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Two dead, another infected, as rare brain disease reported in one Oregon county
Two people are believed to have died of a rare, incurable brain disease within months of each other in a single Oregon county ...
Bill that would require Oregon county election clerks to livestream voting processes sparks concerns
Ballots are organized and sorted at the Multnomah County Elections Office on Oct. 24, 2024. Senate Bill 1054 would require ...
118 more likely non-citizens were errantly registered to vote, Oregon DMV reports
The Oregon DMV reported Friday it mistakenly allowed 118 people who were almost certainly non-citizens to register to vote, ...
Woman, 29, with 'Warmest Smile' Still Missing After 6 Days of Searching in 'Remote' Ore. County
Kaylee Birt, 29, was beginning a 1,600-mile road trip when she was reported missing in a rural Oregon county on Friday, April ...
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One Oregon county has the state’s fastest-growing incomes, by far
The county had just 27,000 residents in 2023, but that’s up 9% from 2020, a period when Oregon’s overall population was roughly flat. The county’s workforce grew even faster, 12%, during a ...
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Two Deaths in Oregon County Linked to Fatal Brain Disorder
Two people in the county, which has a population of about 24,000, have died from the illness, and a third case is still being ...
Bill to protect Oregon’s most-contaminated groundwater areas is dead
Senate Bill 80 would have prevented new large livestock farms in the Oregon's three groundwater management areas.
Oregon wolf population rises to at least 204 in first meaningful growth in years
The number of wolves in Oregon grew to a minimum of 204 in 2024, the first meaningful population growth in nearly four years.