Oregon Encourages Health Plan Enrollment for 2026

As people in Oregon prepare to welcome in the New Year, now is the time to make sure you and your family have the health coverage you need. Health insurance provides access to essential services helping you begin 2026 with confidence and peace of mind. All plans sold through OregonHealthCare.gov cover essential health benefits such as preventive services, mental and behavioral health care, pregnancy, maternity and newborn care, gender-affirming care, prescription drugs, and emergency and hospitalization services. During the open enrollment period for 2025, the vast majority of people in Oregon who enrolled through OregonHealthCare.gov qualified for financial help. In 2025, 80 percent of Marketplace enrollees received financial assistance to lower their monthly premiums. Though the amount of financial help people may qualify for is decreasing, this financial help is still available to many. Enhanced premium tax credits, which have kept premiums lower for many families since 2021, are scheduled to end after 2025 unless extended by the U.S. Congress. Consumers can compare plans side by side, matching coverage to their providers, prescriptions and costs using the OregonHealthCare.gov Window Shopping tool. Financial help is only available through the official Marketplace website. Always start at OregonHealthCare.gov and make sure any website you use ends in “.gov.” ...Read more

Mexican Nationals Accused Of Illegally Possessing Firearms, False Statements

Four Mexican nationals unlawfully residing in the United States made their initial appearance yesterday after allegedly making false statements on their application to purchase firearms and for illegally possessing firearms. Samuel Rodrigo Melo Santos, 27, Samuel Amador Ortega, 23, Aldo Melo Amador, 23, and Oscar Amador Ortega, 21, have been charged by criminal complaint with alien in possession of a firearm and making false statements on ATF Form 4473. According to court documents, in July 2025, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) investigators, as part of a compliance inspection, began reviewing ATF Form 4473, known as the Firearms Transaction Records, of a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL) in ...Read more

Weather Service Issues Wind Advisory & Heavy Rain Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory from 7 a.m. today to 4 p.m. Friday combined with a heavy rain warning for Josephine, Coos, Curry and Douglas counties. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected in Josephine and Douglas counties as well as Highway 199 through the Illinois Valley, Including the communities of Selma, Cave Junction, O’Brian and Takelma. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Extra caution is advised. An atmospheric river arrives Thursday night and persists through Friday, bringing another round of moderate to heavy rain. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are ...Read more