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Oregon’s transportation system is due for an overhaul next year. But no one is sure what to do
Oregon’s highway officials say they’re tapped out — and that’s about to mean big problems from Portland to Madras to Medford. As inflation has sent road costs soaring in recent years, gas taxes are sputtering like an overworked Geo Metro. The funding pinch has grown so troublesome that the Oregon Department of Transportation warned last winter it couldn’t even plow mountain passes reliably without an emergency infusion of cash.
Group Seeks Meeting With Oregon Governor on Making Eastern Counties Part of Idaho
OREGON - Leaders of the "Greater Idaho" movement are asking Oregon Governor Tina Kotek to sit down with them and talk about next steps for the 13 counties in eastern Oregon who have passed measures supporting a move of the Oregon/Idaho border. According to a press release, the organization has...
Multiple agencies respond to Ashland vehicle fire
ASHLAND, Ore. — Multiple agencies responded to a vehicle fire on I-5 last week. According to Jackson County Fire District #5 crews responded to I-5 milepost 8 to find a car on fire. The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) firefighters put out the part of the fire that had...
‘Sit back America, and enjoy’: Oregon Republicans share their thoughts on eventful Day 1 of GOP Convention
While the Republican National Convention was conducting a role call to nominate Donald Trump, the former president announced Monday his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, just two days after surviving an attempted assassination, and Oregon Republicans are supportive of his choice. The post ‘Sit back America, and enjoy’: Oregon Republicans share their thoughts on eventful Day 1 of GOP Convention appeared first on KTVZ.
Update: Heat advisory for Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County until Tuesday evening
An updated heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 1:25 a.m. in effect until 8 p.m. for Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Jackson County. The weather service states, "High temperatures around 101 degrees to 105 with low temperatures between 67 and 70 degrees."
Several blazes, including a 'megafire,' growing in Oregon amid dry fuel and high temperatures
A slight respite from hot, dry weather Monday slowed the hunger for acreage among Oregon's eight major wildfires, but an ominous forecast loomed as the state welcomed outside help. Oregon's largest blaze, the Cow Valley Fire along the state's desolate eastern flank, stood at 132,528 acres Monday, with 5% containment...
Weather alert for strong thunderstorms in Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades as well as Jackson County Monday evening
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 5:22 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6 p.m. for Eastern Curry County and Josephine County and Siskiyou Mountains and Southern Oregon Cascades as well as Jackson County. Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 40 mph.
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