Oregon OKs ‘more aggressive’ climate protection program
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission has OK’d a new Climate Protection Plan for the state that targets a 90%…
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2 dead in suburban Portland shooting
TIGARD, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say two people were shot to death in a Portland suburb and no one has been arrested. KOIN-TV reports Tigard police…
Continue Reading Correction: Oregon-Marijuana story
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a story published December 16, 2021, about Oregon’s efforts to combat illegal marijuana production, The Associated Press…
Continue Reading Fresh lawsuits challenge Idaho’s new redistricting maps
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A fourth and fifth lawsuit have been filed with the Idaho Supreme Court against Idaho’s…
Continue Reading All from US missionary group freed in Haiti, police say
By EVENS SANON and PETER SMITH Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The remaining members of a U.S.-based missionary group who were…
Continue Reading Northern California highway shut down by snow now reopen
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — A section of a major interstate highway in Northern California has reopened after a nearly 24-hour closure caused by…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to throwing lit firework amid protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 19-year-old man admitted he threw a large firework at the federal courthouse in Portland during mass protests last year.…
Continue Reading Desmond Bane scores 23, Memphis beats Trail Blazers 113-103
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Desmond Bane had 23 points and the Memphis Grizzlies stretched their winning streak to…
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Oregon balance sinks Portland 96-61
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — N’Faly Dante scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds, De’Vion Harmon added 17 points and Oregon coasted to a 96-71 win…
Continue Reading Allegri leads E. Washington over Multnomah 95-56
CHENEY, Wash. — Angelo Allegri had a career-high 23 points as Eastern Washington routed Multnomah 95-56. Terin Johnson led the Lions with 11 points…
Continue Reading Snow shuts parts of interstates in southern, eastern Oregon
ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have closed southbound Interstate 5 at Ashland in southern Oregon because of blizzard conditions, heavy snow and…
Continue Reading $45K paid to settle suit alleging deputy pinned Black child
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Clackamas County has paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a mother who said one of several sheriff’s deputies held…
Continue Reading 126 homeless people died in Oregon’s largest county in 2020
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Last year, 126 people died while experiencing homelessness in Multnomah…
Continue Reading OL Reign announce move to Seattle’s Lumen Field
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The OL Reign will now play home games at Lumen Field, home of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle…
Continue Reading Washington governor unveils plan to address homelessness
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is proposing a host of efforts to address homelessness,…
Continue Reading Sen. Wyden says Oregon should divest from spyware company
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden says the Oregon state employees pension fund should drop its investment in…
Continue Reading WA wrestling tourneys linked to dozens of COVID-19 cases
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Health authorities in Washington state say nearly 100 COVID-19 cases including several identified as the omicron variant have…
Continue Reading Seattle-based Planned Parenthood affiliate ousts CEO
SEATTLE (AP) — The CEO of a Seattle-based affiliate of Planned Parenthood has been removed from her position after controversy following a…
Continue Reading Gov. Inslee announces $187M plan for WA salmon recovery
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has proposed investing $187 million in salmon recovery as part of his 2022 budget and policy…
Continue Reading Businesses: Idaho education politics are hurting state
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Political hostility to public education in the Republican-dominated Idaho Legislature is…
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