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$500K in stolen retail merch recovered during Salem organized crime bust
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office recovered an estimated $495,000 in merchandise stolen from retail stores while serving a search warrant at a property on Evergreen Ave. in northeast Salem on Aug. 19.
Home Energy Spotlight: How home energy audits help lower your monthly bills
To save energy and money at home, experts recommend starting with weatherization improvements like adding insulation, and sealing places where air can enter and escape. After weatherizing, the best next step to save energy and money at home is to schedule a professional home energy audit. Fortunately, Energy Trust incentives and new federal tax credits are available to make these audits possible and offset the costs for those eligible. A home energy audit is essentially a checkup for your house. An energy auditor will inspect...
Measure 110 evolution and impact in the Rogue Valley
Decriminalizing drug addiction was the original purpose of Measure 110 when voters put it on the ballot in 2020. The state legislature revised Measure 110 earlier this year and gave offenders a choice of jail or treatment for addiction. State Representative Pam Marsh and Dr. Kerri Hecox join the JX...
Evanson: There's a lot pressure being put on this year's Oregon Ducks, are they up for it?
How much pressure is too much pressure? And can the weight of expectations sink a season before it even starts? Two questions I can’t help but ask myself as heavy-hitting prognosticators continue heaping on the 2024 Oregon Ducks football team. Since Oregon fell painfully short of last year’s College Football Playoff, through the spring transfer portal and more recently this summer, pundits have been inching toward the Ducks’ bandwagon, and...
Dutch Bros celebrates National Dog Day with treats and bandanas
EUGENE, Ore. — Big or small, we love our dogs. And what better way to celebrate National Dog Day than with a treat and some new duds?. Dutch Bros is looking to make your pup's tail wag with a free pup cup and a special bandana. Did you visit?...
New code required for LTD bus pass app starting fall term
Faculty members, staff and students are required to redeem a new code for their bus pass in the Umo app for the 2024-25 academic year to ride the Lane Transit District bus at no cost. Those with an existing pass in the app can redeem the new benefit code starting...
Soccer Recap: Turnovers Doom Ducks in New Mexico
New Mexico capitalized on two turnovers deep in Oregon territory on their way to a 3-1 victory over the Ducks yesterday at the UNM Soccer Complex. Three of the four goals in the match were scored within a six-minute stretch early in the first half, including the first goal in green and yellow for Oregon’s Cameron Bourne.
Teenager found guilty of second-degree assault after shooting another teen
MEDFORD, Ore.- The verdict is in. A teenager from Grants Pass is headed to prison, found guilty of second-degree assault, but not attempted murder, after shooting another teen several times late last year. 18-year-old Joseph Lopez shot Andrew Ramirez just outside the front door of Medford’s Buffalo Wild Wings last...
North Bend graduate finds Weyerhaeuser success
A 1990 graduate of North Bend High School is achieving success in his longtime career with the Weyerhaeuser Company. Brian Chaney was recently appointed Sr. Vice President of Wood Products at Weyerhaeuser. He and his wife Brooke (Trumbull) Chaney grew up in North Bend, Oregon and now live in Gig Harbor, Washington. They have two children: Kennon, 23, and Mia, 21. ...
Monday gorgeous in Oregon, summer returns Thursday
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — We have another gorgeous day on tap as we start the new week. Monday’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies up and down the I-5 corridor with daytime highs reaching the mid 80s for the Willamette Valley and upper 60s for much of the coast.
Conservationists strive to protect Oregon’s coastal martens
On a warm day in late June, Jessica Buskirk, Alyssa Roddy, and Mark Stevens bushwack through a coastal forest just east of Gold Beach, Oregon. The three wildlife biologists carefully navigate over downed logs and duck under branches, winding through a tangle of rhododendrons. This dense, sloping forest is bound...
Who will start at center for Oregon football? ‘We’ll see on Saturday,’ Dan Lanning says
EUGENE — Who will be the first center to snap the ball to Dillon Gabriel at Oregon is yet to be determined, at least publicly. Dan Lanning would not say who the No. 3 Ducks will start at center for Saturday’s (4:30 p.m., Big Ten Network) season opener against Idaho.
Oregon Ducks Quarterback Dillon Gabriel Signs Exclusive NIL Deal With Heisman Hopefuls
Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel signs an exclusive name, image, likeness deal. Gabriel is one of six athletes to join CELSIUS’ expanded NIL College Football Roster for the 2024-25 season: Alongside Donovan Edwards, Jalen Milroe, Emeka Egbuka, DJ
How Oregon commits fared in high school football this week: Dakorien Moore chucking deuces
The Oregon Ducks are set to open their 2024 season on Saturday vs. Idaho, but some of their top high school commits from the class of 2025 have already kicked off their senior seasons. Each week throughout the fall, The Oregonian/OregonLive will check in with some of Oregon’s top 2025...
New project aims to harness the power of an underutilized asset in Pacific Northwest: 'More power but close enough to Portland for reasonable power transmission'
"By working with the landowners, we can reach our twin goals of decarbonizing the grid and maintaining the character of the region." A renewable energy company is looking to make Oregon a little more eco-friendly by developing one of the largest solar and battery storage fields in the state. Brookfield...
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