Oregon – Page 18

OHCS lending products helped almost 1,000 Oregon households buy a home in 2025

March 25, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) announced its Flex Lending program helped 954 households buy a home in 2025 by offering down payment assistance (DPA) and lower interest rates through partnerships with approved lenders. This first-of-its-kind mortgage loan program, called Flex Lending, consists of two loan products — FirstHome and NextStep. FirstHome is intended for first-time homebuyers with low to moderate incomes, while NextStep is […]

ODF program invests more than $3.2 million to accelerate forest resilience work in Oregon

March 25, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry’s (ODF) Federal Forest Restoration Program (FFR Program) is awarding $3 million in planning assistance funding and separate grants of nearly $264,000 to forest collaboratives. “These new investments […]

Green fireball captured on dashcam video as a meteor streaks across the Pacific Northwest sky

March 24, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jason Jenkins was driving to work before dawn when a bright green streak beamed across the sky. The camera on his dashboard captured the moment at 6:06 a.m. Monday while he […]

Despite pressure to charge feds, Oregon won’t appeal fatal DEA crash case to Supreme Court

March 24, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 24, 2026 The Oregon Department of Justice won’t pursue an appeal to the nation’s highest court for a homicide case against a federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent that could […]

Money to continue battle with beetle tucked into bill balancing Oregon’s budget

March 24, 2026 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleMarch 24, 2026 Oregon farmers for years have been battling an invasive beetle that “will nibble pretty much on anything that’s green,” said Chris Benemann, director of plant protection at […]