From KGW-TV Portland, Ore. — Families in Northeast Portland are facing a rent hike that could price them out of their homes. The Normandy Apartments on Northeast Killingsworth Street have been home to the Bautista family for more than a decade. They ...
Gold Hill, Ore. — Water woes continue in Gold Hill. As contractors make headway on infrastructure improvements, new problems are popping up, and the repair costs are draining the budget. That’s left council members scrambling to find more money, and ...
Medford, Ore. — Nearly 300 more students are enrolled in the Medford School District this year than last. A district agenda packet says more than 14,100 students were enrolled in school for September. The numbers typically decline as the school ...
Medford, Ore. — Employment numbers are on the rise in southern Oregon. Jackson County alone added 900 jobs in May. Seasonal hiring in construction, leisure and hospitality accounted for much of the boost. Those sectors also boosted job gain in Josephine ...
Eagle Point, Ore. — Eagle Point’s city council is meeting Tuesday to discuss hiking water rates. The city is proposing a 4% increase. They will also talk about reviewing their water rates each year and have incremental increases as opposed ...
Siskiyou County, Calif. — Siskiyou County’s crime rates are increasing. That’s according to analysis of crime calls in 2015 by the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office. In a Facebook post the SCSO said the rising crime rates are attributed to a ...
Ashland, Ore. — Southern Oregon University is planning to raise tuition, starting this Fall. The SOU Board of Trustees met Friday afternoon at Hannon library, to discuss a number of issues. Among them, an increase in tuition and fees to ...
Yreka, CA., — California could soon become be the first state to approve a $15 minimum wage. While it may not make a big impact on some of California’s largest corporations, for small business owners it’s a different story. Lawmakers, ...
Ore. — Oregon has reached a new milestone of 4 million. That’s how many people live in the state, according to new estimates from Portland State University. The data shows the state gained about 51-thousand people from July of last ...