Washington OKs killing 2 wolves in southeastern part of state after cattle attacks
ASOTIN, Wash. (AP) — Washington wildlife officials have authorized killing one or two wolves in the southeastern part of the state in response to…
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FDA approving drugs after fewer trials, providing less information to public, OSU studies find
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is approving more novel pharmaceutical drugs based on single clinical trials and with less public disclosure…
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Trial delayed for University of Idaho student killing suspect Bryan Kohberger
By Lauren del Valle and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The murder trial of University of Idaho student killings suspect Bryan Kohberger –…
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PeaceHealth to shutter only hospital in Eugene, Oregon; nurse’s union calls it ‘disastrous’
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — PeaceHealth announced this week it is closing the only hospital in Eugene, Oregon, and moving services 6 miles (9.6 kilometers)…
Continue Reading Hundreds in Oregon told to evacuate immediately because of wildfire near Salem
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Authorities told hundreds of people near Salem, Oregon, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday afternoon because of a fast-moving…
Continue Reading Police detective shot in western Washington, 2 juveniles in custody, police say
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A police detective in western Washington state was shot in the shoulder on Wednesday, and two juvenile boys were later taken…
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Lookout Fire now at 13,000 acres, 6% contained; Bedrock Fire tops 31,000 acres, N. Calif. fire extends into S. Oregon
Winds cleared out the dense smoke and allowed air operations to resume on the now over 13,000-acre Lookout Fire north of McKenzie Bridge on the…
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Amputees can get their body parts back for spiritual reasons, new Oregon law says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health care facilities in Oregon will be allowed to return amputated body parts to patients for cultural, spiritual or…
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Oregon receives $1.9 million from USDA for variety of specialty crop projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service on Wednesday awarded over $1.9 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Specialty Crop…
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‘Blow Up Day’: Oregon’s infamous, devastating Tillamook Burn occurred 90 years ago, raced across 268,000 acres in a day
On Aug. 24, 1933, the skies west of Portland were darkened by an enormous smoke column more than 40,000 feet high as a fire that had started in the…
Continue Reading Highway through Washington’s North Cascades National Park to reopen as fires keep burning
NEWHALEM, Wash. (AP) — A section of major cross-state highway that closed earlier this month because of a wildfire in Washington state’s North…
Continue Reading Woman, 2 men killed in Seattle hookah lounge shooting identified
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities have released the names of three people who were shot to death over the weekend outside a hookah lounge in Seattle.…
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Chavez-DeRemer joins bipartisan push to modernize passport services, ease backlog
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – In response to unprecedented passport processing delays at the Department of State, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently…
Continue Reading 2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of…
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‘T. rexes’ race to photo finish at Washington state track
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the…
Continue Reading Timbers fire coach Giovanni Savarese after 5-plus seasons as MLS returns from 5-week break
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers fired coach Giovanni Savarese on Monday, parting ways with the winningest coach in franchise history a…
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs ‘ghost gun’ regulations, fentanyl crackdown, other public safety bills
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Monday for bills passed during the 2023 legislative session that address public safety in…
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Lightning starts new wildfires but moist air aids crews battling blazes in rural Northern California
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Weekend lightning strikes ignited new wildfires near a complex of blazes that have been burning since last week through the…
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Oregon’s average gas prices up another 3.1 cents in past week, to $4.68 a gallon, GasBuddy reports
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 3.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.68/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307…
Continue Reading 3 dead, 6 wounded in shooting at a hookah lounge in south Seattle; no word on suspects
SEATTLE (AP) — Three people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting Sunday at a hookah lounge in south Seattle, authorities said. City…
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