Got a text from the Oregon DMV telling you to pay up? Don’t click

If you receive a text purporting to come from Oregon Driver & Motor Vehicle Services telling you to “pay now,” don’t respond or click any links, DMV officials warned. These fraudulent texts have continued to circulate even after the DMV in June issued …

Oregon QB Dante Moore receives interesting placement in QB rankings

Oregon Ducks DL announces decommitment in 2026 class

Oregon to lay off ODOT staff, close maintenance stations

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced layoffs of 483 Oregon Department of Transportation employees, with more expected in 2026. The layoffs are due to the failure of a transportation funding package in the recent legislative session. ODOT employees were …

List of closing Rite Aid pharmacies grows to nearly 1,200, more than 100 in Oregon and Washington

The number of Rite Aid pharmacies slated to close nationwide continues to grow, with more than 100 stores in Oregon and Washington nearing their end. >> Business opening or closing in your neighborhood? Email the reporter at vnocera@oregonian.com. If …

Holiday weekend shifts recruiting race: Big leaps for Bama, Oregon, Syracuse

The Fourth of July has become one of the hottest stretches on the college football recruiting calendar. Aside from the flurry leading up to the early signing period in December, few windows generate more sizzle. This holiday weekend proved no different, …

Finding Middle Ground Between Oregon Ag & Environmentalists

While he doesn't expect farming to be challenge free, Taft Rice, the 2024-2025 Oregon FFA Sentinel says if he could remove one of the biggest stumbling blocks before Oregon producers, he would remove the ongoing water crisis.     If you have a story …

Oregon Transportation Department says 10% of state road workers will be laid off by August

Nearly 500 state transportation employees received layoff notices Monday, as the Oregon Department of Transportation warned that lawmakers’ recent failure to boost its budget would result in diminished services. All told, state transportation leaders …

Nearly 500 Oregon transportation workers get layoff notices after ‘preventable’ funding emergency

Hundreds who work for the Oregon Department of Transportation got notice that they’re being laid off in what Gov. Tina Kotek called a preventable emergency and the largest round of layoffs in the state government’s history. The 483 Oregon Department of …

‘Sobering gut check’: Report shows more spam calls, less victim reports to Oregon bias hotline

A surge in harassment and spam calls to a statewide hotline for victims of hate and bias crimes, and an unusual decrease in legitimate bias complaints being reported, is prompting calls for reform from state officials. The Oregon Criminal Justice …