As Some Wildfires Get the Cold Shoulder, Oregon Lawmakers Fume over Funding August 7, 2026·2 mins read
How Does Vulture Capitalism and AI Affect PERS? Gelser Blouin Wants to Know August 7, 2026·1 min read
Community Help: County Offers Cooling Centers and Overdose Preparedness Help August 7, 2026Benton County officials sent out two public safety releases the last several days – one weather related, the... Read More1 min read
Andrew Oaks Allegedly Killed His Baby Daughter, Deborah Albin Sentenced to 10 Years in the Death August 4, 2026Deborah Albin appeared at the Benton County Courthouse Friday and described a grief she said would never leave... Read More2 mins read
Why Sentencing Reform for Domestic Violence Survivors Keeps Falling Short in Oregon August 4, 2026Before she was incarcerated in Oregon, Angela Kim had grown accustomed to not being in charge of her... Read More13 mins read
Oregon Regulators set to Adopt Double-Digit Health Insurance Premium Hikes for 2027 August 4, 2026Oregonians who own small businesses or buy their health insurance as individuals on the state’s health insurance marketplace... Read More2 mins read
Local Blood Drives Set as Supply Crisis Deepens August 4, 2026For only the second time in history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis — and patients may... Read More1 min read
They Tried Something New on Garfield Avenue, City Staff Says They’ll Never Do It Again July 31, 2026“We should never do this again, it was unintentionally, I think, difficult for the neighborhood, put some unnecessary... Read More4 mins read
Corvallis Based Gateway of Willamette CEO Linda Thomas Pleads Not Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Charges July 31, 2026Like we reported in June, a Corvallis woman who ran a local day support program for Medicaid recipients... Read More1 min read
Oregon Lawmaker Wants to Make State Parks Free to Residents, Could that Actually Happen? July 31, 2026An Oregon lawmaker wants to make visiting state parks cheaper for residents. Rep. Cyrus Javadi, D-Tillamook, last week floated the... Read More4 mins read
State Land Deal for a Data Center was Set, Gov. Kotek Orders it Cancelled July 31, 2026On Thursday, Governor Tina Kotek directed the Department of Administrative Services to terminate the state’s contract for the... Read More1 min read
How America’s Newspapers Lost Their Voice, and Why The Advocate Publishes Its Opinions July 31, 2026Hazel Brannon Smith was almost certainly the most unpopular woman in Mississippi when she wrote an editorial in...5 mins read
Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, 7/31-8/7 July 31, 2026Friday, July 31 Fire Season. LaSells Stewart Center, Guistina Gallery. 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis. 8 am –...30 mins read
Countywide Crackdown on Sex Offender Registrations Nets 8 Arrests July 29, 2026Law enforcement agencies across Benton County teamed up last week for a large-scale compliance sweep targeting registered sex...1 min read
Monitoring Declining Bumblebee Populations is Hard, OSU’s New Low-Cost AI Powered Cameras Make it Easier July 29, 2026Researchers have developed a low-cost, semi-automated, AI-driven method that uses remote cameras to survey bumblebees and potentially other...2 mins read
In Oregon, Big Grocery, Retail Companies Have Highest Number of Employees on Medicaid July 29, 2026Multi-billion-dollar grocers and retailers such as Walmart and Amazon were among the most listed employers on Oregonians’ applications...5 mins read
Pro-Data Center Ads Target Oregon, Here’s Who’s Behind Them July 29, 2026Just days before the Oregon Legislature in March passed a one-year pause on a popular tax incentive program...5 mins read
It was a Key Career Path for Oregon’s Immigrants and Refugees, Here’s how Trump Blocked It July 24, 2026Abdul Saboor Hassan moved to Oregon in 2020 after qualifying for a green card for his service to...4 mins read
Rep. Hoyle Votes Against $1.15 Trillion National Defense Authorization Act July 24, 2026On Wednesday, Congresswoman Hoyle voted against H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2027. This year’s NDAA authorizes more than $1.15 trillion...1 min read
Corvallis’ Albin Case Raises Questions About Oregon’s ‘Failure to Protect’ Laws July 24, 2026When a child is abused, it’s not only the abuser who can be criminally charged. Across the country,...7 mins read
Benton County Weighs Future of Dial-A-Bus, Sets Listening Sessions July 24, 2026Benton County is asking the public to weigh in on the future of paratransit service in the region....1 min read
Six years later: OSU Researchers Revisit TRACE-COVID-19 Ingenuity in StoryCorps Interviews July 24, 2026Oregon State University researchers will officially be part of American history for their innovative and collaborative approach to...5 mins read
Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, 7/24-7/31 July 24, 2026Friday, July 24 Fire Season. LaSells Stewart Center, Guistina Gallery. 875 SW 26th Street, Corvallis. 8 am –...34 mins read
Corvallis Voters to Decide City Council Reforms this November, Here’s a Deeper Look July 22, 2026Corvallis City Councilors will be sending voters a sweeping plan to shrink the City Council from nine members...4 mins read
City Council Approves $47,000 to Study Tax Set Asides for Downtown Revitalization July 22, 2026Monday night, the Corvallis City Council voted unanimously to spend $47,000 to examine special tax set asides to...1 min read
Gov. Kotek Appointed an Economic Prosperity Council, Analysts Divide over Its Findings July 22, 2026For months, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek’s prosperity council has made headlines with a key focus: How best to jumpstart...4 mins read
It Started as a Way for Benton County’s Girls to Compete as Rodeo Athletes, Now it’s Being Nationally Recognized July 22, 2026What began as a local effort to create more opportunities for girls in rodeo has grown into one...3 mins read
Editor Penny Rosenberg Suddenly Leaves Gazette-Times, Lawyers Up July 20, 2026Penny Rosenberg disappeared. Poof. Just like that. Executives at Lee Enterprises removed her – rather abruptly it seemed...5 mins read
No Corvallis, Those Aren’t Flock Cameras, Here’s what the City Actually Records July 20, 2026Recently, Corvallis residents, and Reddit users specifically, have expressed outrage at the City of Corvallis for their potential...2 mins read
