Flue, attic fire heavily damages NW Redmond home
An apparent flue fire spread to the attic of a northwest Redmond home Monday night, and while firefighters kept it from spreading farther, it still…
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What a journalist’s jailing for heroic Covid coverage exposes about China
My business — documenting attacks on journalists in Asia and advocating on their behalf — requires a thick skin. I can’t let every…
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Lillard, Trent shoot Blazers past champion Lakers, 115-107
Damian Lillard scored 21 of his 31 points in the second half and CJ McCollum had 20 points and 11 assists in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 115-107…
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Police: Officer fatally shoots woman who brandished gun
The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Office says an officer shot and killed a woman who broke into someone’s home in Warrenton and later brandished a gun at…
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Juniper Swim Center indoor pool to close for major upgrades
Some big changes and upgrades are coming in 2021 to the indoor pool at the Juniper Swim and Fitness…
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Portland shootings have more than doubled this year
As Portland struggled with the COVID-19 pandemic and nightly protests during 2020, shootings in Oregon’s largest city also more than doubled this…
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Lawsuit seeks reports on Willamette River dams’ structural integrity
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An environmental group in Oregon has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for not providing information…
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Why picking your nose isn’t just gross — it’s dangerous in the time of coronavirus
We teach kids not to do it. It’s unsanitary. It’s just plain gross to see. Let’s be real, though. Most of us pick our noses —…
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ODOT outlines de-icer use conditions
ODOT Region 4 spokesman Peter Murphy talked with us about how the agency decides where and when to use…
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Why Trump’s ‘enemy of the people’ smear will have long-lasting effects
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. If someone managed to…
Continue Reading The first coronavirus epicenter in the US gets the vaccine, but threat of the deadly virus lurks
In an instant, nursing director Chelsey Earnest can recall the worst day at work she has ever had. Sometimes it comes back without her trying to…
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Georgia senator fighting for reelection personally lobbied Trump to sign spending bill
Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia spoke to President Donald Trump this week to personally lobby him to sign into law the omnibus spending bill…
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The Columbus, Ohio, officer who killed Andre Hill has been fired
Adam Coy, the Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, was fired Monday, according to a statement from Public Safety Director…
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Alexander Vindman says he has ‘no regrets’ about how impeachment saga played out
Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry, said Monday evening he has no regrets…
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Prineville mayor-elect says he’s not urging anyone to defy COVID-19 rules
Prineville Mayor-Elect Jason Beebe issued a clarifying note Monday about his involvement in a coalition of mayors seeking to let businesses reopen…
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‘Vote Christian’: Churches key in getting voters to the polls in Georgia runoff
Rev. Josh Saefkow walked across the stage before his congregation at Flat Creek Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, holding…
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Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years
An independent Chinese journalist who reported from Wuhan at the height of the initial coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years by a…
Continue Reading Sisters gave birth 90 minutes apart after sharing pandemic pregnancy experience
After going through their pandemic pregnancies together, two Minnesota sisters thought it would be pretty neat if they ended up giving birth on the…
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Oregon’s OSHA ‘overwhelmed’ with COVID-19 complaints
In your average year, Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Agency receives around 2,000 complaints about employers who might be breaking safety…
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