Soar through the history of aviation in the Oregon Historical Society’s newest exhibition, She Flies with Her Own Wings: Oregon’s Golden Age of Aviation. Opening Friday, March 7 in downtown Portland, visitors will discover how the wonder of flight sparked innovation, inspired new aviators, and connected communities during a transformative[Read More…]
Author: Rogue River Press
Expand Health Care Access For Oregon Veterans, Prevent Suicide
Bill HB 2537 was heard today in the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans, which Rep. Tran chairs. This bill establishes the Veterans Waiver Program within the Oregon Health Authority to provide medical assistance for low-income veterans residing in Oregon, beginning in 2026. The program addresses the[Read More…]
Man Faces Federal Charge For Illegally Possessing Molotov Cocktails
A Salem, Oregon man was arraigned in federal court today for possessing Molotov cocktails while attempting to destroy property at a Salem car dealership. Adam Matthew Lansky, 41, has been charged by criminal complaint with illegally possessing an unregistered destructive device. According to court documents, on January 20, 2025, officers[Read More…]
House Advances Bill To Modernize Special Education
Oregon House advanced House Bill 2682, a critical step toward ensuring young children with disabilities receive strong Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) services. The bill directs the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to convene an advisory committee to update Oregon’s outdated EI/ECSE funding model, aligning it with[Read More…]
Video Compilation Of Bus Fire
Josephine Community Transit has released a video showing the real-time spread of a fire as it engulfed an electric bus, something the program supervisor says is the first of its kind. The video, available online at youtu.be/2knxizm3Egg, compiles various recordings of the incident into a single timeline, allowing researchers and[Read More…]
Eligible For COVID-19 Booster
Now that it’s March, eligible people can get an additional dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine, which was first made available in Oregon almost six months ago, in September. An additional dose of the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for: • People ages 65 and older. • People ages 6[Read More…]
Policy To Protect Children From Exploitation
Unsafe Current Law Permits Marriage Licenses For 17-Year-Olds In Oregon The Oregon Senate united for true child safety, voting to raise the state’s legal minimum age for marriage from 17 to 18 years old. Present state law lets 17-year-olds officially marry in Oregon when they have one parent or guardian’s[Read More…]
Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Stealing $34 Million
A husband and wife from Portland, who together owned and operated a local chauffeur and limousine business, were sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for stealing $34 million dollars from two former clients. Sergey Lebedenko, 54, and Galina Lebedenko, 49, were both sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three[Read More…]
Oregon State Parks To Hire
Oregon State Parks will hire more than 200 seasonal Rangers and Ranger Assistants for positions across the state for the 2025 season. Hiring starts as soon as this month and runs through about June with new positions listed on a rolling basis on the website (https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=get-involved.jobs). The positions last anywhere[Read More…]
Active-Duty And Former U.S. Army Soldiers Arrested For Theft
Jian Zhao and Li Tian, active-duty U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, along with Ruoyu Duan, a former U.S. Army soldier, were arrested following indictments by federal grand juries in the District of Oregon and the Western District of Washington. Tian and Duan were charged in the District[Read More…]