Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Reps. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., and Debbie Lesko, R-Arizona, introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday to help prevent…
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By CLAIRE RUSHAssociated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s decision to commute all of the state’s 17 death…
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A judge has set bail at $1.5 million for a man accused of stabbing four people Monday night at a Washington casino and…
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Fire Marshal has opened the application period for a new $18 million grant fund geared toward helping…
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For the first time since 2019, Oregon State Parks will host Whale Watch Week in person along the Oregon Coast Dec. 28–Jan.…
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to…
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AAA projects 112.7 million Americans (33.8% of the population) will travel for the Christmas and New Year holidays. This is up 3.3% from 2021 and…
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that Community and Shelter Assistance in Oregon will receive $200,000 from the U.S.…
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Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Special Committee on Aging Chair Bob Casey, D-Pa., on Wednesday hailed new consumer…
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury acquitted a Washington county sheriff Wednesday in a case involving his confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier.…
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The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Monthly Data Report, released Thursday, shows an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, but a…
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Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in November from 4.1% in October, the state Employment Department reported Wednesday. The state’s…
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a…
Continue ReadingWEED, Calif. (AP) — A lumber company that owns a Northern California wood veneers manufacturing plant linked to a deadly fast-spreading blaze that…
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon judge on Tuesday extended an order blocking a key part of a tough new…
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Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday that she will use her executive clemency powers to commute the sentences of the 17 individuals on Oregon’s death…
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Gov.-elect Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she is appointing James Schroeder as Interim Director of the Oregon Health Authority. Schroeder will…
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man at a poker table went on a sudden, unprovoked attack at a casino in Washington state Monday…
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that he and federal broadband officials will be hosting a virtual discussion on Wednesday for Oregonians…
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For the first time since Feb. 23, the Oregon average for regular unleaded has dropped below $4 a gallon. Gas prices continue to fall in all 50 states…
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