No. 4 Oregon faces Stony Brook after big win over Ohio State
By The Associated Press Oregon says the game against Stony Brook is a chance to get better, but mostly it’s an opportunity to rest players who got…
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COVID-19 surge forces health care rationing in parts of West
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders…
Continue Reading Drought haves, have-nots test how to share water in the West
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon farmers who grow 60% of the world’s carrot seed have been…
Continue Reading Grand jury clears cop who fatally shot man during crisis
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say a grand jury has cleared a Portland police officer in the deadly shooting of a man who called for help during…
Continue Reading Blanco scores in stoppage-time, Timbers tie Rapids 2-2
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sebastian Blanco scored in stoppage time to give  the Portland Timbers a 2-2 draw with…
Continue Reading Track coach Salazar’s 4-year doping ban upheld by CAS
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Track coach Alberto Salazar received no relief from the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The court upheld…
Continue Reading FBI arrests man accused of threatening Oregon official
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — FBI officials in Oregon and Albany police have arrested a 64-year-old man accused of threatening an Oregon public official. The…
Continue Reading Portland scraps Texas boycott, allocates abortion funds
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has scrapped a plan to boycott Texas…
Continue Reading Coos Bay police officer indicted on child sex abuse charges
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — A longtime Coos Bay police officer has been indicted on 20 charges related to child sexual abuse. The World reports according…
Continue Reading Rabid bats found in Portland and Beaverton
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials say rabid bats were discovered in Portland and Beaverton. KGW reports the bat in Portland was found in a yard…
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US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration says federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves…
Continue Reading Biden administration says wolves may need protections restored in western US after states make it easier to kill them
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Biden administration says wolves may need protections restored in western US after states make it easier to kill…
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After humble beginnings, Oregon’s Dutch Bros launches IPO
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks,…
Continue Reading Feds OK plan to cut salmon fishing when needed for orcas
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal officials have approved a plan that calls for cutting nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast when the fish are needed…
Continue Reading Officials urge boaters to steer clear of 3 pregnant orcas
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington officials are requiring commercial whale-watching vessels to keep extra far from three pregnant orcas, in hopes of giving…
Continue Reading Portland scraps boycott, changes response to abortion ban
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland, Oregon, has walked back a proposed Texas boycott and travel ban in response to the state’s dramatic…
Continue Reading Pac-12 has 3 undefeated teams, lowest among Power 5 leagues
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The list of Pac-12 teams that remain undefeated has dwindled to a precious three after just two games.…
Continue Reading COVID surge pushes much of Idaho toward medical rationing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s public health officials say crisis standards of care are imminent for the state’s…
Continue Reading Man assumes dead child’s ID for 3 decades, pockets benefits
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who assumed the identity of a dead child more than 30 years ago, worked under the child’s name and later…
Continue Reading Idaho man jailed for role in Nevada ranch standoff suing US
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Idaho man who served more than four years in federal custody for his part in an armed 2014…
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