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Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 26 August 2022

Leslee Barnes, director of the Department of County Human Services’ Preschool & Early Learning Division

Voter-approved program offers free preschool to Multnomah County residents.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 26 August 2022

A final decision on the new name for the mountain outside Cottage Grove will be made in December.

Details: Written by By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America; Published: 26 August 2022

Oregon Governor Kate Brown

Oregon, Washington, and California, have sought to establish the West Coast as an abortion safe haven, welcoming patients traveling from states where the procedure has been banned or greatly restricted.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 24 August 2022

Randy Smith of Eugene, Oregon, pleaded guilty Tuesday and is one of four men from across the Pacific Northwest being prosecuted for punching and kicking a Black man at a bar on Dec. 8, 2018.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 23 August 2022

The lawsuit against Walmart was filed negligent retention and action against a person who summons police with improper intent.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 21 August 2022

Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley wrote to Colette Peters, formerly the head of Oregon’s Department of Corrections and now federal prison director, demanding answers to claims that inmates taking legal steps to protest conditions at Sheridan have been subjected to violence and retaliation

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 19 August 2022

The declaration bans camping along “priority routes to and from schools” and within 150 feet of school buildings

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 19 August 2022

(Photo/ Daniel Lloyd Blunk Hernandez

The incident happened after the rodeo when he had four beers and then lit a cigarette. A woman asked him to put it out.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 19 August 2022

Guidelines for preserving public records require that texts and other communications by local elected officials about public business be kept for at least two years before being transferred to the state’s archives “for appraisal and selective retention.”

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 19 August 2022

The executive director of the Office of Public Defense Services, Stephen Singer, was fired by an oversight panel. Critics cited an abrasive, combative style Singer brought to his job.