Local News

Consultants recommend spay/neuter clinic as animal services are reevaluated

Experts say local data supports shifting to preventative care and community-based programs

Crime & Justice

City of Madras hires new attorney

Cary Colaianni comes from Deschutes County Sheriff’s office, City of Boise

Local News

County eyes upgrades to Mount Jefferson Cemetery memorial

Jefferson County commissioners met this week to discuss proposed upgrades at the Mount Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, with a…

Climate

U.S. Senate vote to nix California tailpipe emissions standard blocks 17 other states, including Oregon

The U.S. Senate voted early Thursday to prevent California from enforcing regulations on tailpipe emission from new cars…

Government

Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz insists Republicans ‘not cutting’ Medicaid, SNAP

Oregon’s lone Republican representative in Congress defended the party’s decision to attach new work and citizenship requirements to…

Crime & Justice

He was pulled over for drunk driving in a county vehicle. He’s the sheriff of Umatilla County.

UMATILLA COUNTY — The Gilliam County Sheriff’s Office reported Umatilla County Sheriff Terry Rowan had a blood-alcohol level…

Education

More Oregon parents are asking for vaccine exemptions for their kids, data show

Data shows three years of declining vaccine rates among Oregon kindergarteners Nearly one in 10 Oregon kindergartners aren’t…

Environment

Oregon bill would speed up process to rename locations with offensive titles

Bill defines offensive as ‘insulting and derogatory’ to Oregon Native American tribes, or any race, nationality or ethnicity…

Business

Craig Prins, appointed after bourbon scandal, plans to exit OLCC this summer

The head of Oregon’s commission overseeing liquor and marijuana plans to leave his position by July 1, he…