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Preorders open for new Oregon license plate design
OREGON – Oregon is set to get what might be its cutest license plate design yet … a Puffin Plate. The Oregon Coast Aquarium opened voucher sales for a new license plate that it says should “fit the bill.”. The Puffin Plate was designed by Cam Mullins...
2nd Washington man pleads not guilty in 2022 attacks on Oregon electrical grids
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A second Washington state man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of damaging power substations in Oregon in 2022. Tacoma resident Zachary Rosenthal, 33, pleaded not guilty in federal court in Portland on Tuesday to three counts of damaging an energy facility.
Oregon lawmakers urge Biden to invest in affordable housing after Grants Pass decision
After the U.S. Supreme Court's decision allowing the City of Grants Pass to enforce a camping ban, two Oregon lawmakers are leading an effort urging the Biden administration to invest in affordable housing to address homelessness.
Map shows where thunderstorms might develop in Oregon on Tuesday and Wednesday
Portland has a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms overnight Tuesday and into early Wednesday. The thunder chances are highest over the central Cascades and may start by Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service says. “A low pressure system will move northward this evening, leading to a slight chance for...
Oregon governor’s office orders independent audit of Human Services after woman’s death in Sandy
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 in Sandy and died outside alone on a winter day. Ki Soon Hyun’s body was found in the woods on Christmas day. An investigation by Oregon’s long-term care ombudsman faulted the agency in her death...
Oregon’s LGBTQ Vandalism Soars During Pride Month
Law enforcement officials are treating the act of vandalism as a potential hate crime. This week in Newberg, Oregon, a Pride flag was shot with a pellet gun shortly after being displayed in the window of a local library. Investigation Is Ongoing. Police have chimed in to say that they...
Family and friends anxiously await the apprehension of suspected killer Anthony Wesley Tyrrell
Rozaleena Rasmussen was found killed near Cottage Grove in June with authorities looking to catch her killer. Family and friends of murdered Cottage Grove woman speak out. Family and friends of a 29-year-old woman found murdered in Cottage Grove are trying to grieve while waiting to see her killer arrested.
Homeless advocates concerned after long-established camp demolished
EUGENE, Ore. – A group of people living in a homeless camp near the railroad tracks need to find a new place to live after a cleanup crew cleared out the encampment on July 16. According to local homeless advocates, 20 people called the camp along the railroad tracks...
Teamwork makes the dream work: Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Oregon Ducks football build 200 beds for kids in need
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) -- It was a packed house at Autzen Stadium on Saturday as 35 volunteers with the nonprofit Sleep In Heavenly Peace in Bend made the trip over to Eugene to link up with the Oregon Ducks football team. After four hours of work Saturday morning, 200 beds were built for kids in need.
Police, Union Pacific clash with advocates during homeless camp sweep near Eugene railroad
EUGENE, Ore — A heated confrontation occurred between homelessness advocates and Eugene police officers on July 16 as Union Pacific employees attempted to clear encampments from its private railroad property in Eugene. The sweeps are a continuation of Union Pacific's plan to completely clear the entire Coos Bay line...
Oregon Football’s Mount Rushmore
In commemorating the end of the Pac-12, West Coast college football insider Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News shared his football Mount Rushmore for each Pac-12 school plus a head coach. Mr. FishDuck goes way back with this theme, and took some time from his study of game boosting services to agree with much of what Wilner arrived at.
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