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Oregon governor’s office orders independent audit of DHS in woman’s death
The Oregon Department of Human Services is facing another examination of its policies and practices – this time following the death of an elderly woman with dementia who wandered away from a long-term care facility and died outside alone on a winter day. Ki Soon Hyun’s body was found in the woods on Christmas day. […] The post Oregon governor’s office orders independent audit of DHS in woman’s death appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
Oregon Republicans criticize efforts to bring back flagship climate change response
Oregon Senate Republicans are questioning whether the state’s environmental agency has authority to re-create and implement a program that would drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel companies, a task those lawmakers said should be taken up by the Legislature instead. In a letter addressed to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on June 19, […] The post Oregon Republicans criticize efforts to bring back flagship climate change response appeared first on Oregon Capital Chronicle.
25-Year-Old Neil McCarthy Arrested for Indecent Exposure on American Airlines Flight: 6-Month Prison Sentence Looms
Oregon Man Arrested for Indecent Exposure Forces American Airlines Flight Diversion to Buffalo. Disruptive Passenger Allegedly Exposes Himself, Urinates in Aisle on Diverted American Airlines Flight. According to the Shore News Network, Neil McCarthy, a 25-year-old man from Oregon, was arrested for indecent exposure on an American Airlines flight. The...
Democrats, homeless advocates disappointed in U.S. Supreme Court ruling on homelessness
Democratic lawmakers, homeless advocates and legal experts in Oregon expressed disappointment Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Grants Pass homeless case, while conservatives welcomed the decision. In a 6-3 decision split along partisan lines, the court sided with the southern Oregon city in its prohibitions against homeless people using blankets, pillows or cardboard to protect themselves in severe weather while sleeping in public places. The court said that the city’s ordinances against homeless camping did not violate the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibition...
Salt Creek Fire roars to 1,500 acres in Southern Oregon, evacuations issued near Hwy 140
Update at 9 a.m. on Monday, July 8 Fire crews made good progress on the fast-growing Salt Creek Fire overnight, getting fire line around 40% of the blaze burning roughly 10 miles east of Eagle Point. The fire remains at about 1,500 acres just north of Highway 140. ...
Keep Oregon Moving: Legislative funding helps ODOT clean up the graffiti on your roads
Graffiti and litter increased dramatically over the last few years. If you’ve traveled around the state lately, you’ll see that it’s widespread across Oregon. But it’s particularly bad in the Portland area. This challenge is especially acute along ODOT highways and property. ODOT properties, due to...
Wilco says it could lay off 70 people, close hazelnut processing facility
Wilco Farmers Cooperative has filed a notice with the state that it could lay off as many as 70 people at the cooperative-owned Hazelnut Growers of Oregon and close the business by the end of the year. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, the company said it will lay off 28 people...
Former OSU basketball star Stephen Thompson Jr. headed to Summer Olympics
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University will have several Beavers representing their home countries when the Paris Olympics begin on July 26. One of those alums clinched their ticket to France on Sunday night. Stephen Thompson Jr. and the Puerto Rican men’s basketball team qualified for the Olympics with...
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