Click here for updates on this story MONTGOMERY, AL (WALA) — Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed Executive Order 719, which formed the Study Group for Gambling Policy. The study group is tasked with gathering detailed information to allow the governor, the Legislature and Alabama citizens to make an informed decision on gaming expansion in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — An icon on the Georgia Supreme Court bench presided over his last case on the Supreme Court Thursday. According to a press release, Justice Robert Benham is retiring after nearly 36 years as a judge on the Court of Appeals, and as a justice
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — March Madness nears in college hoops, and it has been a wild year for a pair of coaches on the Portland State women’s basketball staff. The coaches, who are now first time parents, have seen the team win the 2019 Big Sky Conference tournament
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There were 62 fatal work injuries reported in Oregon in 2018, up slightly from the year before but lower than the 72 seen in 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Most of us know when we’re required to use headlights and wipers. But did you know it’s also smart to use them during low-light days (usually winter!); during fog, rain and snow; and on single lane highways? It’s true! There are laws that specify when you must use your headlights (ORS 811.515) and
Continue ReadingGood morning. Our news coverage plans Friday. If you have questions or suggestions about the report, please call the Seattle bureau at 206-682-1812 or 1-800-552-7694. LANDFILL-RADIOACTIVE WASTE ARLINGTON, Ore. – Authorities say a chemical waste landfill in Oregon near the Columbia River has been accepting hundreds of tons of radioactive fracking waste from North Dakota
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Squeaks is about 2 years old and a recent arrival at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
Continue ReadingSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday again reiterated his position that the GOP-led Senate would confirm a nominee to any Supreme Court vacancy that occurred this election year, despite leaving a seat vacant in 2016 and preventing President Barack Obama’s nominee from consideration. “If you’re asking me a hypothetical … we would fill it,”
Continue ReadingIt is foggy and slick on the drive up to Mt. Bachelor and the summit is pretty socked in with clouds.
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The passage of the most recent system will give us some partial clearing today, but it will also leave behind slightly cooler temperatures.
Continue Reading“Downhill” is an unfortunate title for a film that starts out with an intriguing cast pairing (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell) and premise, before going you know where. The bottom line is a plot intended to make one consider life’s big issues merely reminds us it’s too short to sit through movies as muddled as this.
Continue ReadingWashington State (14-11, 5-7) vs. Southern California (18-7, 7-5) Galen Center, Los Angeles; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Southern California looks for its eighth straight win in the head-to-head series over Washington State. In its last seven wins against the Cougars, Southern California has won by an average of 13 points. Washington State’s last
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John Hendricks reports on the arrival at the Oregon Humane Society in Portland of dozens of cats that were rescued from a crash east of Prineville last fall.
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The Sisters City Council met Thursday night to discuss its goals for 2020, ranging from a housing plan to the challenges of drawing visitors but keeping a small-town feel.
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Bend City Councilor Chris Piper announced Thursday that he will seek election to a full four-year term in November.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley intros legislation to protect consumers’ privacy from inappropriate use of facial recognition technology, data collection practices.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Kylor Kelley had 16 points and nine rebounds Thursday night to lead Oregon State to a 70-51 rout of Utah. Kelley was 7 of 10 from the field with five dunks. The Beavers led by 25 points at 68-43 on Kelley’s dunk with 3:42 remaining. Utah never got closer than 15
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Will Richardson scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and No. 17 Oregon came from behind Thursday night for a 68-60 victory over 16th-ranked Colorado. The Ducks trailed by 12 points early in the second half but went on a 10-0 run in the waning minutes to overtake
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Part-time college professors are struggling to afford health care. A bill in the Oregon Legislature would change that.
Continue ReadingAttorney General William Barr snapped back after days of watching critics argue that his complacency and silence amid rising concern about President Donald Trump’s influence over the Department of Justice were undermining the entire American system. The attorney general is normally happy to quietly appear complicit — on slow-walking the Mueller report, Trump’s demands that
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