Oregon Health Plan members urged to activate credit monitoring after data breach
Following Performance Health Technology’s announcement Wednesday that Oregon Health Plan members are among those affected by a coordinated data…
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More cougar sightings reported at Oregon Coast
By FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story CANNON BEACH, Oregon (KPTV) — Two cougar sightings were reported near Cannon Beach over…
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SW Oregon’s Flat Fire tops 27,000 acres amid burnout efforts, using drones and helicopter
Both drones and helicopters have been used to drop spherical ignition devices for burnout operations to remove unburned fuel within the perimeter of…
Continue ReadingSheriff’s deputy in Washington state shot, in serious condition at hospital
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Washington state was shot early Tuesday while responding to a domestic dispute and is in serious…
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Big progress on Golden Fire in Klamath County, now 83% contained; crews demobilize, evacuation alert ends
Major progress continues to be made on the 2,137-acre Golden Fire in Klamath County, as crews demobilize and the blaze reached 83% containment by…
Continue ReadingNew wildfire near Spokane, Washington, prompts mandatory evacuations
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire that ignited near Spokane Monday is prompting mandatory evacuations, Washington state officials said.…
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Forest Legacy program invests $10.7 million to protect forest land in Eastern, NW Oregon
Two working forests in Oregon received a major investment from the US Dept. of Agriculture’s Forest Legacy program, which protects environmentally…
Continue ReadingSeattle monorail hits and kills a 14-year-old boy who was spray painting a building
SEATTLE (AP) — A 14-year-old boy who was spray painting a Seattle building was struck and killed by the Seattle Center Monorail on Sunday night,…
Continue Reading8-year-old survives cougar attack in Washington state national park
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — An 8-year-old child survived a cougar attack with minor injuries while camping in Olympic National Park in Washington…
Continue ReadingLori Vallow Daybell sentenced to life in prison for murders of her 2 children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s first wife
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole after her…
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Oregon gas prices are back on the rise after weeks of decline amid soaring US, oil prices
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.58 a gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s…
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As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the…
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Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday…
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Human-caused wildfires up sharply this summer in dry Northwest forests, prompting concern
The Pacific Northwest has seen a significant increase in human-caused wildfires compared to the same period last year, the U.S. Forest Service said…
Continue ReadingCrash victim rescued in Vernonia after screams for help, alert from Apple device
KPTV, VERNONIA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, APPLE SCREEGRAB, CNN By FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story…
Continue Reading5 people injured after shooting in Seattle parking lot, police say
By Melissa Alonso and Kaylene Chassie, CNN (CNN) — Seattle police are investigating a mass shooting that left five people injured in a parking…
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Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle try again on bill to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools funding program
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., on Friday reintroduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the U.S. Forest…
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OSU study: Billions in conservation spending fail to improve Columbia Basin wild fish stocks
Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has failed to improve stocks of wild salmon and…
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Oregon Gov. Kotek won’t veto ‘pump your own gas’ bill, meaning it should take effect in a week
There are currently only two states in the U.S. that don’t allow drivers to pump their own gas – Oregon and New Jersey. At some point in the next…
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Oregon housing agency tops statewide goal of funding 25,000 affordable rental homes
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services has surpassed its July 2019-’24 Statewide Housing Plan goal to triple the existing…
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