Friday’s Oregon prep football scores
PREP FOOTBALL= Adrian def. Elgin, forfeit Amity 20, Philomath 6 Baker 27, Ontario 14 Banks 38, Seaside 0 Beaverton 36, Grants Pass 18 Canby 33,…
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‘Lawless city?’ Worry after Portland police don’t stop chaos
A crowd of 100 people wreaked havoc in downtown Portland this week – smashing storefront windows, lighting dumpsters on fire and causing at least…
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Oregon set to expand hotline for bias crime reporting
When Oregon’s Bias Response Hotline went live on Jan. 2, 2020, people were able to answer about half of incoming calls reporting hate crimes or…
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Oregon Court of Appeals rules it’s illegal to deny gun sales to people ages 18 to 20
The Oregon Court of Appeals has reversed a lower court’s decision to throw out an age discrimination lawsuit against a gun retailer, declaring it…
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Oregon corrections workers 50% vaccinated as mandate deadline nears
Officials said on Wednesday that around 50% of the roughly 4,500 employees at the Oregon Department of Corrections are vaccinated against COVID-19.…
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Overwhelmed by illegal pot grows, Jackson County declares state of emergency, seeks state help
Southern Oregon’s Jackson County says it is so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state…
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Oregon recognizes Indigenous Peoples Day; tribes see hope
The second Monday in October, long celebrated as Columbus Day, will officially be recognized as Indigenous Peoples Day in Oregon.…
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Massive marijuana operation found near Klamath Falls; street value tops $100 million
Klamath County sheriff’s deputies stumbled into a significant illegal marijuana operation this week, finding an amount of marijuana with a street…
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Adrian 56, Cove 6 Bandon def. Glide, forfeit Banks def. Valley Catholic, forfeit Cascade 38, Marist 33 Echo 32, South Wasco County 29 Grant Union 26,…
Continue Reading Oregon court ruling could eliminate death penalty for many; Randy Guzek prosecutor outraged
The Oregon Supreme Court struck down the death sentence of an inmate in a ruling Thursday that found lawmakers had fundamentally altered…
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California company buys Eugene wood products firm
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A California forest products company has bought Seneca, a Eugene-based company that had owned more than 100,000 acres of land…
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Fire retardant could be ‘game-changer’ in fighting wildfires
U.S. Forest Service officials on Tuesday approved a long-lasting fire retardant that could significantly aid in fighting increasingly destructive…
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Oregon’s reported COVID-19 cases continue to decline
The number of newly identified coronavirus cases has declined in Oregon for a fifth week in a…
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Washington woman dies from rare J&J vaccine complication
Washington state health authorities say a woman in her late 30s has died from a rare blood-clotting syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson…
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Adrian 38, Powder Valley 0 Amity def. Taft, forfeit Bandon 14, Reedsport 7 Banks 42, Astoria 17 Barlow 48, Gresham 0 Blanchet Catholic 48, Corbett 47…
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Federal judge grants injunction halting commercial timber harvest near Walton Lake
A federal judge has stopped a commercial timber harvest near Walton Lake in the Ochoco National Forest, as the request of an environmental group.…
Continue Reading Oregon appeals court dismisses Freedom Foundation challenge to mask mandate
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Gov. Kate Brown’s initial mask mandate, saying the requirements have been…
Continue Reading Newberg School Board adopts stricter political symbols ban
An Oregon school board that had banned educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols has broadened the policy to prohibit…
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COVID spike from Pendleton Round-Up sours Oregon progress as boosters become available
Oregon is experiencing a downward trend in COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases after a crippling late-summer surge, but Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday…
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Oregon Legislature OKs new US House, legislative district boundaries on party-line votes
Despite a threat to block new political maps, Republican state lawmakers returned to the Oregon Capitol on Monday as the Legislature passed — on…
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