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Seattle Council OKs plan to ban gas-powered leaf blowers
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to plan the phasing out of gasoline-powered leaf blowers for city departments and…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to plan the phasing out of gasoline-powered leaf blowers for city departments and…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Health officials in Washington’s most populous county are urging people to get the new COVID-19 booster. Public Health – Seattle…
Continue ReadingOld-growth forests and managed forests with old-growth characteristics can provide relief from climate change for some bird species, research by the…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department announced Tuesday that its new online portal, Frances Online, is now available to…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon firefighters will face challenges this week as continued heat combines with windy and unstable conditions, possible…
Continue ReadingOtis, a gimpy, geriatric Jack Russell terrier, is no worse for wear after surviving four days in the Whisky Creek drainage while the Rum Creek Fire…
Continue ReadingCritical fire weather means no break after a busy Labor Day weekend for thousands of firefighters battling large wildfires burning across Oregon. And…
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools canceled Wednesday’s first day of school after teachers voted…
Continue ReadingElectronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states, including Oregon, into…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act once again on Monday, this time in response to the Sturgill Fire burning south of the…
Continue ReadingThe largest of three wildfires burning in a rugged, remote area of northeast Oregon grew to nearly 38,000 acres Saturday in hot, dry and windy…
Continue ReadingKETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — An overnight fire destroyed 26 homes at a condominium building in Ketchum, authorities said Sunday. No injuries were…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Clackamas County grand jury has declined to indict a former suburban Portland doctor on criminal charges of sexual…
Continue ReadingIMNAHA, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Saturday invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act in response to a wildfire in remote northeastern Oregon…
Continue ReadingRENO, Nev. (AP) — More and more moose from Idaho and Utah are making their way into Nevada, where they’re finding wilderness to their liking…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit filed against the city of Portland, the mayor and the Multnomah County district…
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seventeen states with vehicle emission standards tied to rules established in California…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Economic Development Administration has awarded the Oregon Mass Timber Coalition $41.4 million to develop and expand Oregon’s emerging mass…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Warm water continues to be the top source of pollution in Oregon’s rivers and streams, according to the latest and most…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At least a dozen Oregon cities experienced the hottest months of July and August on record, according to a state…
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