17+ hour, 55+ min ago   (1177+ words) Published 3:10 pm Sunday, September 13, 2026 By Fox Perez/The Astorian At the graveyard of the Pacific rests the last known surviving landing ship medium of World War II in the world — the Salvage Chief. After having spent a decade at Tongue…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (282+ words) Published 11:02 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 At a time when efforts to sow distrust and outright disdain for America’s elections systems, including for mail-in ballots systems such as the one deployed in Oregon decades ago, one local department has slated a slew…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1050+ words) Published 5:30 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 Alexandria Vega, a behavioral health specialist in the Deschutes County Jail, transitions from cell to cell. In one, an inmate is suicidal. In another she provides formal therapy. For a third, she gives in drug detox…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (126+ words) Published 5:00 am Wednesday, September 9, 2026 A pair of events are planned this Friday, Sept. 11, to honor and remember the heroes who died during the deadly terrorist attacks that occurred 25 years ago. Both solemn 9/11 events will be in Gresham. The first is…...

1+ week, 10+ min ago   (658+ words) Published 9:20 am Monday, September 7, 2026 “I love these patients, but it’s really hard to go home and not be able to provide for your family,” said Dwanna Tarpio, a worker at Serenity Hospice in Eugene. Fed up with wages that didn’t…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (576+ words) Published 10:00 am Friday, September 4, 2026 A decision by the Bonneville Power Administration about how it buys and sells electricity could affect power costs and reliability for Central Oregon as electricity demand grows across the West. BPA announced last year that it…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (834+ words) Published 11:00 am Friday, September 4, 2026 By Paris Achen/for the Capital Press A year ago, Oregon’s nursery industry was bracing for an economic downturn. While many of those fears never materialized, prolonged uncertainty has become the industry’s new norm as nurseries…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (467+ words) Published 9:29 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 After a city in his district temporarily shut down several of its parks because it couldn’t pay for their maintenance, a Democratic state lawmaker is proposing the Legislature create a fund that would provide small Oregon…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (494+ words) Published 8:00 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 APPLEGATE — Sam and Cathy Pennington grow 60 varieties of berries and make value-added products, so they know a thing or two about getting grimy in the fields as well as the comforting smell of fresh-baked pies. They…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (714+ words) Published 4:30 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Two months after taking the helm of the Beaverton School District, Tony Smith continues to implement his 100-day plan, can be summed up as “look, listen and learn.” So far, Smith, an almost 20-year veteran of…...