Crowded campsites, high demand cause fights, ‘camp pirates’
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Some Oregon parks officials say high demand for crowded campsites is leading to arguments, fistfights and even so-called…
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Portland, Oregon, to use microphones to track gunshots
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — To help combat a growing gun violence problem, the mayor of Portland, Oregon, is launching a system proponents say can track…
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Police: Bear attacks woman, dog, in southern Oregon
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A woman in southern Oregon was attacked by a bear Monday night while she was in her back yard, police said. Police in Medford,…
Continue Reading James scores season-high 43, Lakers beat Trail Blazers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James scored a season-high 43 points and extended his streak of 30-point games to seven in…
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Richardson scores 17, Oregon holds off UC Riverside 71-65
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Will Richardson scored 17 points and Oregon held off UC Riverside for a 71-65 victory. The game was tied at 58 with 7:34…
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Timbers beat Rapids on late goal to reach MLS West final
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Larrys Mabiala scored in the 90th minute and the Portland Timbers beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Thursday to advance…
Continue Reading No. 13 Oregon beats Texas Southern 83-66 in season opener
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Will Richardson scored 20 points and No. 13 Oregon opened the season with an 83-66 victory…
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Nix leads No. 15 Oregon over Washington State 44-41
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Oregon quarterback Bo Nix was piling up the yardage, but the No. 15 Ducks were not…
Continue Reading AP source: Pelicans’ McCollum agrees to 2-year extension
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Pelicans guard CJ McCollum has agreed to a two-year, $64 million contract extension that runs…
Continue Reading Hauk record highlights 53-16 Montana win over Portland State
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Robby Hauk returned a short field goal attempt 99 yards on a day that the coach’s son became Montana’s all-time…
Continue Reading Coast Guard works to remove sunken ships from Columbia River
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two ships that have been abandoned in the Columbia river for years are being removed and the U.S. Coast Guard is working with…
Continue Reading Cops shoot, kill Grants Pass resident during suspect search
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — Grants Pass police killed a resident this week while chasing a suspect from a city park into a neighborhood after a…
Continue Reading GOP lawmaker will not face charges after fair arrest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon state Rep. James Hieb will not face charges in connection with his August arrest for alleged disorderly conduct and…
Continue Reading 2 former Tacoma men sentenced for killing housemate in 2018
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A judge sentenced two Washington state men to more than two decades in prison Friday in the murder of a housemate in 2018.…
Continue Reading Trooper shot flown to Seattle, suspect appears in court
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper who was shot Thursday while on duty in Walla Walla was flown to Harborview Medical Center in…
Continue Reading Murder charge dismissed because of treatment delays
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — An Edmonds man’s first-degree murder charge in the death of his father was dismissed this week because of delays in his…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to bringing Molotov cocktails to protest
SEATTLE (AP) — A Renton, Washington, man has pleaded guilty to bringing 12 Molotov cocktails to a protest at the Seattle police union headquarters…
Continue Reading State Patrol trooper shot in Walla Walla, suspect in custody
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper was shot and seriously hurt Thursday in Walla Walla, Washington, according to law…
Continue Reading Deputy fatally shoots man he chased into a cornfield
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A Yakima County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man after the deputy chased him into a cornfield north of Toppenish on…
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Oregon students’ math, reading skills plummet post-pandemic, new state test results show
The math, reading and writing skills of Oregon students have plummeted in the wake of the pandemic and the school disruptions that came with it,…
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