OSU-Cascades names Pollard interim dean
Christine Pollard has been named interim dean and chancellor of Oregon State University-Cascades, effective May 16. Becky Johnson — who briefly filled the...
May 13, 2026Open source
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Everything you need to know about LSU track & field ahead of the NCAA Championships
LSU track & field will have 23 entries at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, starting on June 10. Find out which events coach Dennis Shaver’s men’...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Kevin Griffin was introduced on Tuesday as Oregon State University's vice president and director of interco...
Kevin Griffin was introduced on Tuesday as Oregon State University's vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics. He comes from Ohio State Unive...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
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Alec H. Rutherford, 33, was taken into custody following a June 4 incident at his home north of Oregon.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
7 ways to make the best zucchini of your life
Zucchini’s pros — its neutral flavor, high water content and ubiquity — are also its cons. That neutral flavor could be boring, or it could be a thrill...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Huntington man charged with robbery deemed able to assist in defense 5 MIN READ
Justin Dean Bridwell, who was treated earlier this year at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, is charged with a felony that, if he was convicted, could resu...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Eastern Oregon groundwater contamination lawsuit moves forward 1 MIN READ
PENDLETON — The lawsuit accusing the Port of Morrow, commercial farms and operators of contaminating groundwater in Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin Groundw...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Umatilla pollution ‘conspiracy’ claims allowed to proceed 2 MIN READ
Allegations have raised a ‘plausible inference’ that farms, processors ‘acted in concert’ PENLDETON — Farms and food processors accused of pollutin...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Eastern Oregon groundwater contamination lawsuit moves forward 1 MIN READ
PENDLETON — The lawsuit accusing the Port of Morrow, commercial farms and operators of contaminating groundwater in Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin Groundw...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Umatilla pollution ‘conspiracy’ claims allowed to proceed 2 MIN READ
Allegations have raised a ‘plausible inference’ that farms, processors ‘acted in concert’ PENLDETON — Farms and food processors accused of pollutin...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
New state forester gets to work, says ‘zero tolerance’ for issues that led to predecessor’s ouster 7...
Kacey KC is starting her third month as the new director of the Oregon Department of Forestry following earlier tumult at the agency Oregon’s new state for...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Oregon State announces $25 million athletics facility project
A new facility will support 150 student-athletes in softball, soccer, cross country and track and field.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Commentary: Oregon’s wildlife areas: Managed for livestock? 5 MIN READ
The science behind cattle grazing on hunter-funded lands deserves a harder look Every time an Oregon hunter buys a license, pays for a tag or purchases a box...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
New state forester gets to work, says ‘zero tolerance’ for issues that led to predecessor’s ouster 7...
Kacey KC is starting her third month as the new director of the Oregon Department of Forestry following earlier tumult at the agency Oregon’s new state for...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Gov. Tina Kotek won’t expand restrictions on undercover Oregon plates to agencies helping ICE 5 MIN READ
Oregon officials who recently blocked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from receiving undercover state license plates won’t extend the restrictions...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
In loving memory of Maxine Herron: 1935-2026
Maxine L. Herron, 91, passed away peacefully May 2, 2026, at home with her family by her side. Maxine married Hugh Herron in Lebanon, Oregon, in 1951. They r...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Local youth soccer team wins title
The inaugural season of Red Bluff United FC’s U12 Boys team ended with a statement—a championship victory and a historic first for Red Bluff boys soccer....
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Bob Packwood, former Oregon senator who resigned after scandal, dies
Bob Packwood, a former Oregon Republican senator whose career ended after multiple allegations of sexual harassment, has died at 93.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
Josiah Lake II: From walk-on to the face of the program
Josiah Lake II looks back at his rise from a walk-on to being a four-year player for Oregon State men’s basketball.
Jun 8, 2026Open source
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Region: Eastern Oregon
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Everything you need to know about LSU track & field ahead of the NCAA Championships
LSU track & field will have 23 entries at the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Oregon, starting on June 10. Find out which events coach Dennis Shaver’s men’...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Kevin Griffin was introduced on Tuesday as Oregon State University's vice president and director of interco...
Kevin Griffin was introduced on Tuesday as Oregon State University's vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics. He comes from Ohio State Unive...
Jun 10, 2026Open source
Shaw Local
Alec H. Rutherford, 33, was taken into custody following a June 4 incident at his home north of Oregon.
Jun 9, 2026Open source
7 ways to make the best zucchini of your life
Zucchini’s pros — its neutral flavor, high water content and ubiquity — are also its cons. That neutral flavor could be boring, or it could be a thrill...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Huntington man charged with robbery deemed able to assist in defense 5 MIN READ
Justin Dean Bridwell, who was treated earlier this year at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, is charged with a felony that, if he was convicted, could resu...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Eastern Oregon groundwater contamination lawsuit moves forward 1 MIN READ
PENDLETON — The lawsuit accusing the Port of Morrow, commercial farms and operators of contaminating groundwater in Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin Groundw...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Umatilla pollution ‘conspiracy’ claims allowed to proceed 2 MIN READ
Allegations have raised a ‘plausible inference’ that farms, processors ‘acted in concert’ PENLDETON — Farms and food processors accused of pollutin...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Eastern Oregon groundwater contamination lawsuit moves forward 1 MIN READ
PENDLETON — The lawsuit accusing the Port of Morrow, commercial farms and operators of contaminating groundwater in Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin Groundw...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
Umatilla pollution ‘conspiracy’ claims allowed to proceed 2 MIN READ
Allegations have raised a ‘plausible inference’ that farms, processors ‘acted in concert’ PENLDETON — Farms and food processors accused of pollutin...
Jun 9, 2026Open source
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