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SALEM, Ore. – A bill to put stricter guidelines in place for college security officers in Oregon was passed by the Oregon House. Senate Bill 576 passed the Senate unanimously last month. The legislation is also known as Kaylee’s Law, named after …

SALEM, Ore.–  Ashland Police Officer Malcus Williams was among a handful of fallen law enforcement officers honored at a ceremony in Salem Tuesday. The annual memorial held at the Oregon Public Safety Academy etched four new names into a stone tablet of another …

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s House of Representatives has passed a controversial vaccine bill. The legislation prevents unvaccinated students from going to school except if they have a medical condition. Unvaccinated kids do have the option to go through online courses to get …

SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Governor Kate Brown said she sees a Public Employee Retirement System crisis on the horizon, and she has a plan to try to stop it. According to the governor, over 900 public employers put money into the PERS …

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) – There was a huge turnout in Salem for the “Defend the Second” rally outside the Oregon state capital. It was organized by Radian Weapons, a gun manufacturer based in Oregon. Thousands came from all over the state, many …

SALEM, Ore. – The private health information of over 350,000 Oregonians may have been compromised in an apparent phishing incident. The Oregon Department of Human Services said they became aware of the breach on January 28, 2018. According to state officials, nine …

SALEM, Ore. — A new bill is being considered to require Oregon schools to teach students about the Holocaust and other acts of genocide. Senate Bill 664 aims to “Enable students to evaluate the morality of the Holocaust, genocide and similar acts …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Some Oregon lawmakers want to give “sweet 16” a whole new meaning by lowering the current voter age. On Monday, lawmakers and student activists introduced the “Our Right to Vote Act,” a bill that would lower Oregon’s voting age …

SALEM, Ore.— Teachers, students and families from all over Oregon gathered in Salem today at the capital to fight for more funding. The Oregon Education Association put on the March for our Students to demand smaller classroom sizes, more funding and more …

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Governor Kate Brown unveiled her plan for preparing the state for a massive earthquake. Seismologists say an quake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could reach a magnitude 9.0 or higher, presenting a huge threat to southwestern Oregonians. And …