Hike, fish for free around Oregon on 'Green Friday'

Get your hiking shoes and fishing pole out. Oregon State Parks on Friday will waive day-use parking fees at open state parks that require them, while the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is holding a free fishing weekend. The events are in …

Oregon Gets $9.9 Million for Digital Equity Amid NTIA Criticism

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2024 – Oregon has been awarded nearly $10 million in federal funding to kickstart the state’s first-ever program addressing broadband adoption gaps. The funding, part of the $1.25 billion Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program overseen …

Big Ten championship scenarios: How Penn State, Ohio State and Indiana can face Oregon

Penn State escaped Minnesota with a win, continuing its College Football Playoff push. Ohio State beating Indiana also helped the Nittany Lions’ chances of playing for the Big Ten title. The race for a berth in the Big Ten championship is straightforward …

Bill Oram’s Big 10*: Asking an uncomfortable, unsolvable question. Should Ohio State be No. 1 over Oregon?

Oregon linebackersTeitum Tuioti (#44) and Matayo Uiagalelei (#10) celebrate a third-down stop as the No. 3 Ducks face the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes in a Big Ten college football game at Autzen Stadium in Eugene on Saturday Oct. 12, 2024. Sean Meagher/ …

Man from India accused of buying aircraft parts, equipment in Oregon to illegally export to Russia

Sanjay Kaushik signed a document declaring he would “not directly or indirectly export, reexport, or transfer (in country) items subject” to export restrictions to Russia, Ukraine, or Belarus. Kaushik claimed the equipment would be used in a civilian …

An end to Oregon’s record-breaking kicker tax rebates? Beat Check podcast

For more than a decade, Oregon forecasters have underestimated the strength of the state’s economy — and the amount of money it collects each year. That’s led to tax rebate windfalls for Oregon residents, who receive a portion of excess revenue under the …

Has Dan Lanning gotten Oregon its BEST SHOT at a national title to date? Ducks last unbeaten in CFB

Hayes’ 55-Yard Field Goal Caps Oregon State’s Comeback Over Washington State

via Oregon State Athletic Communications CORVALLIS, Ore. –Everett Hayes kicked a season-long 55-yard field goal with 20 seconds remaining to send Oregon State to a 41-38 win over No. 25 Washington State Saturday night at Reser Stadium. Hayes’ field goal …

Talking Books of Oregon

If you live in Eastern Oregon, you have access to a library catalog that includes 77 libraries across the eastern half of the state. You can request a book at your local library, and it will be delivered from another location. Additionally, you have access …

Hunger rates in Oregon are on the upswing

People lost their jobs and their sources of income shrank, creating thousands more malnourished Oregonians. In 2023, nearly 13% of state residents — about 530,000 individuals — suffered from “food insecurity” in Oregon, according to a just-released Oregon …