EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The man who fatally shot a police officer in Everett, Washington, last year was sentenced Monday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Richard Rotter, 51, apologized during his sentencing for killing officer Dan Rocha, 41, in a Starbucks parking lot in Everett, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) north
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The suspect in Saturday night’s fatal shooting of a Nyssa reserve police officer was arrested Monday morning at a home in Ontario, about 13 miles away, Malheur County District Attorney David Goldthorpe said.
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Providing a new way to get out into nature for people with mobility challenges, David’s Chair Outdoor Mobility Systems and Oregon Parks Forever are collaborating to bring the Oregon Coast the first locations where mobility-challenged visitors can pick up and use an electric all-terrain wheelchair.
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If a car careened into your office cubicle, destroying your desk and computer and nearly hitting you, you might be okay — but you’d be shaken up, to say the least.
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., said Monday she is celebrating several constituent service and legislative accomplishments completed during her first 100 days in office.
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Oregon State University researchers say they have discovered a new class of compounds that contributes to the ashy or smoky flavors in wine made with grapes exposed to wildfire smoke.
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Former Oregon Secretary of State Bill Bradbury, who established the state’s first-in-the-nation system of voting by mail, died Friday. He was 73.
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN All passengers have safely disembarked a passenger ferry that ran aground on Saturday in Rich Passage near Bainbridge Island in Washington state. A total of 596 passengers and 15 crew members were aboard the ship, according to a tweet from US Coast Guard Pacific Northwest, which
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, and Andrea Salinas this week submitted an amicus brief with colleagues in support of the Biden administration’s appeal of U.S. District Court judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk’s ruling last week that suspends the Food and Drug Administration’s more than 20-year-old approval
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The Oregon State Capitol has a YouTube channel that is packed with information. From the Oregon Pioneer to public events to personal conversations with figures who have served in the building in capacities from the governor to volunteers, the channel hosts hundreds of videos.
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Oregonians are enrolling in qualifying health coverage with financial help as part of the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace.
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has been indicted on murder and other charges in the death of his 62-year-old mother at her home in November. Robin Hethorn, of Monmouth, pleaded not guilty Friday on two counts of second-degree murder, robbery, theft, ID theft and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in Theresa Hethorn’s
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After a couple of peep-filled days spent emerging from its shell, a new chick has joined the Oregon Zoo’s Humboldt penguin colony.
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A mom accused of killing her two youngest children and a romantic rival described some people as possessed or “zombies,” four of whom were later killed or shot at, the woman’s former friend told jurors. Melanie Gibb testified Thursday in the Idaho trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, telling jurors that the
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With lawmakers and advocates on hand, Gov. Tina Kotek signed Senate Bill 4 – the Oregon CHIPS Act – into law during a ceremonial bill signing Thursday after both bills passed the Legislature with bipartisan support last week.
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Native bees in the Oregon Coast Range are diverse and abundant in clearcut areas within a few years of timber harvest but their numbers drop sharply as planted trees grow and the forest canopy closes, research by Oregon State University shows.
Continue ReadingKENO, Ore. (AP) — The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office in southern Oregon is investigating the death of a 14-year-old girl who lived in squalid conditions with her four siblings in the tiny town of Keno. The girl died late last month despite relatives contacting child protective services multiple times to report neglect and possible abuse,
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The Board of Commissioners of the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission will accept written public comment on a possible doubling of the current 50-cent surcharge on each bottle of distilled spirits to $1 per bottle.
Continue ReadingTWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Several hundred people rallied against plans for a large-scale wind energy project in southern Idaho, hoping to convince federal agencies to reject the proposal by Magic Valley Energy. “I hope that this is enough to put a plug in this and stop these projects from desecrating our public lands,” Twin
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An emotionally charged debate over Oregon’s gun-related legislation recently brought lawmakers on different sides of the issue near tears, reflecting a passionate divide over gun rights that is also playing out nationwide. One of the most sweeping bills being proposed in the politically diverse state —
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