Salem, Ore. – A lottery ticket sold in Grants Pass worth $50,000 has gone unclaimed for nearly a year, and will expire on Friday. The Oregon Lottery said the Powerball ticket was sold in the afternoon of May 6th, 2015. ...
Portland, Ore. — This list of “Retail rip-offs”, as Portland NBC affiliate KGW called them, is incredibly useful. The first one, how about popcorn at the movies? It could run you up to 7 or 8 bucks for a bucket ...
Josephine County, Ore. — The Josephine County Sheriff warned the County Budget Committee about the impact of a lower budget if funding issues aren’t solved. The Daily Courier reports Sheriff Dave Daniel shared statistics from the last fiscal year, and ...
Medford, Ore.– The Southern Oregon Historical Society or SOHS needs funding help. At a Jackson County Board of Commissioners work session this morning, Dr. Phil Long of the historical society requested $400,000 from the county. That money would help keep SOHS afloat. ...
Salem, Ore. — The Oregon State House voted on Thursday to increase the minimum wage. The bill creates a “tiered” system to raise the minimum wage over six years in three different categories; Portland, rural counties, and everywhere else. Wages ...
Medford, Ore. – The Medford Police Department is reporting that some traveling thieves are in the Rogue Valley. Officers say they’ve had around six cases over the last few years with the same group who they think are from out ...
(NBC News) The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen made the announcement Wednesday afternoon following a two-day meeting in Washington, D.C. Yellen expressed confidence that the U.S. ...
Boston, Mass. — (CNN Money) Can money buy happiness? According to the old adage: No. But a Harvard Business School professor says yes. Consumer spending researcher Michael Norton says it depends on how you spend your money. He found people generally ...
(KHQ) A 15-year-old Spokane, Washington teen appeared in Spokane Superior Court Thursday to face some very adult charges. Police say the teen and his 17-year-old older brother, were pimping out kids and making lots of money doing it. Police say ...