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CVS acquires dozens of former rival’s stores following bankruptcy, mass closures
CVS Pharmacy has completed the acquisition of several Rite Aid assets, a move that includes 63 former Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs stores in the Pacific Northwest and the prescription files from 626 pharmacies across 15 states, including...
Owner: Newhouse Family
Business notes: Blue Mountain Humane Society hosts annual Fall Fur Ball fundraiser
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Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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Blue Mountain Humane Society Blue Mountain Humane Society is hosting its annual Fall Fur Ball event from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center, 6 W. Rose St. The annual fundraiser provides funds for the...
Owner: Blethen Family
West Coast, Messed Coast™ — Oregon Business Owners Brag About Mobbing, Detaining Border Cops
Welcome to the West Coast, Messed Coast™ update, your weekly look at the most interesting or meaningful stories making news in Washington, Oregon, and California that can fit. Washington releases a high-level predatory offender rather than put him...
Owner: Epperson & Atsinger Family
America's 'Largest Media Conference' Replaces Canceled Conservative Reporters With Think Tank Researcher Working To Boycott Israel
The organizers of MediaFest, billed as "the largest media conference" in the country, canceled two conservative journalists scheduled to speak this week at a seminar on faith and religion—and replaced them with a researcher from an anti-Israel...
Owner: Michael Goldfarb
Oregon May Be the Canary in the Coal Mine for Child Care Cuts
Join our zero2eight Substack community for more discussion about the latest news in early care and education. Sign up now. Oregon has a reputation for its breathtaking natural beauty, ranging from its thick forests to the craggy Pacific coast. It...
Owner: Campbell Brown & Romy Drucker
Summit Bank Announces Additions to Eugene & Springfield Team: Jamie Louie-Smith and Heather Gabbert
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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EUGENE, OR--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 17, 2025-- Summit Bank (OTCID: SBKO), announced today new additions to the Eugene & Springfield team: Jamie Louie-Smith as Senior Vice President, Business Client Advisor, and Heather Gabbert as Vice President,...
Investors Capital Group Sells 168-Unit Fruitland Meadow Multifamily Community in Salem, Oregon
5SALEM, ORE. — Investors Capital Group has completed the disposition of Fruitland Meadow, an apartment property located at 5192 Caplinger Road SE in Salem, to a private buyer for $32 million. Situated on 8.1 acres, Fruitland Meadows offers 168...
Owner: Scott France
Ostling Group Divests of Riverside Industrial Park in Portland, Oregon for $22.3M
5PORTLAND, ORE. — Ostling Group has completed the $22.3 million sale of Riverside Industrial Park, a two-building industrial park in Portland. Brett Hartzell, Charles Safely and Chris Reeves of CBRE National Partners, along with Eleanor Aschoff of...
Owner: Scott France
Marine heat wave known as ‘the Blob’ returns to Pacific, but so far spares Oregon and Washington
Water temperatures several degrees above normal span thousands of miles, though they have mostly stopped short of the Pacific Northwest coast. Cool water welling up from the depths is thought to be keeping surface temperatures near the Oregon and...
Owner: Southern Oregon University & American Government
Oregon secures $25.6M judgment against Safeguard Metals for defrauding elderly
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KPIC - Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR), along with several other states, announced Thursday that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California has entered a final judgment imposing about $25.6 million in...
Owner: Smith Family
Train line from Portland to Eastern Oregon and Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap, advocates say
Train line from Portland to Eastern Oregon and Salt Lake City would bridge rural and urban gap, advocates say Published 6:21 am Friday, October 17, 2025 Advocates from Oregon, Idaho and Utah want to bring back the Pioneer, a train line...
Owner: Todd Carpenter
Oregon Specialty Crop Block Grant Winners Announced
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and USDA have announced this year’s recipients of the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program funds. Nearly $2 million will fund 13 projects across Oregon, in an effort to boost the competitiveness of the state’s...
Owner: Townsquare Media
Oregon families brace for SNAP changes; ODHS mails notices to 313,000 recipients
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KPIC - Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) began mailing notices Oct. 15, 2025, to people in Oregon who applied for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits between July 4 through Sept. 30, 2025, and whose...
Owner: Smith Family
Oregon Health Authority to allow Trillium to take over serving Lane County PacificSource members
The Oregon Health Authority says insurer Trillium will take over 90,000 low-income patients served by PacificSource in Lane County. Springfield-based PacificSource announced last month it would not renew Lane County’s Medicaid contract, citing...
Owner: Lane Community College & American Government
Oregon immigration groups sue federal agencies over access to detained residents
Innovation Law Lab filed a federal lawsuit challenging ICE and CBP practices that allegedly prevent detained Oregonians from accessing attorneys before transfers. OREGON, USA — Three Oregon immigration advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit...
Owner: TEGNA Inc.
Watching the Oregon ash vanish
Stay informed about the West. Sign up for our email newsletter to receive in-depth, independent reporting that illuminates our region. One June afternoon in 2022, Dominic Maze was sitting on his tailgate at an elementary school parking lot in...
Owner: High Country News (Non-profit)
Oregon lawmaker floats legislative special session in response to Trump immigration crackdown
Some Oregon Democrats are pushing for a possible special legislative session to respond to the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations and immigration raids, a Portland-area lawmaker said Thursday. Lawmakers plan to meet Friday with...
Owner: Les Zaitz & Larry Tokarski
Oregon singer to appear on new music competition with Keith Urban
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The Register Guard - Oregon
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An Oregon country artist is set to compete in a new CBS music competition, appearing beside country superstar Keith Urban. "The Road" premieres on CBS on Sunday, Oct. 19, and will feature a lineup of music artists from across the country...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
Oregon Grapevine: Crossing Party Lines
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KLCC - Oregon
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Conflict and political disagreements are causing divides among friends and neighbors. Lisa Swallow of Crossing Party Lines speaks with Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, about how to develop curiosity and trust among people with different...
Owner: Lane Community College & American Government
Capital Chatter: Can Oregon balance its budget?
Published 9:38 pm Thursday, October 16, 2025 There will be no special legislative session this year to rescue Oregon’s state budget. There isn’t time before Dec. 31. H.R. 1, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, is slashing Oregon’s...
Owner: Todd Carpenter