Cattle graze just over the hill, as seen against the winter sky in Malheur County. (Enterprise file photo) BAKER CITY – Many bids came in via a computer screen rather than from shouts at the sale ring, but Bob Harrell Jr. was still pleased to see something resembling normal in[Read More…]

Immunizing pharmacist Amy Valdez puts a bandage on Venus Thornton after vaccinating her at a temporary COVID-19 vaccine site organized by the Siletz Community Health Clinic for tribal members and their families in Salem. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy for Underscore.news) EDITOR’S NOTE: This story originally appeared on Underscore.news. While[Read More…]

Michelle Newton works hard at her family’s donut shop in downtown Klamath Falls. She was sued by a shop in Maine that had trademarked a similar name. (Herald and News photo) KLAMATH FALLS – For many, a donut is both holy and holey. But for Michelle and Chris Newton, the[Read More…]

A visitor takes a picture at the Watchman Overlook in Crater Lake National Park. (Jamie Hale/The Oregonian) To say it’s been a hectic year for Northwest national parks is an understatement. National park sites across the region posted record high numbers of visitors in 2020, as well as record lows,[Read More…]

State Sen. Dallas Heard, R-Winston, speaks at a rally in Roseburg in August. He is backing a group that seeks to expose those who complain that businesses are violating state Covid restrictions. (Mike Henneke/Roseburg News-Review) ROSEBURG – Two local women have been targeted by a group calling itself Citizens Against[Read More…]

Capitol surveillance footage shows state Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence, allowing demonstrators into the building. (Screengrab.) A video released Friday shows state Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence, allowing a confrontational group of demonstrators into the state Capitol during a special session last month. The release comes after House Speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland,[Read More…]

Oregon State Police, the Salem Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office plan extra staffing on New Year’s Day in anticipation of four separate protests. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem and state police are preparing for a series of events in Oregon’s capital city on New Year’s Day and are advising residents[Read More…]

Protesters fed up with pandemic restriction gathered outside the Capitol as lawmakers met on Monday, Dec. 21. (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) Oregon State Police have arrested four individuals and are seeking a fifth involved with Monday’s violent demonstration at the Capitol, which has drawn strong condemnation from state and local officials.[Read More…]

Third grader Avery Brent works in class at Alameda Elementary School on Thursday, Nov. 5. The school last week returned about 65 students to classrooms for limited instruction. (The Enterprise/FILE) BEND – On the day the state put 25 counties in the extreme-risk category for spreading COVID-19, a group of[Read More…]

ELGIN — The Boise Cascade Company announced it could shutdown its plywood plant in Elgin in early 2021. The wood products giant notified the 230 employees at the Elgin facility it may reduce their hours or close the plant temporarily beginning Jan. 1. Boise Cascade spokesperson Lisa Chapman said the[Read More…]