Wildfire closes highway through Washington’s North Cascades National Park
NEWHALEM, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire has forced a major cross-state highway to close in Washington’s rugged North Cascades National Park. State…
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New wildfire, the Salmon Fire, burns about 40 acres in steep terrain 5 miles east of Oakridge
Initial attack fire crews were called out Sunday afternoon to tackle a new wildfire burning in very steep terrain about five miles east of Oakridge…
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Lines hold, more progress seen on 310-acre Priceboro Fire NE of Eugene, now 45% contained
The Priceboro fire that broke out Friday afternoon near Harrisburg, about eight miles northeast of Eugene, has been more precisely mapped at about…
Continue ReadingThree people, pet killed in Scappoose house fire
SCAPPOOSE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three people and a pet were killed in a house fire in Scappoose early Sunday morning, fire officials said. The Scappoose…
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Klamath County’s 2,100-acre Golden Fire, which destroyed dozens of homes, reaches full containment
The Golden Fire that broke out on July 22 about 9 miles north of Bonanza in Klamath County and destroyed nearly 50 homes reached full containment…
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3-week-old Flat Fire in SW Oregon tops 33,0000 acres, now 30% contained
AGNESS, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 840 firefighters have brought the 3-week-old, 33,246-acre Flat Fire in southwest Oregon to 30% containment, making…
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Despite weekend rainfall, Bedrock Fire grows to nearly 13,000 acres, still 5% contained
Despite a quarter-inch of rain in places, the Bedrock Fire on the Willamette National Forest continues actively burning in dry fuels, and the…
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Woman found dead on Phoenix-area hike, authorities say it may be heat related
PHOENIX (AP) — An Oregon woman who went missing on a hike in north Phoenix has been found dead and it appears to be heat-related, according to…
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Washington and Oregon leave behind heritage — and rivals — for stability in the Big Ten
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A day after leaving behind more than a century as a tenant to the premier athletic conference on the…
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Forest Service firefighter, 21, killed in on-duty crash in SW Oregon
A 21-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed in a crash on Friday while on duty near the Coos County community of Powers, agency…
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Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington; Big 12 completes Pac-12 raid with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington…
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US Wildlife Service lethally removes four wolves from NE Oregon pack due to ‘chronic’ livestock depredation
Four wolves from the Five Points Pack in northeast Oregon’s Union County have been lethally removed by the USDA Wildlife Service in response to…
Continue ReadingBrush fire kills 2 and destroys 9 homes in suburban Tacoma, Washington
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire killed two people and destroyed nine mobile homes Friday in a suburb of Tacoma, Washington,…
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Choice at the pump: Gov. Kotek signs self-serve gas bill, ending law banning it for past 72 years
For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars without an attendant, since a decades-old ban on…
Continue ReadingIdaho bus filled with teen campers crashes on winding highway, injuring 11
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A school bus carrying teenage campers rolled over on a winding Idaho highway Friday afternoon, injuring 11 people, the Idaho…
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Big Ten grabs Oregon, Washington; Big 12 completes Pac-12 raid with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington…
Continue ReadingAfter helping prevent extinctions for 50 years, the Endangered Species Act itself may be in peril
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer SHARON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Biologist Ashley Wilson carefully disentangled a bat from netting above a…
Continue ReadingOregon crabbers and environmentalists are at odds as a commission votes on rules to protect whales
By ED KOMENDA Associated Press In the wheelhouse of a crab boat named Heidi Sue, Mike Pettis watched the gray whale surface and shoot water through…
Continue ReadingSuspect in Idaho killings will use an alibi defense but doesn’t claim to have been at a specific location, attorneys say
By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last year say they will be using an…
Continue ReadingJustice Kagan supports ethics code but says Supreme Court divided on how to proceed
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Justice Elena Kagan publicly declared her support for an ethics code for…
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