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Oregon sees job growth, continued employment challenges
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 8,500 jobs in July, following a revised decline of 700 jobs in June, according to the Oregon Employment Department. Gains, loses July’s gains were largest in professional and business services (+2,300 jobs); health care and social assistance (+2,000); government (+1,800); and construction (+1,400). Declines in July were...
All Welcome for the 22nd OVMA Annual Memorial Rally Honoring Veterans
Oregon Veteran’s Motorcycle Association (OVMA) is excited to host their 22nd Annual 9-11 Rally on September 13-14, 2024. “Everyone is welcome,” says Ray Rose, state president. “You don’t have to own or ride a motorcycle to honor our Veterans and first responders. We have a variety of events for everyone.”
No, it's not legal to dig through someone else's trash in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. — An interesting question popped up on Google's trending search terms for the Portland area last week: Is dumpster diving legal in Oregon?. It's unclear what prompted people to begin looking up the rules, but a search through social media shows that this is an issue that has come up numerous times in online discussions over the years, with questions and arguments about the legality of rooting through both actual commercial dumpsters and smaller household garbage bins.
Youth 71Five Ministries' case v. State of Oregon goes to federal appeals court today
MEDFORD & PORTLAND, Ore. -- A Medford-based youth ministry is appealing one court's dismissal of its case to a higher authority today: the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) attorneys representing Medford-based Youth 71Five Ministries say they filed an opening brief with the federal...
Hermiston City Council Eases Rules Governing Mobile Food Vendors
After several months of public testimony and requests, the Hermiston City Council amended its rules for mobile food vendors at Monday’s meeting. The amendments are aimed at easing entry into the mobile food vendor business. The city conducted an online survey in May to gather the community’s view of...
Oregon mill to continue operations in September
PRAIRIE CITY, Ore. — Prairie Wood Products received some much-needed positive news over the weekend. After the recent announcement of local mill closures, Prairie Wood Products mill in Prairie City, Oregon, is scheduled to reopen sometime in September. Grant County Commissioner Jim Hamsher said that the mill is planning...
Longtime swim dock at Howard Amon Park retired due to increase in cyanotoxins
RICHLAND, Wash. - The swim dock at Howard Amon Park in Richland was removed from the water for good on Tuesday. Richland Parks and Recreation says the dock, which was placed on the shoreline midway between Lee Boulevard and Newton Street, was removed out of caution for the increased presence of cyanotoxins in the water over recent years, including in summer 2023 when levels higher than recreational guidelines were found.
Washington coastal tribe awarded $3 million grant to move to higher ground
TAHOLAH, Wash. — For generations, Quinault Indian Nation members have thrived on the Washington coast. But the tribe said it's time to go. The traditional villages, with homes just feet from the beaches of Taholah and Queets, are in danger, according to the tribe. The risk of a tsunami...
Tren de Aragua gang members continue to cross into the U.S. through Texas, Mexican authorities warn
SEATTLE - Mexican law enforcement officials in the border state of Chihuaha continue to see a large number of potential gang members passing through on their way to the U.S. Authorities say the people, who they believe are members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan-born criminal organization, are using the El Paso, Texas-Juarez, Mexico corridor to enter the United States illegally.
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