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Courtesy of Lincoln ChronicleImmigration enforcement agents took a man into custody outside a Newport motel Wednesday morning in a highly public arrest that sent fear through many workers who staff local lodging and restaurant jobs. -
Courtesy of Heritage UniversityThe U.S. Department of Education has stripped away grants from colleges and universities that serve large populations of Latino, Asian, Native American and other underrepresented students. Advocates of these grants say the funding benefits all students.
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Oregon housing budget cuts are forcing nonprofits across the state to slash homeless services and tenant advocacy programs. As evictions rise, fewer resources are available to support vulnerable communities. -
Around 1,000 people gathered in Eugene Saturday evening for a candlelight vigil honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was killed last week in Utah. -
Marion County sued the state and the federal government last month, seeking clarity over Oregon’s sanctuary law. -
Three top Oregon Senate Democrats received false bomb threats amid rising political tensions; state police and FBI are investigating. -
Organizations across Oregon received notice from the U.S. Department of Education that they’d lose hundreds of thousands of dollars. -
Democrats on a U.S. House subcommittee on food and nutrition policy warned Tuesday that big changes to the major federal nutrition assistance program in Republicans’ spending and tax cuts law this year will lead some states to cut benefits. -
The City of Roseburg is considering whether to ban legal fireworks. However, Roseburg city councilors are asking staff to conduct more research before drafting an ordinance. -
Scientists have warned Oregonians that a 9.0 magnitude earthquake is overdue. -
Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudson who is wrapping up her first year in office, is interviewed about her experience by KLCC news reporter Rebecca Hansen-White at the Sept. 5 City Club of Eugene forum. -
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of other attorneys general successfully reversed a $184 million federal cut to AmeriCorps. However, some places that relied on the program are still reeling from the initial cut.
