Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters is set to remove all nine members of the Public Defense Services Commission by noon Tuesday. Last week, the commissioners were deadlocked over whether or not to not remove executive director Steve Singer.
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As of Monday, crews with the Oregon Department of Forestry have suppressed 418 fires, burning a total of 582 acres in ODF districts. This contrasts with a ten-year average at this point in the fire season of 590 fires and over 56-thousand acres scorched.
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The fire has led to closures on the west side of the Waldo Lake recreational area west of La Pine. The lake itself remains open, along with campgrounds and trails east of it.
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Workers at the Starbucks store on Franklin and Villard in Eugene have launched a three-day strike beginning today, to protest what they say are unfair labor practices.
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After corresponding with several state agencies, regional EPA administrator leaves door open to federal intervention
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Rapper A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, has his arraignment in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday.
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The late rapper's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is the 2,729th placed to date.
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On the occasion of what would have been Garland's 100th birthday, Warner Bros. has been re-issuing her films on Blu-Ray; classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews the most recent release.
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Melissa was caring and handy, happy to be behind the scenes.
Junction City celebrated its Nordic heritage with the 61st annual Scandinavian Festival August 11-14, 2022. Generations of attendees have known William Walther as the “puppet guy” at the festival. The 77 year-old is retiring this year, after 40 years of puppetry and storytelling.
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The National Basketball Association announced Tuesday that there are no games scheduled for November 8 in an effort to encourage fans to vote in the 2022 midterms.
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4moms is recalling MamaRoos and RockaRoos due to entanglement hazards from straps that hang down from the rockers and swings when not in use. At least one baby has died as a result of asphyxiation.
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William MacAskill's book, What We Owe the Future, urges today's humans to protect future humans — an idea he calls longtermism. Here are a few of his hardly modest proposals.
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The Marshall Project asked people in prison to track their earning and spending — and bartering and side hustles — for 30 days. Their accounts reveal a thriving underground economy behind bars.
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A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care to low-income patients.
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