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Sunday, March 12 marks the beginning of daylight saving time and serves as a good reminder for Oregonians to test their smoke alarms. The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal...

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission reminds customers, retailers, and manufacturers that the redemption value for eligible containers covered under Oregon’s Bottle Bill will increase from 5 cents to 10...

Tuesday, Jan. 31, is the last day to get 2017 health insurance during open enrollment. Oregonians who have not yet picked a plan can go to HealthCare.gov to enroll on...

Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.6 percent in December, from 5.0 percent in November. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in December, down from 5.3 percent in December 2015....

Residents of Lincoln County are invited to sign up for health insurance during enrollment events that will include free in-person help with the application. The enrollment events will be Saturday,...

As of January 1, 2017, sky lanterns (also known as aerial luminaries, Chinese lanterns, mini hot air balloons, UFO balloons, wish lanterns, etc.) are illegal to release into Oregon airspace....

Drivers who miss between one to two hours of the recommended seven hours of sleep in a 24-hour period nearly double their risk for a crash, according to new research...

Affordable Care Act enrollment is on the rise as 40,290 Oregonians have already selected health plans for 2017. Those who haven’t enrolled yet have a week left to make sure...

Holidays at the Capitol kicks off on Tuesday, November 29th with the South Salem High School choir, a visit from Santa, and the tree lighting ceremony....

Oregon employers will see a key portion of their workers’ compensation costs drop by an average 6.6 percent in 2017, the Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced today....

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