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As lawmakers search for a funding solution for the Oregon Department of Transportation, an OJP analysis of Oregon bridge data shows that only 6% of the state’s bridges are in poor condition. Of the 7,183 Oregon bridges used by motor vehicles, 425 are classified as “poor,” meaning part of the bridge has significant damage or […]

A 90-year-old legal opinion could jeopardize Gov. Tina Kotek’s desire to repeal House Bill 3991, the controversial Oregon Department of Transportation funding package she backed and lawmakers passed in a September special session. The opinion, dated Nov. 13, 1935, is about a bill lawmakers passed that year related to student fees at Oregon colleges. Before the […]

This March, environmental nonprofit Discover Your Northwest will host its inaugural Youth Wildland Fire Career Camp, a free program open to people ages 16 to 20. The camp is meant to familiarize youth with the professional world of wildfire mitigation – work that can be both boots on the ground and behind a desk.    Uncontained […]

Ian Cranston has been released from Deschutes County Jail, having posted 10% of his $500,000 bail, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. Cranston, 31, had appeared virtually at a motion for release hearing at Deschutes County Circuit Court Monday morning, where the bail amount and conditions of his release were discussed. The court will likely […]

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is shelving a major overhaul to a key federal homeless services program after a federal court blocked the changes, telling providers in Oregon and other states that it will reinstate previous grant applications submitted under Biden administration rules.  In December, the Source reported about the potential impact […]

“Say her name!” one protestor yelled, prompting a packed Jan. 10 crowd at downtown Bend’s Peace Corner to scream back with a chilled fury, “Renee Good!”  Three days prior, Good, a 37-year-old mother of three children, was fatally shot in the head by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement after using her car to block a […]

Governor Tina Kotek extended Oregon’s state of emergency on unsheltered homelessness, sharpening the focus on mental health and addiction as ongoing conditions that continue to threaten public health, safety, and economic stability across the state, constituting an emergency.  “We have helped thousands of people move from the streets into shelter, from shelter into homes, and […]

While many Oregon farmers pull back amid tariff worries, low crop prices and a difficult labor market, Jeff Newton plans to invest in new hazelnut trees at Christensen Farms near Amity in Yamhill County. Newton, along with other Oregon hazelnut growers, is waiting for a final tally of the volume of nuts they sold in […]

At a Dec. 15 public hearing on the Interstate Bridge Replacement project, government employees who have been working for years to replace the I-5 bridge over the Columbia River told a bistate committee of lawmakers they did not have new cost estimates for the project. Project staffers first said back in January 2024 they planned […]