Category: Oregon

Oregon Preparing for Floating Offshore Wind Farms As Concern Over Whale Deaths Grows

City mayors and state and local lawmakers are calling for a temporary pause in ocean-floor work after an eighth dead whale washed ashore in New Jersey this week, reigniting the debate about the impact of offshore wind-farm development on marine life. The mayors are calling for an immediate halt to plans to build dozens of…


Oregon Kidnapping Suspect Dies of Self-Inflicted Gunshot

GRANTS PASS, Ore.—A suspect in a violent kidnapping in Oregon died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday night after being taken into custody following a standoff with law enforcement, a police spokesman said. Grants Pass Police Department Lt. Jeff Hattersley told KTVL-TV that Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died at a hospital hours after he was…


Kidnap Suspect Released Day He Arrived at Nevada Prison

LAS VEGAS—A man at the center of an intense police search in Oregon after a violent kidnapping last week was released from custody in October 2021 by Nevada prison officials on the same day he was transferred to the state’s custody to serve a kidnapping sentence, authorities said Monday. Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, faced decades…


Oregon Torture Suspect Is Using Dating Apps to Lure Victims, Police Warn

Oregon police warned the public on Jan. 27 that a man suspected of kidnapping and torturing a woman he held captive in Oregon is actively using dating apps to either find people who can help him avoid capture or find new victims. Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, of Wolf Creek, is wanted by police for kidnapping,…


Expanding Convenience Stores Bet on a Future with Gas Powered Vehicles

Despite government regulations pushing a future filled with electric vehicles (EVs), some large convenience store chains still see gas in the future. Pennsylvania-based Rutter’s plans to build 50 new gas station/convenience stores over the next five years in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware, the company announced this week. Rutter’s currently has 84 locations….


‘Emotive Misinformation’: Conservationists, Industry Warn Oregon Lawmakers Against Kangaroo Product Ban

A proposed ban on kangaroo-based products by Oregon lawmakers would only result in more suffering and unregulated killing of the native Australian marsupial, according to conservationists and wildlife experts. Senate Bill 764, introduced by Sen. Floyd Prozanska (D-Eugene), would ban the sale of kangaroo parts and products in Oregon with the threat of fines or a…


Oregon Publishes Sweeping Guidelines for Transgender Student Support

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) published comprehensive guidelines earlier this month to help school districts better support transgender students, even while endorsing the idea of keeping parents in the dark. According to the guidelines, support can include allowing students to change their preferred name and gender, as well as choose the pronouns their peers…


Oregon Issues Sweeping Guidelines for Transgender Student Support 

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) published comprehensive guidelines earlier this month to help school districts better support transgender students, even while endorsing the idea of keeping parents in the dark.  According to the guidelines, support can include allowing students to change their preferred name and gender, as well as choose the pronouns their peers…


Pay per Mile: States Move Toward User-Based Road Tax

With each gallon of gas pumped in the United States since 1932, drivers have been paying taxes. The revenue is used for road repairs and public transportation such as train and bus systems. Currently, the Fed takes 18.4 cents per gallon for gas or 24.4 cents per gallon for diesel. State gas taxes range from…


Federal Prosecutors Looking Into FTX Associate’s Political Donations in Oregon

As part of a widening investigation into disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, federal prosecutors are now looking into campaign donations in Oregon from Bankman-Fried and Nishad Singh, a former director of engineering at FTX. The prosecutors from the Southern District of New York (SDNY) are also learning about Singh’s role in the fraud allegedly conducted…