PORTLAND, Ore. — The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules, as advocates find new ways to challenge them in a legal landscape shifted by the high court's decision.
Just months after receiving national attention as the plaintiff of a Supreme Court case over its homeless policies, the small southern Oregon city of Grants Pass is being now accused of forcing hundreds of homeless people into one small campsite.
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KATU) — A 3-alarm fire broke out at the former Blue Heron paper mill located in Oregon City early Thursday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene just after 3:45 a.m. Several streets including 99E are closed in the area around the old mill.
Firefighters tackle a large blaze at the historic Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City, affecting local traffic.
A disability rights advocacy group on Thursday filed a lawsuit to halt the city of Grants Pass from closing one of two sanctioned homeless camps and restricting the hours of the other. The new suit is the first major case following last summer’s U.
A fire, called in at about 3:45 a.m. Thursday at the former Blue Heron paper mill in Oregon City, has closed Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard, Main Street and Oregon Highway 99E. The Oregon Department of Transportation says 99E is closed in both directions from Oregon City to just north of Canby.
The Oregon City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a zoning variance and special-use permit for the Oregon Fire Protection District to expand its fire station in the city's River Front Commercial District.
Anyone who is not holding the line for undocumented communities is a traitor to democratic values as far as I’m concerned,” said Portland City Councilor Angelita Morillo.
Former Oregon Ducks quarterback Bo Nix is coming off a memorable rookie season with the Denver Broncos but he's choosing to not close things out with an appeara
Nine former Western Oregon women’s basketball players filed a $28 million lawsuit against the university on Wednesday, in which they allege year-long abuse.
Late last month, the city of Bend, Oregon, went viral after someone began sticking googly eyes onto public sculptures around town. Many residents saw the googly eyes as a funny diversion, but city officials were less amused.