Last year’s legislative session saw a historic number of bills — more than 3,400 — introduced in at least two decades. Some made it to the finish line and just became law.
A Christmas Eve windstorm with gusts of up to 45 mph are expected on Christmas Eve, weather agencies, utility companies, and state disaster preparedness officials said Monday.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation tradition of offering a free guided hike to ring in the new year at Stub Stewart and other state parks continues, though parking on that day is no longer free.
The Wilson River Highway is closed between mileposts 27 and 42 after a landslide and sunken grade made the roadway impassable. No reopening estimate has been made yet.
Banks, Manning, Timber, Buxton and beyond faced power outages that could stretch into tomorrow, PGE warned, while West Oregon had no estimate for the return of electricity in their territory.
Heavy rain could cause flooding and landslides, and high winds could add to the morass by toppling rain-soaked trees into power lines and across roads, local officials warned Monday.
Sunset Park officials are "cautiously optimistic" about the next steps to safeguard the nonprofit private park's future after getting hit with a massive tax bill this month and running into other financial headwinds.
