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If you’ve got camping plans coming up, leave the firewood behind.

Oregon State Parks has banned campfires in many state parks due to increased fire danger around the state.

“A fire ban means no wood fires, charcoal, charcoal briquettes, pellet-fueled grills, candles, tiki torches and other devices that emit flames or embers and cannot be turned off with a valve. Portable cooking stoves, propane fire rings, barbecues, and lanterns using liquefied or bottle fuels are allowed,” the agency said.

Some parks have exceptions to the ban. You can read more and see a list of park-by-park rules here.

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Peek inside the Oregon State Capitol as crews work to finish new foundation

The home to Oregon’s state Legislature, and perch for the Gold Man, will see major steps to finish its foundation this week. The multi-year project includes major seismic retrofitting on…

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Woman exits Oregon prison 21 months late after state corrections agency ‘really screwed up’

Bridget McDermott is among a few people held in Oregon prisons longer than they should have been and then suddenly released without a plan

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Unsheltered Salemites report frequent discrimination, annual city survey finds

Salem’s 2024 community belonging survey looked at where and how often people experience discrimination in Salem, and their comfort level reporting bias crimes to the Salem Police Department.

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Tulsa schools executive joins Salem-Keizer to oversee middle, high schools

Danielle Neves is the second top administrator to join the Salem-Keizer School District from Tulsa Public Schools, Superintendent Andrea Castañeda’s former district.

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Peek inside the Oregon State Capitol as crews work to finish new foundation

Woman exits Oregon prison 21 months late after state corrections agency ‘really screwed up’

Unsheltered Salemites report frequent discrimination, annual city survey finds

Tulsa schools executive joins Salem-Keizer to oversee middle, high schools

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