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Oregon Republicans opposed to ranked choice voting while Idaho’s GOP is split
In November 2022, Democrat Tina Kotek was elected governor of Oregon with 47% of the vote. That was enough to win the general election, since her total was slightly higher than that of her leading opponent, Republican Christine Drazan. She was able to win with less than a majority of support because other candidates siphoned […]
More senior Oregonians, those with disabilities, to become eligible for in-home service
Thanks to a thumbs-up from a federal agency, more older adults and people with disabilities in Oregon could receive more options for support to continue to live independently in their own home. The Oregon Health Authority said Thursday, Aug. 15, that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had OK’d the expansion of a program within the Oregon Department of Human Services. That means Oregon can launch a new version of Oregon Project Independence supported by Medicaid funds. ...
Remains of U.S. POW who survived Bataan Death March identified
The remains of a missing World War II soldier from Oregon have been identified and are set to return to the state for burial, federal authorities announced Thursday.The remains of U.S. Army Private William Calkins, 20, were identified after being exhumed along with other unknown soldiers buried at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, the Department of Defense said.The department's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, tasked with recovering prisoners of war and service members missing in action, said Calkins was captured after U.S. troops in Bataan province surrendered to Japanese forces. After surviving the harrowing 65-mile Bataan Death March, he...
CNY firefighters return home after fighting wildfires in the west
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — 21 firefighters returned to New York State after fighting wildfires out in Montana and Oregon for two weeks. Three of those firefighters are from Central New York. Micheal Putnam with Fish and Wildlife is from Syracuse, Chester Lunt, a Forest Ranger, is from Fabius, and Michael Burkholder a Facilities Unit Leader […]
Oregon’s Bangladeshi community stands up for student protesters 7,000 miles away: ‘It is our responsibility’
When Anis Zaman logged onto Facebook last Monday, he was greeted with a troubling post: a childhood friend, who lived more than 7,000 miles away in Bangladesh, had been beaten by Bangladeshi police while protesting against the government. “It was very heartbreaking,” said Zaman, a Portland State doctoral student in...
Major storms forecast in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains, flash flood watch issued
It could be a wet and wild but very helpful weekend in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. Significant thunderstorms dropping a half-inch to 1.5 inches of rain, and bringing winds up to 60 mph, are forecast Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning. ...
Poet and Author Ellen Waterston to serve as 11th Oregon Poet Laureate
Ellen Waterston, poet, writer, and educator, was named the 11th Oregon Poet Laureate on Thursday, Aug. 15, by Governor Tina Kotek. The Bend writer is also known for founding the Writing Ranch and the Waterston Desert Writing Prize to celebrate literary arts in the High Desert. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University, a Master of Arts in Archaeology from the University of Madagascar, and a Ph.D. in Humane Letters from OSU-Cascades. In 2024, she received the Literary Arts of Oregon’s Stewart H. Holbrook Award and Soapstone Bread and Roses Award.
LL Flooring files for bankruptcy, closing 94 stores nationwide, 1 in Oregon
A flooring business has filed for bankruptcy and is closing dozens of stores. LL Flooring, a company formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, announced that it had commenced voluntary Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in order to pursue a sale of the business.
Heat waves are hitting Oregon’s oldest population the hardest
With withering temperatures at 100 degrees or higher during the July 2024 heatwave, 16 people died due to suspected issues related to the heat, according to the state’s medical examiner’s office. All but two of the deaths were people over the age of 50 and most of them were in their 70s or 80s.
Northwest ironworkers reject a second employer offer
Ironworkers in Oregon and Washington will vote on a third employer offer after previously voting down a second employer offer in mail ballots counted July 31. In June, members voted down an offer that would have increased total compensation $7.50 an hour over three years. The second offer would have increased total compensation $15 an hour over four years. Now, members will vote on a third offer totaling $16 over four years.
Oregon Labor Bureau says it will dismiss hundreds of workers’ claims without $22M budget increase
The Oregon Labor Bureau has asked Gov. Tina Kotek and lawmakers to increase its budget by roughly $22 million so it can tackle massive backlogs of complaints from workers who say they’ve been illegally denied pay or had their civil rights violated. The agency is requesting $81.2 million —...
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