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Police: Woman dies in Southern Oregon crash after car strikes tire lying on I-5
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle crash Monday on Interstate 5 near milepost 43 in Jackson County. OSP says a southbound Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by 74-year-oldShawn L. Hayes, of Medford, struck a tire from a commercial motor vehicle that was lying in the slow lane.
Oregon economists predict nearly $1 billion kicker tax credit in 2026
Oregon economists estimate taxpayers could see a nearly $1 billion kicker in 2026 — up from an earlier forecast of $582 million — based on the September revenue forecast presented to state lawmakers Wednesday morning. “From an economic perspective we’re doing as well as we could have hoped for,” said acting chief...
Fish are swimming the Klamath River freely for the first time in more than a century
KLAMATH RIVER – Fish are now swimming freely in the Klamath River for the first time in more than 100 years, thanks to collaboration between the state, federal and tribal partners. The Klamath River restoration project – the largest such effort in American history – is working to remove...
Mass killing of barred owls by trained shooters may start in Oregon next spring
As soon as next spring, barred owls will be shot in the woods in a plan finalized Wednesday. As many as 450,000 barred owls could be killed in three states over the next 30 years in an effort to save the spotted owl. Trained shooters will target barred owls over...
NTSB shares new details on pilot's fatal crash fighting Oregon wildfires
IZEE, Ore. — A pilot helping fight the Falls wildfire in eastern Oregon turned into an area with "visibility concerns" before his fatal crash, according to a preliminary investigation report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The report doesn't identify why the pilot's plane veered toward an area with...
The next chapter in Oregon’s fight against fentanyl starts next week
Oregon is about to embark on a new experiment as it seeks to stem the tide of fentanyl overdoses across the state. Starting Sunday, 14 counties in Oregon will start deflection programs that are intended to help people enter recovery and avoid criminal charges and jail. The timing of the programs coincides with the start […]
Forest Service Working To Hire Firefighters
The U.S. Forest Service is looking to shore up its wildland firefighting force in the Pacific Northwest. Recruitment events will take place across Oregon next month, with stops in Bend, Sandy and La Grande on September 12th, in an effort to hire a couple hundred permanent seasonal positions. “That’s our...
Energy demand from data centers growing faster than West can supply, experts say
Data centers being rapidly built in the West are becoming an “emerging risk” to electrical grid reliability in the region, according to regional transmission experts. New data centers, which can be built in as little as 18 months, are far outpacing the growth in new electrical energy supply and transmission, according to members of the […]
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