Considering an Out-of-State Transfer: Weighing the Pros and Cons of California and Chico
A prospective student from California is considering transferring to Oregon State University (OSU) or Chico State University. The student, who is majoring in public health, is seeking advice on whether the out-of-state fees at OSU are worth it. The student is planning to visit the campus in December and is open to...
Oregon State study finds the principal cyanotoxin in Detroit Lake abruptly switched in 2018,...
Cyanobacteria are naturally present in bodies of water worldwide. But with excess nutrients, typically in warm months, they multiply and bloom, and can produce liver toxins, neurotoxins, or toxins that can cause gastrointestinal illness. Such harmful algal blooms become public health concerns. In a recently published...
Judge rules in favor of public defense firm suing Oregon to fight the state’s...
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KGW) — A Clackamas County judge struck down a provision in a new contract between the state of Oregon and public defense firms Friday evening, in a significant rebuke to the state agency in charge of managing those contracts. Public Defender of Marion County won a...
Rescue crews work to recover body of Oregon hunter missing near Estacada
Search and rescue teams from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office were working Sunday to recover the body of a hunter from Hubbard who was reported missing in late October in the Mount Hood National Forest southeast of Estacada. In a news release on Sunday morning, the sheriff’s office said...
Northeast Salem schools placed on lockdown during hours-long search for suspect
SALEM, Ore. — A man was arrested after a nearly seven-hour search that sent nearby schools into lockdown in Northeast Salem. On Friday, just before 4 a.m., deputies responded to a shooting call at the 3600 block of Rockwood Park Court Northeast, finding a 44-year-old woman, who was not identified, with a gunshot...
School Board Pressured to Reevaluate Unsuccessful Motion: LC and Cheldelin Set for Closure
The School Board recently faced pressure to reconsider a previously failed motion to close both Cheldelin and Letitia Carson schools. The request, deemed out of order, was made while the motion for the original proposal, which involved closing only Cheldelin, was being debated. The decision has sparked a wave of...
Scotts Mills Standoff Ends with Arrest of Wanted Fugitive After SWAT Entry
Marion County deputies arrested Darren Lake after a hours-long standoff in Scotts Mills, where he refused to surrender until SWAT and a K-9 team entered. Scotts Mills, OR. — A late-night standoff ended in an arrest Thursday after Marion County deputies and a SWAT team took a wanted fugitive into custody following...
Corvallis School Board closes an elementary and middle school to deal with budget shortfall
The Corvallis School Board voted 6-1 to close Letitia Carson Elementary and Cheldelin Middle Schools, effective next school year. The decision also includes moving sixth grade to elementary schools, changing Mountain View Elementary to a K-8 school and redrawing boundaries for schools near Letitia Carson. "It does...
Search for missing hunter in Mount Hood forest shifts to recovery mission
MOUNT HOOD FOREST, Ore. (KATU) — The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team has transitioned to a recovery mission in the area where Devon Dobek, 51, of Hubbard, is believed to have been hunting. Dobek was reported missing on Oct. 31 after failing to return from a...
Longtime Oregon Coast-based brewery shutters operations, West Salem restaurant
Rogue Ales & Spirits closed its operations in Newport and all its restaurants — including the recently opened Rogue Salem Public House — suddenly on Nov. 14. The Lincoln Chronicle reported that the 37-year-old business owed $545,000 in back rent to the Port of Newport and up to $30,000 in taxes to Lincoln County. The...
