MEDFORD, Ore.- Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 1596 into law, allowing Oregonians to exercise their right to repair their electronic devices starting January 1st 2025. Charlie Fisher, State Director of the Oregon State Public Interest Research Group, also known as ...
YREKA, Cal.- The City of Yreka is taking steps to having medical marijuana available within city limits. In a city council meeting that took place last week, councilors voted in favor of accepting a state grant of $115k to get ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – A new camping ordinance went into effect in Ashland on January 17th. The law bans camping near schools and playgrounds, on walkways or near any fence, trees, buildings or vehicles. It includes exceptions for camping when there ...
The Supreme Court is entering its final week of the term. All eyes are on the justices who are set to release decisions on a total of 10 cases. Those include: An affirmative action case where the court is considering ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A new policy adopted by the U.S. government attempts to censure foreign officials who have assisted fugitives in escaping justice. The “Fallon Smart Policy” draws its name from a Portland teenager whose family ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Senate on Tuesday approved a bill meant to finally address the state’s overburdened public defender system, a systemic problem that only became more acute coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court handed a major win to Native Americans Thursday by rejecting a challenge to a federal law aimed at protecting children and buttressing tribal identity. In a 7-2 vote, the court turned away a series ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Gov. Tina Kotek announced today Sara Collins will be appointed to the Jackson County Circuit Court, effective immediately. According to a press release, Collins will fill the vacancy created by Judge Joseph M. Charter’s retirement. “Sara ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The U.S. Supreme Court has announced decisions on three cases. First, a victory for animal rights activists. The justices upheld a California law that’s set to take effect on pork sales. It bans the sale of ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Attorney General is asking the Oregon Supreme Court to step in and allow at least part of Measure 114 to go into effect. A Harney County judge issued an injunction last ...