Oregon sues companies over defective homes for southern Oregon wildfire victims

The businesses hired to construct 140 homes for 2020 wildfire survivors in southern Oregon are being sued by the state of Oregon. Oregon Housing and Community Services said in the roughly $11.8 million complaint that Pacific Housing Partners and Nashua Homes of Idaho Inc. abandoned the modular homes with several construction flaws, ranging from broken … Read more

Fact-based film with Jude Law as FBI agent pursuing a NW white supremacist group streams Tuesday

Jude Law appears in the fact-based thriller The Order, which premieres on streaming services on Tuesday and centers on a brutal chapter in Northwest history. Law portrays Terry Husk, a fictional FBI agent who was allegedly modeled by a real-life former FBI agent who, according to the Spokesman-Review, resides in Idaho, close to the old … Read more

Oregon State has football, basketball players who could benefit from NCAA ruling on additional eligibility

Oregon State may benefit from Monday’s NCAA decision, which gives former junior college transfers who have used up their eligibility another year. Only athletes who spent a portion of their college eligibility at a non-NCAA institution, such as a junior college or NAIA, and who ran out of athletic eligibility after the 2024–25 academic year … Read more

Where to watch Fresno State vs NIU football streaming free today; TV channel, 2024 Potato Bowl game spread, odds

This afternoon’s Famous Idaho Potato Bowl between the Northern Illinois Huskies and the Fresno State Bulldogs is only one of the upcoming bowl games. On Monday, December 23, at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET (1:30 p.m. CT), this college football matchup begins with a live broadcast on ESPN and live streaming available on demand. See … Read more

Oregon Secretary of State-elect Tobias Read names new elections chief

Current Lane County Clerk Dena Dawson was chosen Oregon’s next elections leader by Secretary of State-elect Tobias Readon on Monday. On January 21, Dawson will assume the role of Elections Director. Latest local politics stories Solving homelessness starts with understanding its scope. Multnomah County is nearly there Portland swears in new mayor, expanded 12-member City … Read more

Portland-area baristas join nationwide Starbucks strike

In protest of the lack of progress in contract discussions with the firm, unionized Starbucks employees in the Portland region have joined a five-day strike that began Friday. In the hectic run-up to Christmas, strikes by baristas and other employees affiliated with the union Starbucks Workers United started in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Seattle and … Read more