Robert Kentta of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and the tribal council’s treasurer, stands in part of the tribe’s 2,000-acre purchase of Table Rock property north of Medford. (Photo courtesy of Matt Hill/Lone Rock Strategies) Matt Hill/Lone Rock Strategies
Today, striking nurses at Providence Medford Medical Center held a union solidarity rally. The rally included labor leaders across the state including the Oregon chapter of the American Federation of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO),
At Gov. Tina Kotek's urging, Providence officials and the nurses union have resumed in-person talks in an effort to end the strike.
An Oregon man has been sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women in separate instances, including locking one in a cinder block cell. Negasi Zuberi,
Oregon has just 1.07 homes per household. Another way to express that: Seven in 100 homes statewide in Oregon are vacant, a rate 36% lower than the national average. And again, data shows the vacancy rate is tightest outside of Portland.
The school district says Grants Pass High School reached a 93.9% four-year graduation rate -- which is significantly more than Oregon's average of 81.8%. At the district level, the 4-year graduation rate was 79.4%, which was "the highest on record, with a 4-year completer rate of 88.4%."
On Monday, dozens of striking nurses from Providence Medford Medical Center marched from their picket line to the parking lot of a mattress store for encouragement from pro-union speakers including Oregon AFL-CIO President Graham Trainor.
The ONA has not warned its members of the dangers posed by the threats of the Trump administration to undertake ICE raids in “sensitive areas,” which historically have included hospitals.
Medford is one of nine cities statewide where Fred Meyer stores are now hosting the Oregon DMV’s express kiosks. The self-service kiosks will allow customers a convenient way to renew their vehicle registrations and walk away with printed vehicle registration and license plate stickers within two to five minutes.
The kiosks will let Oregon drivers renew their vehicle registration and get new plate stickers right away without a trip to the DMV.
Negasi Zuberi was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women. Convicted on multiple charges, he was described as a "serial predator" by the prosecution.
The crew attempted to seize about 1,000 pounds of pot from an unlicensed marijuana grow in rural Grants Pass, prosecutors said.