Wyden introduces bill to create 9/11-style COVID-19 commission
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced bipartisan legislation Wednesday that would create an independent, non-partisan commission — closely modeled…
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OLCC suspends liquor license of Springfield saloon for allowing indoor dining
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission this week suspended the liquor license of Springfield’s Twisted River Saloon for allowing indoor…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 32 more COVID-19 related deaths, 437 cases — but sharp weekly declines
There are 32 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,194, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday while…
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Pacific Power completes restoring power; crews to help PGE
Pacific Power says it has finished restoring power following powerful ice storms and that some of its crews plan to help Portland General Electric,…
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Roseburg man who worked as UPS driver pleads guilty in I-5 shootings
Authorities say a Roseburg man who shot at cars along Interstate 5 in southwest Oregon from his UPS vehicle has pleaded guilty to several charges.…
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Wyden, Merkley seek to provide disabled vets full military benefits
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined colleagues Tuesday to introduce the Major Richard Star Act, bipartisan legislation to provide…
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Merkley introduces bill to extend electric vehicle tax credit for 10 years
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) teamed up Tuesday to introduce the Electric Cars Act, bicameral legislation they said would…
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Oregon OSHA fines Florence restaurant $17,800 for workers’ willful COVID exposure
Oregon OSHA announced Tuesday it has fined a Florence restaurant, The New Blue Hen, $17,800 for willfully exposing workers to COVID-19. It also said…
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Portland to pay $2M to settle fatal police shooting of teen
The city of Portland is set to pay $2 million to relatives of a teen suspected in an armed robbery and attempted carjacking who was shot and killed…
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Alaska Airlines ordered to pay $3.2M after woman falls at PDX, later dies
A jury has ordered Alaska Airlines to pay $3.2 million to the family of a 75-year-old disabled woman who died four months after falling down a…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, 528 new cases
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,162, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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About 10,000 still without power in northwest Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — About 10,000 customers in northwest Oregon remained without power Tuesday morning, almost two weeks after a strong winter…
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Klamath Falls man accused of kidnapping, assaulting woman for days
A Klamath Falls man faces kidnapping, rape and other charges after he allegedly kept a woman against her will for three days.…
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OSU researcher says barley-growing environment can impact whiskey’s flavor
Flavor differences in whiskey can be discerned based solely on the environment in which the barley used to make the whiskey is grown, a new study…
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Far-right lawmaker elected Oregon GOP chairman amid larger US shift
A far-right senator who’s rebelled against coronavirus restrictions and said he supported protesters who stormed the Oregon Capitol has been…
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Spotted owl forest protection rollbacks reconsidered
The U.S. Interior Department is delaying the Trump administration’s last-minute roll-back of federal protections for the northern spotted owl.…
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OSU scientist: Ground under transmission towers can link, benefit wildlife habitat
Converting the ground under electrical transmission towers into spaces for wildlife can enable fragmented populations to connect with one another,…
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Gov. Brown orders flags to half staff in memory of 500K Americans who died of COVID-19
Gov. Kate Brown on Monday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Friday in memory of the more than…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 324 new cases
There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,155, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OSU, USDA scientists gain new understanding of hop genome
Oregon State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have significantly expanded the understanding of the hop genome, a development…
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