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SOUTHERN OREGON WOMAN SENTENCED FOR USING DECEASED SPOUSE’S IDENTITY TO OBTAIN FEDERAL STUDENT AID FUNDS News Release from U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon December 6th, 2023 MEDFORD, Ore.—A Southern Oregon woman was sentenced...

Oregon Man Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Transferring a Machine Gun

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05 Dec 2023

SALEM MAN SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY TRANSFERRING A MACHINE GUN News Release from U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon December 5th, 2023 PORTLAND, Ore.—A Salem, Oregon man previously convicted at trial was...

Wolverines Are ‘Threatened’ with Extinction under Endangered Species Act

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01 Dec 2023

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists wolverines as ‘threatened’ under Endangered Species Act By: Mia Maldonado – November 29, 2023 A wolverine makes its way across a snowy landscape in Montana. In 2014, there were...

Portland Man Charged for Causing the Fentanyl Overdose Death of a 15 Year Old

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01 Dec 2023

AREA MAN CHARGED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR OVERDOSE DEATH OF PORTLAND 15-YEAR-OLD News Release from U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon December 1st, 2023 PORTLAND, Ore.—A local man is facing federal charges today for...

USDA Grows Solar Power in Rural Oregon

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01 Dec 2023

USDA grows solar power in rural Oregon despite limited transmission, assistance Historic funding to the Rural Energy for America program has helped fund more than three dozen rural solar projects in Oregon this year By:...

Extinction of Salmon and Steelhead vs. Snake River Dams in Oregon

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30 Nov 2023

Feds consider removing Snake River dams in leaked agreement with plaintiffs in lawsuit Federal scientists say there is a high likelihood of extinction for 13 Columbia Basin salmon and steelhead runs without immediate attention By:...

Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis Explored by U.S. Senate Democrats

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29 Nov 2023

Gun violence as a public health crisis explored by U.S. Senate Democrats By: Ariana Figueroa – November 28, 2023 U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, led a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence...

Synthetic Drugs Are Killing Americans as Treatment Options Are Less Effective

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28 Nov 2023

Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments Synthetic drugs are killing more Americans as they render treatment options less effective By: Taylor Sisk– November 28, 2023 The fentanyl that laces illicit drugs in the U.S....