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08/24/2026

Residents of the historic and flammable neighborhood, including the live-in caretaker at the Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, responded quickly when a fire broke out on Skinner Butte on Aug. 17.

Residents of the historic and flammable neighborhood, including at the historic Victorian Shelton McMurphey Johnson House, responded quickly when a fire broke out on Skinner Butte on Aug. 17.

08/24/2026

On Wednesday, Aug. 26, Party Bar joins more than 100 restaurants for Pay What You Can Day, a global experiment that allows guests to determine how much they pay for their meal. Drinks will be charged in full, but the food bill is up to diners.

On Wednesday, Aug. 26, Party Bar joins more than 100 restaurants for Pay What You Can Day, a global experiment that allows guests to determine how much they pay for their meal. Drinks will be charged in full, but the food bill is up to diners. The event was organized around food accessibility, mutua...

08/24/2026

"We Oregonians know that our state is beautiful, but to hear other people say it is like having strangers compliment your cute baby in the Target parking lot," Tiffany Gee Lewis writes. "You can’t take any credit, except to say, 'I know, aren’t I smart to live here?'"

Oregonians know that our state is beautiful, but to hear other people say it is like having strangers compliment your cute baby in the Target parking lot.

08/24/2026

Oregon lawmakers have largely remained silent on whether state Rep. Greg Smith, a Republican from eastern Oregon, should face consequences in the Legislature for breaking state ethics laws and costing taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars.

Smith has faced four investigations by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission, and was fined for violating ethics laws and abusing his position as a public official. He has denied intentional wrongdoing.

08/24/2026

Bethel’s Danebo Elementary will have upgrades to its exterior and interior, several schools in Bethel and 4J will now have air conditioning and Thurston High School’s greenhouse will get a face-lift.

08/24/2026

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule to allow more road construction in national forests, citing potential improvements in fighting wildfires.

However, many firefighters and internal government research argue that additional roads could increase human-caused wildfire ignitions and that existing road maintenance is already critically underfunded.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed repealing the 2001 Roadless Rule to allow more road construction in national forests, citing potential improvements in fighting wildfires.

08/21/2026

Speeding on the stretch of Main Street where the collision took place has long been a concern in Springfield, and a police sergeant said the speed of the motorcyclist is considered a possible factor in the crash.

08/21/2026

A man died Friday, Aug. 21, when the motorcycle he was riding collided with a vehicle on Main Street in Springfield, Sgt. Tony Del Castillo said.

Speeding on the stretch of Main Street where the collision took place has long been a concern in Springfield, and a police sergeant said the speed of the motorcyclist is considered a possible factor in the crash.

08/21/2026

Statewide, Oregon has shattered modern fire records with over 2.4 million acres burned. While Lane County has mostly evaded the large blazes from this year's wildfire season, arid conditions keep the risk of a late-season ignition high. And those that have burned have done so close to home.

In Lane County, acreage numbers are far lower than in other parts of the state, but a number of wildfires have ignited close to home.

08/21/2026

State Sen. Lisa Reynolds, D-Portland, is a pediatrician who has served in the Legislature for five years and is seeking to improve cannabis prevention education in schools, cap individual edibles at 10 milligrams of THC and require manufacturers to provide more warning labels on their products.

Public health experts and mental health advocates working on proposals to curb cannabis use among youth.