Oregon Youth Authority director fired amid massive backlog of abuse reports
Joe O’Leary was fired on the eve of the agency’s disclosure of detailed records showing the mishandling of thousands of abuse ...
Top Oregon Youth Authority investigator ignored thousands of abuse reports over years, records show
The chief investigator for the youth authority told two managers reviewing his work that he "did not have the time" to review ...
After sweeping Trump cuts at Education Department, Oregon’s Dan Rayfield, 20 other Democratic AGs sue
In a federal lawsuit filed Thursday, the attorneys general say the layoffs are so severe that the department 'can no longer ...
Oregon’s U.S. senators demand explanation for freeze on certain student loan repayment plans
Students graduate from Oregon State University. U.S. Senate Democrats are demanding to know why applications for repayment ...
This Oregon tulip festival is one of the best in the country — and it’s about to begin
New Jersey’s Holland Ridge Farms U-Pick Tulip Fest clinched the No. 1 spot, with Texas Tulips, Michigan’s Tulip Time Festival and the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival in Mount Vernon, Washington, rounding ...
Shots fired into Tesla dealership in Tigard — for the second time in a week
Police are investigating a shooting at a Tesla dealership in Tigard on Thursday morning — the second at that location in a week. More than a dozen shots were fired at around 4:15 a.m., causing ...
Lake Oswego property owners will appeal newly public lake access, aim to protect ‘what we know and love’
Kayakers, canoers and even a paddleboarder gathered to hit the waters of Oswego Lake, which is now open to the public. The ...
Trail Blazers’ Scoot Henderson demonstrates cool in clutch moments: ‘I’m comfortable in those situations'
The Blazers point guard scored 18 points in the fourth quarter of his team's overtime loss to the New York Knicks.
Trump must rehire fired federal employees immediately, judge says
U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Thursday found the firings didn’t follow federal law and required immediate offers of reinstatement be sent. The agencies include the departments of Veterans ...
What Indiana’s Mike Woodson said after losing to Oregon in Big Ten tournament
No. 9 seed Indiana lost to No. 8 seed Oregon 72-59 in the second round of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday. Indiana coach Mike Woodson, guard Trey Galloway and forward Malik Reneau spoke after the ...
Federal student loan site crashes a day after layoffs gutted Education Department
An hours-long outage on StudentAid.gov has underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education.