Washington wildfire caused by pyrotechnic, police seek tips
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire in southwest Washington state that ballooned in size Sunday, causing regional air quality issues, may have been…
Continue ReadingOregon-Northwest
Oregon lawmakers hear bullying charge against gov candidate
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A former legislator told an Oregon House committee Wednesday that he was bullied by then-House…
Continue ReadingAnother wolf killed in Oregon, $11.5K reward offered
DURKEE, Ore. (AP) — A collared wolf in the Lookout Mountain pack was shot and killed earlier this month in northeast Oregon and police are seeking…
Continue Reading
Dozens of semis, cars in deadly pileup on foggy I-5 in Linn County; southbound lanes shut for hours
One person was killed in a 65-vehicle crash on foggy Interstate 5 in Linn County Wednesday morning, Oregon State Police reported, adding that speed…
Continue Reading
Gov. Brown, trade mission delegation wraps up S. Korea meetings, moves on to Japan
Gov. Kate Brown and an Oregon trade delegation on Wednesday finished several days of trade meetings in South Korea, with a focus on expanding…
Continue Reading
DEQ developing rules to make fuel storage tanks more resilient to future earthquakes
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced Wednesday its first rules advisory committee meeting to discuss what rules will govern the…
Continue Reading
Oregon jobless rate edges up, but state’s private-sector employment hits record 1.67 million
Oregon’s unemployment rate edged up a bit, to 3.8% last month, as a broad measure of employment saw a 600-job loss, but the private sector gained…
Continue Reading
Wildfire smoke again pollutes Pacific Northwest air
SEATTLE (AP) — The air quality west of the Cascades from Vancouver, British Columbia, south to Eugene, Oregon, has deteriorated again as wildfires…
Continue Reading
FEMA sending $27.1 million to Oregon for COVID-19 response
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday a total of $27,167,202.82 in U.S. Department of Homeland…
Continue Reading
Oregon’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Walters to retire
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters said Tuesday that she’ll retire at the end of the year. Walters, who…
Continue Reading2 students hurt in shooting near Portland high school
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two students were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon near a high school in Portland, Oregon, officials said. Shots were…
Continue Reading
U.S. Fish and Wildlife will consider listing rare Oregon wildflower under Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that they would consider protecting the tall western penstemon under the Endangered Species Act.…
Continue Reading
Oregon Lottery touts sales rebound, big returns for 2022 — big payouts, too
The Oregon Lottery announced Tuesday a return of nearly $909 million to the state for the 2022 fiscal year – a return to pre-pandemic levels and…
Continue Reading
OSU researcher combines nanotechnology, messenger RNA in possible new ‘universal’ COVID-19 treatment
A study led by an Oregon State University pharmaceutical sciences researcher has produced a proof of principle for a new “universal” means of…
Continue Reading Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters retiring Dec. 31; Meagan Flynn named successor
Martha Walters, Oregon’s first female Supreme Court chief justice, announced Tuesday that she will retire from the Oregon Supreme Court at the end…
Continue ReadingAAA: Oregon gas prices down 22 cents a gallon in past week, second-biggest drop in U.S.
Oregon and other West Coast states are seeing some of the biggest weekly gas-price decreases in the nation, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday.…
Continue Reading
ODF, ODFW, Forest Service renew agreement as conservation group sues to block logging of large trees
The Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and U.S. Forest Service recently renewed their agreement allowing continued…
Continue Reading
Evacuation area shrinks near southwest Washington fire
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — Some roads reopened and evacuation zones shrank near a wildfire fed Sunday by gusty winds and low humidity east of Vancouver,…
Continue ReadingBig ships in North Puget Sound asked to slow down for orcas
SEATTLE (AP) — Big ships entering and leaving Puget Sound will be asked to slow down to reduce underwater noise this fall in an effort to help the…
Continue Reading
OSP traffic stop in Eagle Point turns up over 4 tons of processed marijuana in 350 garbage bags
An Oregon State Police trooper pulled over a pickup towing a large cargo trailer last week in the southern Oregon town of Eagle Point, and a search…
Continue Reading