Business

Statewide minimum wage increases 35 cents, the lowest rise in 10 years

The standard statewide hourly wage will rise to $15.05 per hour, while Portland’s minimum wage will rise to…

Go Rogue

Eagle Point set to celebrate Fourth of July with parade, fireworks show, street fair

Eagle Point will be filled with the hues of red, white and blue on Independence Day as thousands…

Oregon

Lane County’s Mya Cash crowned Miss Oregon 2025 in Seaside

After four days of preliminary rounds, interviews, and a parade, Mya Cash, Miss Lane County, was crowned Miss…

Crime & Justice

Jail log: Monday, June 30

Arrests Burglary, unlawful use of a weapon — Ladarrius Trenton Anderson, 36, of the 700 block of Broad…

Local News

Jackson County Sheriff’s Office will livestream memorial for fallen corrections deputy

A memorial service for a Jackson County corrections deputy will be livestreamed Monday morning.

Local News

2 Idaho firefighters shot and killed in ambush by a man who intentionally set fire, authorities say

BOISE, Idaho — As a wildfire began to sow panic in a small northern Idaho mountain community, a…

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Oregon Legislature’s last-ditch attempt for 3-cent gas tax increase fails

Oregon Democrats’ last-ditch effort to stave off hundreds of layoffs at the Oregon Department of Transportation by passing…

Government

Gov. Kotek blames transportation bill failure on Republicans ‘who just wanted to go home’

Gov. Tina Kotek blamed Republicans for the state Legislature’s failure to pass a bill this session that would…

Crime & Justice

Oregon lawmakers, others optimistic latest plan will help solve public defender crisis

Oregon lawmakers approved a budget package this past week that they and others are optimistic may solve the state’s…

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