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Oregon Lose 3-Star DL Recruit Viliami Moala Decommits, Who Transfers to Thompson in Alabama
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 9, 2025
As the University of Oregon celebrates getting Texas standout Jalen Lott to commit to the football program, the Ducks lost another member of its 2026 recruiting class. Three-star defensive line prospect Viliami Moala announced on his X feed Monday...
Redmond author Jane Kirkpatrick pens new book set on Oregon Coast
Redmond Spokesman - Oregon
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July 11, 2025
Published 9:30 am Friday, July 11, 2025 Historical fiction author Jane Kirkpatrick will make appearances Thursday at Roundabout Books in Bend and Wednesday at Sunriver Books & Music to promote her new book, “Across the Crying Sands.” Popular...
New legislative caucus hopes to tap into Oregon’s trade potential
Oregon Capital Chronicle
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July 11, 2025
Two Oregon lawmakers have launched a bipartisan caucus to promote trade, business development and international economic policy. Reps. Daniel Nguyễn, D-Lake Oswego, and Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany, announced the creation of the new Trade...
Some Australian dolphins use sponges to hunt fish, a practice harder than it looks
Canada's National Observer
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July 16, 2025
Some dolphins in Australia have a special technique to flush fish from the seafloor. They hunt with a sponge on their beak, like a clown nose. Using the sponge to protect from sharp rocks, the dolphins swim with their beaks covered, shoveling...
Homes Now for Sale in Parkside Place at Prices Affordable to Middle-Income Earners
Cascade Business News - Oregon
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July 15, 2025
Sales of missing middle home types in Hayden Homes’ new 37-acre Parkside Place community on Bend’s eastside are now live at hayden-homes.com with move-ins beginning this fall. Home prices in the Parkside Place community will start at $474,990 for...
Oregon Tech's med school to tackle rural healthcare crisis
KDRV - Oregon
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon Institute of Technology is making strides in addressing the state's rural healthcare crisis by proposing a new College of Osteopathic Medicine in partnership with Sky Lakes Medical Center. This initiative aims to...
Oregon now in statewide fire season
The New Era - Oregon
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July 8, 2025
As of July 1, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts are now in fire season. This means that to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires, fire restrictions may be in place where you live or at a destination you plan to visit or recreate. ODF...
Oregon high school students seek ban on transgender athletes with federal lawsuit
OregonLive.com
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July 8, 2025
A trio of high school athletes filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn all sports records set by transgender students in Oregon and ban them from participating in future competitions. The track and field athletes filed suit in U.S. District...
Oregon Receives Clear Message From Nation's No. 2 Recruit After Visit
Yahoo Sports
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Oregon Receives Clear Message From Nation's No. 2 Recruit After Visit originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Despite many of the players in the 2026 recruiting class taking center stage as they make their commitments, it's clear that the Oregon...
Oregon Poacher Receives Third Lifetime Hunting Ban
The MeatEater - Montana
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July 8, 2025
Time and again, poachers never seem to get what they deserve. Even in cases with egregious wildlife crimes, securing jail time can be nearly impossible. Every so often though, a district attorney goes for broke in prosecuting a case. Such was the...
Organizations helping crime victims in Oregon, Clackamas County face sharp funding cuts
Milwaukie Review - Oregon
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July 11, 2025
Published 9:05 am Friday, July 11, 2025 The Family Justice Center for Clackamas County provides victim advocacy services. (Courtesy photo: Clackamas Women's Services) While she’s braved crises like the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturns,...
NEA Teachers Celebrate Motion to Drop ADL; Israel Lobby Fumes
Common Dreams
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July 16, 2025
National Education Association teachers in support of Palestinian rights are celebrating their breakthrough success at the NEA’s Representative Assembly in Portland this summer. After years of organizing with both one-on-one conversations and...
Oregon adds another blue chip commitment from 4-star receiver
OregonLive.com
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July 8, 2025
Oregon has added yet another blue chip prospect. Four-star receiver Jalen Lott committed to the Ducks on Tuesday. He chose UO over USC, LSU and Texas. Lott cited his relationship with Dan Lanning and Oregon’s coaching staff as what drew him to...
Oregon Police Improperly Used Aerial Camera To Bust Marijuana Grow, State Appeals Court Says
Marijuana Moment
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July 8, 2025
“We have never upheld as constitutionally permissible an officer’s technologically enhanced surveillance to see what was otherwise indiscernible. We decline to do so here.” By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s Court of Appeals...
Oregon State AD Scott Barnes discusses new revenue sharing payments
KVAL - Oregon
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CORVALLIS, Ore. — "Amateurism as we knew it is dead," the Oregon State Athletic Director said - a sentiment that embodies the everchanging landscape of college athletics. Back in June, a settlement was approved that ultimately made it so colleges...
What’s a Company to Do?—State-Federal Conflict on EJ
JD Supra - California
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July 16, 2025
[co-author: Katrina Oshima, 2025 Summer Associate] Key Takeaways Despite the Trump administration’s elimination of federal environmental justice (EJ) programs, states are reaffirming their commitment to EJ and pushing forward new EJ programs and...
Here are the 5 best bakeries in the Portland area: Readers Choice Awards
OregonLive.com
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July 11, 2025
Even those with the fiercest sweet tooth may have trouble navigating Portland’s growing bakery scene. From regional chains to quaint neighborhood patisseries, there’s no shortage of spots to grab a sweet or savory treat — the trouble comes with...
Oregon man accused in Brush Prairie vehicular homicide case had 7 times legal limit of THC in system
The Columbian - Washington State
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An Albany, Ore., man is accused of driving with more than seven times the legal limit of THC — the active ingredient in marijuana — in his system when he fatally crashed into a bicyclist in March 2023 in Brush Prairie. Froilan Espinoza, 36,...
‘Completely committed’: Trio of Oregon prospects highlight class of 2025 heading into MLB Draft
OregonLive.com
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July 11, 2025
On July 13, the MLB Draft will take place in Cumberland, Georgia. Hundreds of baseball players from all over the world will hear their names called as Major League Baseball teams look to find their future stars. Among those players taken in the...
Oregon ranked 17th in average VA home loan amount in Q1
Beaver State News - Oregon
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July 8, 2025
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Ballotpedia With $433,913 in home loans issued, Oregon ranked 17th in average loan amount for VA home loans in the first quarter of...