Oregon’s new paid leave program set to begin: Payments in start Jan. 1, benefits come in the fall
Oregon is joining the ranks of states providing paid leave for all…
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4th Washington state electrical substation vandalized
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A fourth electrical substation was vandalized late on Christmas Day in Washington state, leaving homes in Kapowsin and Graham…
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Oregon gas prices fall another nickel to $3.73/gallon, close to year-ago level, GasBuddy reports
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 5.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.73/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
Continue Reading3 Washington state electric substations vandalized
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Vandalism at three power substations in western Washington early Sunday initially cut power to about 14,000 utility customers,…
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Interstate 84 in Columbia Gorge reopens after ice storm, but ODOT warns that challenging travel issues persist
Interstate 84 reopened Saturday afternoon in the Columbia River Gorge from Troutdale to Hood River, two days after a winter storm caused major issues…
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Hundreds of flights canceled at PDX, Sea-Tac due to ice storm; impacts evident at Redmond Airport
Traveling is a great way to catch up with family and friends during the holiday season. But this year, weather woes across the region and nation…
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OSU archaeologists, on Idaho dig, find oldest known projectile points in the Americas
Oregon State University archaeologists have uncovered projectile points in Idaho that are thousands of years older than any previously found in the…
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Oregon senators list more elements of year-end funding package approved by Congress
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday critical investments in housing, health care, mental health, education, and…
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FBI, partners issue national public safety alert on ‘horrific’ rise in sextortion schemes targeting boys
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The FBI, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children,…
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Merkley bill expanding breastfeeding protections for workers set to become law
Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced Thursday that their bipartisan Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum reports record $1.4 billion in 2022 public health-related settlements
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a monumental year for public health-related legal settlements, including last week’s nearly $700 million settlement with…
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Winter storm hits Pacific Northwest amid extreme cold
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Freezing rain, ice pellets and snow began falling on parts of the Pacific…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft will fight US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Microsoft is headed for a battle with the Federal Trade Commission over whether the U.S. will block the…
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Merkley, Wyden list millions coming to Oregon, C.O. for dozens of projects from omnibus funding bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday they secured funding for essential community projects across Oregon in Congress’s…
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Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press DAMASCUS, Oregon (AP) — At a woodsy retreat center in Oregon, some 30 men and women are seated or lying down,…
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Gov. Brown issues order forgiving uncollected traffic fines, fees that led to nearly 7,000 Oregon license suspensions
Gov. Kate Brown issued an order Wednesday that forgives uncollected court fines and fees associated with certain traffic violation cases that…
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Frigid temperatures in Pacific Northwest amid cold front
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Frigid temperatures chilled large swaths of the Pacific Northwest…
Continue Reading Frigid temperatures in Pacific Northwest amid cold front
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Frigid temperatures chilled large swaths of the Pacific Northwest…
Continue ReadingIdaho police: Oregon sedan not connected to students’ deaths
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho police say they’ve determined that a white sedan found in Eugene, Oregon, is not…
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House GOP Leader Breese-Iverson blasts DEQ move to ban gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035
Oregon House Republicans released the following statement Tuesday after the Environmental Quality Commission approved a rule to ban the sale of new…
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