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3,000 Oregon state workers claim faulty state analysis left them underpaid
More than 3,000 Oregon state workers have filed claims alleging that they are underpaid due to an inaccurate evaluation of their experience and education in a recent state equal pay analysis. The Oregon Department of Administrative Services conducts the analysis at least once every three years to ensure employees have...
East winds, heat wave could fan wildfire flames in Oregon over the weekend
Wildland firefighters in Oregon got a reprieve thanks to cooler weather in late August and early September, but officials warn a heat wave and dry, easterly winds could fan flames or start new fires through the weekend. “Oregon is still experiencing one of the worst seasons we’ve seen in the past decade, and the department […]
Preview central: League-by-league looks at all of the state’s Class 6A volleyball teams
We’re just in the early days of the 2024 fall season, and Oregon’s Class 6A volleyball teams are just getting started. There are a few teams this season that look ready to make deep runs, with several Oregon teams loaded with Division 1 talent. If you purchase a...
Dense Fog Advisory until 11:00AM
* WHAT...Visibility of less than one quarter of a mile in dense fog. * WHERE...In Oregon, Clatsop County Coast, Tillamook County Coast, and Central Coast of Oregon. In Washington, South Washington Coast. * WHEN...Until 11 AM PDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous. * AFFECTED AREAS: CLATSOP COUNTY COAST ... TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST ... CENTRAL COAST OF OREGON ... SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST Instructions: If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Alcohol task force punts on recommending beer, wine tax levels
A task force the Legislature created to study alcohol addiction and taxes on the harmful beverages has positioned itself to duck recommending whether lawmakers should raise beer and wine taxes. Instead, a draft report the 20–member task force compiled refers to dozens of sometimes contradictory suggestions from individual task force...
Oregon House Republicans target forests for wildfire reform as grass and shrubland burns
As Oregon heads into another hot weekend, Oregon House Republicans are calling on the state Legislature to reform forest management and logging policies they say would prevent large fires from starting and spreading. In a letter sent Wednesday, Republican Reps. Jeff Helfrich of Hood River, Ed Diehl of Stayton and E. Werner Reschke of Klamath […]
Oregon governor outlines commitments to Native nations
This story originally appeared on Underscore Native News. This spring, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek promised to visit all nine federally recognized Native nations across the state. So far, she has visited eight and attended the annual Tribal-State Government-to-Government Summit in July. That time marked a span of months when Kotek heard from Native leadership across the […]
Update: Heat advisory issued for Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Ochoco-John Day Highlands until Saturday night
On Friday at 2:11 p.m. an updated heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday at 9 p.m. for Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Ochoco-John Day Highlands. The weather service adds to anticipate, "Hot conditions with temperatures up to 95 degrees. This will pose...
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