘in shock’ after death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas and a transformative figure in the Roman Catholic Church, died ...
Business
Proposal to impose penalties on private utilities delaying wildfire lawsuits quietly moves forward
A bipartisan bill moving through the Oregon Senate would prohibit private utilities from recovering wildfire costs from customers ...