Washington man climbing Mount Rainier dies near summit
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who was trying to summit Mount Rainier this week collapsed and died near the top…
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Wyden, Merkley reintroduce bill seeking healing for stolen Native children and their communities
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Friday they and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that seeks healing for stolen Native children…
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Oregon youths’ climate lawsuit against US government can proceed to trial, judge rules
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a lawsuit brought by young Oregon-based climate activists can proceed to trial years…
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Wyden to vote for debt limit deal, foe Merkley seeks changes after Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer support it in House
Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., backed the bill passed by the U.S. House Wednesday night to raise the debt ceiling through early…
Continue Reading Idaho hospitals working to resume full operations after cyberattack
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Two eastern Idaho hospitals and their clinics are working to resume full operations after a cyberattack on their computer…
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Biden landscape restoration funding includes $10 million for SW, SE Oregon BLM work to aid coho salmon, sage-grouse
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As part of the President’s Investing in America agenda, the Bureau of Land Management will invest $10 million from the…
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Pacific Power submits to PUC inaugural plan to achieve net-zero emissions in Oregon by 2040
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pacific Power released plans Wednesday to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions for all electricity sold to Oregon consumers…
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Portland mulls ban on daytime camping amid sharp rise in homelessness
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City Council members in Portland were considering on Wednesday whether to…
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GOP walkout in Oregon Senate now in 5th week; uncertain if boycotters will be sanctioned
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The longest-ever walkout in the Oregon Legislature completed its fourth week on Wednesday as…
Continue Reading Oregon AG sues 21 cos., including 3M and DuPont, alleging PFAS contamination from firefighting foam
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Wednesday sued 21 companies – including DuPont and 3M – involved in the manufacture of aqueous…
Continue Reading Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout
By ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Telling executives to “strive harder,” hundreds of corporate Amazon workers protested what they…
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300-acre Lane County wildfire in steep terrain fully lined, mop-up underway
A 300-acre wildfire in steep terrain about 10 miles southwest of Veneta has been fully lined, and mop-up operations are making progress, Oregon…
Continue Reading Truck driver indicted on manslaughter charges after deadly Oregon crash that killed 7 farmworkers
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The driver of the semitruck involved in a fatal crash on Interstate 5 in…
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Oregon gas prices on the rise as summer driving season arrives, AAA reports
The seasonal surge in gasoline demand ahead of the Memorial Day weekend sent pump prices climbing as drivers fueled up for holiday road trips, AAA…
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Oregon Dept. of Education releases final version of ‘Early Literacy Framework’
The Oregon Department of Education said Tuesday it has released the final version of Oregon’s Early Literacy Framework, a statewide resource…
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Oregon’s Project Turnkey 2.0 grants another $8 million for four shelter, transitional housing projects
Oregon Housing and Community Services and the Oregon Community Foundation announced Tuesday four additional awards for Project Turnkey 2.0, the…
Continue Reading Body of avalanche victim in Washington state recovered after being spotted by volunteer
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Search crews have recovered the body of a climber who was one of three killed in an avalanche on Washington’s…
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OSU study provides foundation for protecting rare Sierra Nevada red fox in Cascades, Sierras
Conservation efforts for the rare Sierra Nevada red fox can be strengthened through new computer modeling based on a 12-year data gathering…
Continue Reading 1-year-old dies after being left in a hot car outside of a hospital for nine hours, police say
By Jamiel Lynch and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A 1-year-old child died after being left in a car parked outside of a hospital for nine hours in…
Continue Reading Merkley introduces bill to help keep rural during the summer
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., recently introduced the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, legislation that would amend the Richard B. Russell National…
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