Oregon’s REAL ID deadline approaches

After this holiday season, Oregonians without a passport will need a REAL ID card to board a plane in the United States.

Oregonians over the age of 18 need to acquire a REAL ID by May 7 to fly domestically. A valid U.S. passport, passport card or military ID can also be used as alternatives to REAL ID.

So far, about one-third of Oregon’s 3.7 million residents with a driver’s license, instruction permit or identification card have chosen to upgrade to REAL ID, which became available in July 2020. About half of Oregonians have a U.S. passport.

People can get a REAL ID at an Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles office. To get one, they need to bring original documents with proof of identity, U.S. citizenship, birthday and two different sources proving your state address.

Oregonians can make an appointment online to get a REAL ID or walk into any DMV without an appointment. The REAL ID costs $30 in addition to the standard cost of an Oregon driver’s license, permit or ID card. It has a star in the upper right-hand corner. For those who renew their license and choose not to get a REAL ID, their ID will say “Not for REAL ID Act.”

After paying for a REAL ID card, the state will provide a temporary paper card, which TSA will not accept. It could take up to 20 days or more for a REAL ID card to arrive in the mail.

— Oregon Public Broadcasting

Pacific County settles wrongful death claims at jail for nearly $3 million

SOUTH BEND, Wash. — Pacific County has reached a $2.9 million settlement over the death of a woman at the county jail in December 2022.

Crystal R. Greenler died of severe pneumonia. She had been arrested for an alleged domestic violence incident against her husband and another relative.

The legal claims from Greenler’s family alleged that jail staff and contracted physicians failed to properly care for Greenler.

— Chinook Observer