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Annual Maximum Rent Increase Published

SALEM, Ore. – On September 23, 2024, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services published the annual maximum rent increase allowed by Oregon statute for 2025. The DAS Office of Economic Analysis has calculated the maximum percentage as 10%. According to a press release from the State of Oregon, Oregon law has required DAS to calculate […]

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Traffic Stop Nets Two Kilograms of Fentanyl

LANE COUNTY, Oregon – A traffic stop on Interstate-5 at 9:30 am on September 10th, 2024 led to the seizure of two kilograms of powdered fentanyl. An Oregon State Trooper made the stop on I-5 near milepost 181 in Lane County. The trooper recognized signs of drug activity. An OSP K-9 unit responded to the […]

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Indictment in Larch Creek Fire

THE DALLES, Oregon – Wasco County District Attorney Matthew Ellis announced on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 that Christopher Mennealy, 51, had been indicted for crimes involving the setting of the Larch Creek Fire on July 9, 2024. On September 4th, 2024, a grand jury indicted Mennealy for Arson in the Second Degree and Reckless Burning. […]

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Fraudulent Voter Registrations

ASTORIA, Oregon – Clatsop County Elections officials were contacted by the Oregon Secretary of State and notified that people who were not lawful citizens of the United States may have been registered to vote erroneously by the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles. The information identified two people who are not citizens of the United States […]