How Ombuds for Oregon Workers Helps People Employed in Oregon

If you're employed in Oregon, Ombuds for Oregon Workers can help with everything from workers compensation claims to health and safety concerns! Barbra Anderson joined us to share more. For more information, visit www.oregon.gov/DCBS/oow. For …

Oregon Peer Workforce Conference returns in August to Pendleton 

Published 1:03 pm Monday, July 7, 2025 PENDLETON — The Oregon Peer Workforce Conference returns Aug. 21-22 to the Pendleton Convention Center.The conference is now in its second year. The Greater Oregon Behavioral Health Inc. in an announcement Monday, …

Oregon earmarks funds for proposed Coos Bay terminal

Oregon launches statewide recycling system

Oregon has become the first state to require paper and packaging producers to pay fees into a statewide recycling and waste prevention system. Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act went live on Tuesday. That’s when large companies that sell paper or …

Oregon recreation liability bills fall short in legislative session – yet again

Proponents of new protections for Oregon recreation businesses will have to hold out hope – yet again – for another legislative session. This year’s House Bill 3140 and Senate Bill 1196 represented the third attempt in the last decade to settle the issue …

This artist brings fairy whimsy to the Oregon Country Fair

For decades, textile and botanical artist Elaine Falbo-Lowe has made fairy-inspired art for her booth at the Oregon Country Fair. When Falbo-Lowe was juried into her first fair 40 years ago, she was a young mother and skilled basket weaver. Now a …

Oregon's bias hotline staff faced a 165% increase in harassment in 2024, report says

The decline in reporting did not occur evenly across demographic groups, with certain groups showing more of a willingness to report bias incidents. PORTLAND, Ore. — Bias incidents in Oregon declined in 2024 for the first time in four years, but new data …

Escape to Central Oregon on seasonal nonstop flight from DFW Airport

As darkness falls across Central Oregon, what you don’t see yields something remarkable: thousands of twinkling stars dancing across the obsidian-hued heavens. Thanks to a glorious absence of light pollution, this northwestern U.S. region now boasts seven …

New Rules For E-Bikes In Oregon State Parks

Electric-assist bicycles (e-bikes) are now allowed on trails where other bicycles are allowed unless specifically prohibited at Oregon State Parks.  E-bikes are also allowed on the ocean shore on wet sand except where specifically restricted. Previously, e …

Here are the player ratings for Oregon State in EA Sports College Football 26

The wait is over for Oregon State football fans ready to build a virtual dynasty — or even just fill their living room with chainsaw noises — in EA Sports College Football 26. The popular video game, entering its second year since returning from a lengthy …