Rogue Valley Family YMCA member celebrates 100 years
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Rogue Valley Family YMCA member is celebrating an important milestone, while proving that age is just a number. Bette Van Gasken, a Medford resident and beloved YMCA regular, recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Jokingly, she says reaching the number doesn’t make her feel any different.
Portland Traffic Camera Ticketed Man Instead of Granddaughter, Nearly Cost Him His License
A Portland traffic camera ticketed a man instead of his granddaughter, and he nearly lost his license. The case involved a traffic-camera citation issued to a man instead of his granddaughter, according to KGW. The citation had passed through Portland's traffic camera review process before it was mailed out. Oregon's...
PacificSource Has Shed a Third of Its Oregon Workforce Since 2025, With 134 More...
PacificSource is cutting another 134 permanent jobs in Oregon, bringing the number of layoffs announced at the Springfield-based health insurer to over 600 since summer 2025. The latest layoffs come as the company scales back parts of its business and the regional health insurance market faces mounting pressures. Another Round...
Another wave of PacificSource layoffs will impact 130+ Oregon workers
In a statement to KOIN 6, PacificSource said, "The reality is the healthcare system is unsustainable."
Eugene police investigate theft of elderly woman’s dog after group returns to take border...
Eugene, OR – The Eugene Police Department is investigating the theft of a companion animal after a 73-year-old woman reported her dog missing from downtown Eugene in September. Police said the woman contacted officers at the Downtown Public Safety Station around 2:15 a.m. on September 23 after discovering that...
40 charged in Oregon SNAP fraud schemes targeting families and benefits
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — At least 40 charged in Oregon-led crackdown on SNAP fraud schemes that stole over millions of dollars in benefits using stolen EBT data, involving multi-state indictments. Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon made the announcement in a press conference on...
‘Obsessed with demonic possession’: Gladstone man convicted of murdering mother
A Gladstone man who killed his mother in their home when he became increasingly obsessed with demonic possession, nursing a meth problem, faces life in prison after a Clackamas County jury found him guilty of second degree murder on Tuesday.
Oregon gets an ‘F’ for school funding fairness, report finds poorer districts get less
EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon received an “F” ranking in 2025 for how fairly it distributes funding to schools, according to a report from the Education Law Center. The report found that districts with more students in poverty receive thousands less per student than districts with lower-poverty student bodies, raising questions about whether Oregon’s funding system is allocating money fairly. The report examined combined state, local and federal dollars distributed to schools and found that even with ad
Portland-based contractor’s hidden gag clause elicits lawsuit
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is suing regional residential contractor SFW Construction for preventing unhappy customers from posting negative reviews online about the company’s services, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 20. SFW Construction, headquartered in Portland, provides siding and dry rot repair services. The lawsuit claims that since...
Prior to DUII arrest, Ducks wide receiver had license suspended for missing court dates
At the time of his arrest on suspicion of DUII, University of Oregon football player Evan Stewart’s driver’s license had been suspended for missing multiple traffic violation court dates, according to Oregon DMV records. Stewart, a 23-year-old wide receiver, leads the team in receptions but missed Saturday night’s...
