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30,000 children in low-income Oregon families missing out on extra food benefits
Thousands of low-income Oregon families are leaving food money on the table this summer. The Department of Human Services said Monday, July 15, that families with 320,000 children have received extra food assistance for the summer but families with another 30,000 children who qualify need to apply. The Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children, or Summer EBT, provides a one-time payment of $120 per child to help low-income families...
Stars talk about Oregon-set NBC comedy, ‘St. Denis Medical,’ and the town where it takes place
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA – The upcoming NBC series, “St. Denis Medical,” is the latest example of the so-called “mockumentary” format, popularized in such classic series as “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation,” and, more recently, “Abbott Elementary.”. “St. Denis Medical” is set...
Coming up on KEZI 9 News at 4: New details on Green Hill Road grass fire; Cottage Grove murder victim's friends and family speak out
Officials are providing some more information on a grass fire that scorched more than 100 acres and caused evacuations in west Eugene. Also, friends and family of a Cottage Grove woman found murdered are speaking about her life. Chief Meteorologist Holden LeCroy has the weather.
Oregon wildfire spotted near Blue River east of Eugene
A wildfire broke out Tuesday afternoon off state route 126 in the Cascade Range, sending a plume of smoke above the evergreens amid high temperatures and red flag warnings across western Oregon. Smoke was reported just after 1 p.m. north of Blue River Reservoir, about 50 miles east of Eugene.
Georgia Bulldogs' Kirby Smart Throws Shade At Oregon Ducks Coach Dan Lanning
The Oregon Ducks football program, coach Dan Lanning, Nike and NIL are being talked about at SEC Media Days. Georgia coach Kirby Smart jokingly looks a little green with envy when talking about his former defensive coordinator Lanning.
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...
ROSEBURG POLICE CITE WOMAN FOR PROHIBITED CAMPING TUESDAY
Roseburg Police cited a woman for prohibited camping early Tuesday. An RPD report said at 12:50 a.m. officers contacted the 37-year-old at her camp within the nature path of the duck pond in the 1500 block of Northwest Stewart Parkway. The woman had a large tent pitched with a cart...
Docs split a pair of one-run games against Redmond
REDMOND — The Roseburg Dr. Stewart’s American Legion baseball team rebounded from a sluggish start to earn a split in an Area 4 doubleheader against the Redmond SunWest Generals on Monday at the Jaqua Sports Complex. Roseburg (17-15-1, 9-5 Area 4) struggled to get the offense going in...
North Bend Police to use new tech for patrols, funded by federal grant
NORTH BEND, Ore. — The North Bend Police Department is set to be the first police department in Oregon to have all of their patrol cars outfitted with License Plate Readers (LPR) and the funds came from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant . The North Bend...
Trees split, community comes together: Mobile home park neighbors rally after damage from high winds
EAGLE POINT, Ore — Community members of Butte Crest mobile home park rallied together to save homes and cars after high winds led to tree damage. A resident at the mobile home park, Connie Fuller, said that there “must have been angels” because her home and car were close to being directly hit by a tree. The main trunk missed her car by only six inches.
Fatal Crash on Highway 101 in Curry County
On Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 11:40 p.m., Oregon State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Hwy 101, near milepost 298, in Curry County. The preliminary investigation indicated a southbound Ford F250, operated by James Franklin Mickelson (36) of Sixes, left the roadway for unknown reasons, traveled approximately 400 feet through a field, and struck a tree. The collision caused the vehicle to become engulfed in flames. The operator of the vehicle (Mickelson) and passengers, Joseph Frances Kurka (20) of Sixes and Dereck Eugene Stroop (35) of Port Orford, were all declared deceased at the scene. The highway was not impacted during the on-scene investigation. The cause of the crash is under investigation. OSP was assisted by the Port Orford Fire Department, Sixes Fire, Coos Forest Patrol, Coos Fire, the Curry County Sheriff's Office, and ODOT.
Former Ashlander exorcises demons of abuse in a memoir
Claudia Chotzen has lived in several places, but she also lived for a time outside of her own body. That's how she describes the way she coped with sexual abuse in her childhood. It was a deep, dark family secret, one Chotzen brings into the light in her book The...
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