Category OREGON NEWS
Gun safety regulations on November ballot could cost local governments
Only one of the four statewide ballot measures Oregonians will vote on in November comes at a financial cost to local governments. That measure would ban the sale of high-capacity ammunition magazines, require a firearm safety course, tighten licensing and create stricter background checks on…
State holds hearing on permit for Foster Farms’ controversial slaughterhouse in Creswell
The company wants to renew a critical permit but officials said they have no plans to reopen it.
Heatwave sparks dozens of worker complaints; 14 suspected deaths
The state medical examiner released no details about the fatalities in Multnomah, Clackamas, Marion and Umatilla counties.
New state meat inspection program will combat supply chain delays, lower prices
U.S. Department of Agriculture meat inspectors and graders at work. (Preston Keres/USDA/Flickr) Oregon meat eaters are likely to have access to more local beef and other products and at cheaper prices with a new program that will localize meat inspections. The program will expand the…
Drazan, Johnson, Kotek spar over guns, abortion, homelessness in first Oregon governor debate
The three women running to be Oregon’s next governor sparred over abortion, homelessness, guns and climate change in their first debate on Friday. Friday’s forum, hosted by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association at a resort in Welches, was the unofficial start of the general election…
Oregon law establishes renters’ right to AC, but some landlords threaten fines over air conditioners
After nearly 100 Oregonians died in last year’s sweltering heat wave, the state Legislature passed a bill giving tenants the right to have air conditioning units in their apartments. But as the region faces another heat wave this week, some Oregon renters say their landlords…
Audit: Oregon Employment Department struggled long before Covid pandemic
Oregon’s unemployment insurance program was struggling long before the Covid pandemic, an audit released Wednesday by the Secretary of State’s Office found. “Antiquated” computer systems, limited phone lines and a shrunken staff caused by years of low unemployment numbers and federal underfunding left the Oregon…
Separated from her mother at the border, North Salem junior advocates for other homeless teens
When Ana Mariscal went with her mother to Tijuana over Christmas to visit family, she never imagined she’d be making the return journey alone. But just after New Year’s Day 2018, Mariscal found herself on a bus bound for Salem with no money and nowhere…
Morrow County waits months for state money to help with contaminated drinking water
Ana Piñeyro, a communicable disease specialist, and Morrow County Commissioner Jim Doherty outside the county health department’s office before going out to test taps. (Alex Baumhardt/Oregon Capital Chronicle) It’s been more than two-and-a-half months since Mayra Colin found out the water coming from her kitchen…