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Gov. Kotek orders Oregon schools to prohibit students from using cell phones

By the middle of the upcoming school year, Oregon students will not be allowed to use their cell…

Government

Oregon lawmakers regulate guns, public defense, while crime victim, exoneree funding stall

Bills that would have funded care for crime victims and those who have been wrongfully incarcerated languished in…

Government

Oregon, Washington sue Trump admin for sharing Medicaid files with immigration enforcement

Oregon and Washington’s attorneys general are suing the federal government for sharing residents’ Medicaid records with federal immigration…

Business

Gov. Kotek launches new agency to fast-track housing construction

The “doors are open” on a new state office charged with meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s goal of getting…

Local News

Redmond to ban fireworks starting July 5

The Redmond City Council passed an emergency ordinance Tuesday night that bans the use of all fireworks in…

Local News

On a mission for Oregon students, college president runs 1,500 miles

Clackamas Community College President Tim Cook is on a mission to run to all 17 Oregon community colleges…

Business

Rick Wright, Market of Choice CEO and grocery industry leader, dies at 62

Rick Wright, CEO of the Oregon-based grocery chain Market of Choice, died Sunday. He was 62. Wright, who…

Crime & Justice

Prineville police investigating attempted murder near downtown

Victim found with major face and head injuries, suspect Lindley Purrington arrested

Business

ODOT director calls legislature’s transportation bill failure ‘shocking,’ ‘scary’ warns of layoffs

In an email to ODOT staff Saturday, Director Kris Strickland said the agency will be forced to eliminate…

News

Fireworks spark fire in Redmond that threatened homes, prompted evacuations

For the second time in as many weeks, brush caught fire in Redmond’s Dry Canyon and sparked a…

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