Man gets 14 years for attempted murder of deputy
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man who was convicted of trying to kill a Marion County deputy during a botched jailbreak has been sentenced to nearly 14…
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Marijuana vaping product sales sink amid lung disease scare
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vaping products, one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry, have taken a hit from consumers as…
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Senate panel passes Merkley bill to fight wildlife trafficking
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on which he serves, has passed his bipartisan Rescuing…
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State sets 9.9% rent hike cap for 2020 under new law
The Oregon Department of Administrative Services announced Wednesday the annual maximum rent increase allowed by statute for calendar year 2020,…
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Gov. Brown signs ‘drinks to go,’ other special session bills; OLCC adopts new rules
Gov. Kate Brown late Wednesday signed into law Senate Bill 1801, allowing many Oregon bars and restaurants to sell alcoholic “drinks to go.” The…
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Gov. Brown, OHA offer some good Christmas week news on COVID-19 status, vaccines
Gov. Kate Brown and Oregon Health Authority officials shared some good pre-Christmas news on Tuesday, from the arrival of thousands of doses of two…
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Oregon Health Authority reports 1 COVID-19 death, 1,153 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,341, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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First shipments of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Oregon
The first shipment of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine has arrived in…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,290 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,033, along with 1,290 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Two Oregon Dept. of Corrections employees suing agency
Two employees at the Oregon Department of Corrections are suing the agency, accusing its leadership team of misleading lawmakers and creating a…
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Snake River state prison reports fourth inmate with COVID-19 to die in 4 days
Four Snake River Correctional Institution inmates who tested positive for COVID-19 have died at an area hospital in the past four days, bringing to…
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Salem man killed in helicopter crash
A Salem man was killed Friday morning in the crash of a helicopter that was working in a Christmas tree field in rural Marion County, sheriff’s…
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Easing of COVID-19 restrictions in King County approved
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s most populous county has been approved to move into Phase 2 of reopening from Gov. Jay Inslee’s coronavirus…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 72 more cases
No new deaths from COVID-19 were reported Wednesday by the Oregon Health Authority, keeping the toll at 169. But there were 72 new cases reported,…
Continue Reading Four more Oregon COVID-19 deaths raise toll to 33
The COVID-19 virus has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the death toll to 33, officials said…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 13th COVID-19 death; Deschutes County now at 20 cases
The COVID-19 virus has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 13, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Democrats urge investigation into removal of spotted owl protections
Eight Democratic U.S. lawmakers are calling for an investigation into “potential scientific meddling” by the Trump administration in its rule to…
Continue Reading 2 indicted, accused of pointing guns at Medford protesters
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A Jackson County grand jury has indicted two people who allegedly pointed guns at demonstrators who were marching in Medford…
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Police: 4 dead in Sweet Home fire were shot or stabbed
Four people found dead Tuesday in a Sweet Home residence destroyed by fire were either shot or stabbed before it was intentionally set ablaze, police…
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Gresham man arrested in Bend now facing federal ID theft charges
A Gresham man arrested last fall in Bend for using a stolen credit card now faces a nine-count federal indictment, accused of stealing financial and…
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