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Oregon State Police Bust Motorist With 100 Lbs of Meth
Oregon State Police busted a motorist with more than 100 pounds of drugs. The unbelievable HUGE drug bust happened on Monday, August 26th, as an Oregon State Police K9 team seized more than 100 pounds of crystal meth and 11 pounds of suspected fentanyl. At about 3 pm, the OSP...
Week 0 scoreboard: 2024 Oregon high school football
The 2024 Oregon high school football season has finally arrived and new this year is a "Week 0," giving prep teams 10 weeks to play their nine allotted games. In the first year of Week 0, not many teams decided to schedule matchups as practice only began 11 days ago on Aug. 19. Still, there are plenty of matchups going on throughout the state, so make sure to check in...
Water safety reminders for boaters ahead of the Labor Day weekend
OREGON – Labor Day is this weekend and the Oregon State Marine Board is reminding people who plan to go boating how to stay safe. The board says to make sure boats have enough properly-fitted and readily accessible life jackets for every person on board including while canoeing, kayaking, and stand up paddle boarding.
Wapiti fire swells to 90,000 acres, still zero percent contained
As its smoke drifts down toward the Treasure Valley, the nearly-90,000-acre Wapiti fire near Stanley is still wholly uncontained. As of Thursday morning, 978 personnel are working on mitigating the Custer County blaze, up from 620 on Tuesday. State Highway 21, meanwhile, remains closed from east of Lowman through Stanley. As of Thursday evening, Highway 75 remained open. “One thing that really helped fire behavior was (that) most of the...
Looking for a job? Forest Service is hiring 200 wildland firefighters in Pacific Northwest
The U.S. Forest Service said it was hiring wildland firefighters for permanent seasonal positions on hand, engine, hotshot crews and more. "Join the Forest Service’s Oregon or Washington fire organization and be a part of the team that is committed to caring for the land and serving people," a news release said. "Our...
Traveling to die: The latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really wanted to take control over how I […]
Oregon experiment with legalizing hard drugs comes to an end
Oregon was the first state to vote entirely by mail, the first state to offer over-the-counter birth control, and the first state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Three years ago, Oregon embarked on another first-in-the-nation feat: Passing a policy to decriminalize hard drugs in an attempt to focus on treatment over punishment to help turn the […]
'Ghost Gun' ban goes into effect Sept. 1
Oregon's new ban on “ghost guns” goes into effect September 1. Ghost guns have created real and serious risks to public safety, according to Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. Ghost guns are the fastest-growing gun safety problem facing our country, according to the Oregon Department of Justice. "They are becoming a weapon of choice for...
Petition seeks protections for endangered Alvord chub
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Center for Biological Diversity announced on Thursday that it has petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Alvord chub under the Endangered Species Act. The chub is a freshwater fish that exists only in the Alvord Basin in Oregon and Nevada and...
Young Republicans of Oregon Endorse Former Gresham Planning Commissioner Paul Drechsler for State Representative in District 50
August 29, 2024 – Young Republicans of Oregon: Facebook Post Paul’s history as a small business owner is exactly what Salem needs. His firsthand experience managing budgets, dealing with regulations, and navigating bureaucracy, which can provide a practical understanding of how policies impact businesses and individuals Paul has been a resident of Gresham for over…
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