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Keizer firefighters join forces working to check massive LA wildfires
LOS ANGELES FIRES: A Keizer fire crew is putting in 24-hour shifts to help local firefighters on the massive Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. They are among more than 400 firefighters from Oregon dispatched to California.
In State of the State speech, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for resilience, optimism
Oregon faces enormous problems, but also has the capacity to fix them, Gov. Tina Kotek said in an address to lawmakers Monday.
OHSU study finds secret to curing patients with potentially deadly hepatitis C
An Oregon study focused on rural residents found a promising method for eliminating hepatitis C, a common and potentially fatal disease that afflicts many drug users.
Republican legislator says reputation ‘destroyed’ over his controversial pay raise
AROUND OREGON: State Rep. Greg Smith, a Republican from Heppner, is threatening to sue two public agencies for destroying his reputation. His claims focus on efforts to boost his pay by 55%.
5,000 Oregon nurses, doctors and others striking Friday at all Providence hospitals
A Providence strike beginning Friday is the largest by health workers in state history, and the first involving a doctor’s union.
Mother of deceased Oregon inmate files wrongful death lawsuit against corrections agency
A $4 million lawsuit alleges Oregon State Penitentiary doctors could have prevented an inmate’s 2023 death from prostate cancer with timely treatment.
Adrian man with troubled financial past seeks millions from public for mushroom leather project
A man promoting revitalization of a defunct mushroom plant in Vale has a troubled financial history, records show. Columbia Sportswear, said to support the project, has never heard of it, an investigation by the Malheur Enterprise established.
Lawmakers propose pause on rate hikes from utilities embroiled in wildfire lawsuits
Oregon Republicans want to ban utilities from raising rates on customers if the companies have been involved in unresolved wildfire lawsuits for three or more years.
Disability watchdog group seeks order to find Oregon in contempt of court
Disability Rights Oregon wants a court order that will hold Oregon State Hospital accountable for failing to admit patients from jails within seven days.
