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The U.S. needs wildland firefighters, but the federal government is losing them

Black Butte is an inactive volcano that rises from the high desert in Eastern Oregon. In May 2022,…

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Retrofit at Wallowa Lake Dam sparks dispute: Environmentalists, tribes challenge fish passage rules

WALLOWA LAKE — In November 2023, an unpopular “last-minute” revision to Oregon’s Fish Passage Rules jumped from the…

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Supreme Court to rule Thursday in GOP Senate walkout case

Republican senators who participated in the longest quorum-denying walkout in state history will learn their political fate on…

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GOP House members air allegations of ‘secret’ deal on dams

Republicans on a U.S. House panel blasted the Biden administration Tuesday for an agreement they said paved the…

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Behind schedule, over budget, state-backed rail projects costing $70 million sit idle

Five years ago, the state Legislature approved $51 million for two rail shipping centers in the Willamette Valley…

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Union County Jail tries new approach to help inmates with opioid addictions

LA GRANDE — The Union County Sheriff’s Office is starting to use a promising new drug in the…

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One year in, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek faces same challenges

Gov. Tina Kotek took office a year ago with a promise to wake up every day with a…

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