AP – Oregon-Northwest

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Workers in an area at the center of the Hanford nuclear reservation were ordered to take cover for several hours. The…

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court’s decision allowing a Texas fetal heartbeat law to take effect…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Extremely low numbers of returning steelhead on tributaries of the Columbia River Basin have forced angling restrictions on…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tina Kotek, the Speaker of the Oregon House, is running for governor. Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat like Kotek, cannot run for…

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A former South Medford High School teacher and coach who sexually abused a minor student and tampered with a witness has been…

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Children’s Hospital has confirmed its first patient death from COVID-19. The Seattle Times reports the announcement…

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — Hanford nuclear reservation workers who do not provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required to be tested at least…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Timbers midfielder Eryk Williamson is out for the season because of a left knee injury that will require surgery.…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon regulators have fined a crude oil storage company nearly $25,000, saying it performed months of construction work…

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Fans returning to stadiums for the start of the Pac-12 football season will find a…

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — A search of Olympic National Park for an armed and “potentially dangerous” man has kept parts of the park near Port…

By DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of State is offering up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City employees in Portland, Oregon, must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus — or obtain a medical or religious…

The coronavirus pandemic is filling hospitals at an “alarming” rate and continuing to strain health care workers, Washington state health…

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — During Oregon’s ongoing COVID-19 surge, doctors say that they are seeing…

REEDSPORT, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a 54-year-old man was rescued from the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area after being stranded for five…

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Purdue coach Jeff Brohm made it clear throughout preseason camp that he expected his offense and defense to be more…