Freezing rain and snow snarl travel in Pacific Northwest
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Heavy snow, freezing rain and sleet have disrupted travel across the…
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Idaho police still seek car seen near slain students’ home
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Police investigating the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students say…
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OHSU to receive $3.17 million over 5 years for overdose prevention research
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that Oregon Health and Science University is expected to receive $3.17 million over five years…
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Wyden cheers mental health, other health care provisions in end-of-year funding bill
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a statement Tuesday after omnibus bill text was released, including a major health care…
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Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, partners allocate $3.3 million for projects across Oregon
As part of its ongoing commitment to ensure the future of elk and other wildlife by helping rehabilitate landscapes impacted by wildfire, the Rocky…
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Spence Mountain protected; Klamath County acquires public forest, tourism destination
Rising dramatically above Upper Klamath Lake in Southern Oregon, Spence Mountain is home to oak and ponderosa pine woodlands, some of the rarest…
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Merkley, Wyden sound alarm on ‘fossil gas’ pipeline expansion: ‘Not in the public’s best interest’
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Richard Glick and FERC commissioners,…
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OSU receiving $1.7 million from CyberCorps program for cybersecurity workforce development
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that Oregon State University is receiving $1.72 million from the…
Continue ReadingMan shot by police in southwest Washington dies
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A southwest Washington man has died at a hospital after Kelso police shot him over the weekend while responding to a call…
Continue ReadingDemocrats propose assault weapon ban, gun purchase permit
TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced legislative proposals on Monday that would prohibit…
Continue ReadingWinter storm warning issued for Seattle, Western Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — A winter storm warning with very cold temperatures has been issued for the city of Seattle and much of Western Washington through…
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Oregon bans sales of new gas-powered passenger cars by 2035
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Policymakers for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Monday approved a rule that prohibits the sale of new…
Continue ReadingGunfire outside Portland hospital shatters glass ER doors
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A shooting just outside a hospital in Portland, Oregon, shattered a glass entrance door at the facility on Monday afternoon,…
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Oregon Health Authority ‘streamlining’ COVID-19 reports, dashboards to quarterly in January
The Oregon Health Authority said Monday it is reducing how frequently it updates several COVID-19 data dashboards and reports to improve the…
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Oregon’s average gas price down almost 16 cents in past week, 3.7 cents above year ago, GasBuddy reports
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 15.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.79/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
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Audit: Oregon needs to pay closer attention to its struggling community colleges
Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission and state leaders must focus more urgently on student performance at community colleges, student…
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Crabbers, fishermen seek US aid after disaster declaration
SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s disaster declaration for certain salmon and crab fisheries in Washington and Alaska opens the…
Continue ReadingSafety agency: Washington small plane crashed on test flight
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal safety agency said Saturday that four people who died when a small plane crashed north of Seattle last month were…
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Oregon research forest will be North America’s largest
By David Steves and Cassandra Profita Oregon Public Broadcasting Oregon is on its way to creating North America’s largest research forest,…
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Commission directs ODFW staff to ‘work within legal authority’ to stop coyote-killing contests
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission directed ODFW staff Friday to work with the Department of Justice and develop rules to stop coyote killing…
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