Oregon officials warn of illegal thermal imaging use in hunting

CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Oregon authorities are dealing with the increasing use of thermal imaging devices in illegal hunting activities. These devices, which detect heat signatures, give hunters an unfair advantage by making animals visible in darkness or …

Should workers on strike get unemployment benefits? Oregon Senate says yes

A bill to allow striking workers to access unemployment benefits squeaked through the Senate, Thursday on a vote of 16 to 12, advancing despite the no votes of two Democrats who joined Republican colleagues in voting against the bill. Democrats Janeen …

Oregon lawmakers propose wildfire funding solutions bill

Two lawmakers have pitched their bipartisan proposal for resolving some of Oregon’s wildfire funding struggles. The legislation — House Bill 3940 — is a mash of options proposed by a wildfire funding work group that looked into the challenges of paying to …

Oregon lawmaker proposes raising MLB stadium bond to $800M with ‘jock tax’

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The push to bring a Major League Baseball team to Portland got a major show of support from Oregon’s legislature Thursday. Democratic State Senator Mark Meek introduced an amendment asking the state to contribute five times as much …

Oregon lawmakers to consider expanding rent stabilization, banning AI rent software

Oregon lawmakers are considering banning the use of AI to set rents, and limiting the exceptions to the state’s rent stabilization law. In Oregon apartments built in the last 15 years are exempt from rent stabilization law - which limits rent increases to …

Patient dies at Oregon State Hospital

A patient died unexpectedly on Tuesday at the Oregon State Hospital, the state’s public psychiatric hospital in Salem, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Officials provided no additional information on the death in an announcement Wednesday, but …

Central Oregon school officials react to President Trump’s order seeking to close US Department of Education

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The intended closure of the U.S. Department of Education in an executive order being signed Thursday afternoon by President Trump could have wide-ranging impacts on schools in Central Oregon and across the nation, though congressional …

''Suspicious Substance" Sickens Guard, Shuts Filtration at Oregon

The Oregon Department of Corrections says they're investigating a "suspicous" substance that resulted in a guard being given Narcan.   Tuesday, the substance was found in a special housing unit Around 2:20 PM Officials at the Deer Ridge …

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek declares state of emergency due to flooding

Human trafficking real problem in Oregon, panelists say

Letter carriers in Eugene plan to protest restructuring of USPS. Trump has proposed removing USPS' independence. Musk has proposed privatizing it. Postal workers say either change would risk jobs and mail service quality. Current and retired letter …