‘Tragic outcomes’: Mentally ill face fatal risk with police
By ANDREW SELSKY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — One summer night, Misty Castillo stepped out of her house in Salem, called…
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Idaho governor signs massive tax cut, education bill
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little late Thursday signed a massive tax cut and education spending bill made…
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ODOT has heads up for travelers: Highway 20 west of Santiam Pass to close for two weeks next month
– ODOT is advising travelers that a stretch of U.S. Highway 20 will be closed for two weeks next month about 20 miles west of Santiam Junction for…
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Oregon economic forecaster says economy could be cooling; projected kicker grows to $3.5 billion
Oregon’s recent boom in tax revenue is coming to an…
Continue ReadingIdaho tax, education bill has support, but cracks possible
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers are scheduled to meet Thursday at the Statehouse to consider using the…
Continue ReadingSeattle hospital no longer turning away some patients
SEATTLE (AP) — Harborview Medical Center in Seattle is again admitting and treating all types of patients after a lack of bed space caused the…
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Drug agents raid 4 illegal marijuana grows in Clackamas, Yamhill counties, seize 17,000 plants, guns, stolen vehicles
Drug agents raided two illegal marijuana grows north of Woodburn, seizing more than 11,000 marijuana plants and a large amount of harvested…
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Cedar Creek Fire puts up big smoke plume visible from Central Oregon; Rum Creek Fire threatens 7,600 structures
The Rum Creek Fire in remote southwest Oregon has burned nearly 12,000 acres, or nearly 19 square miles, is threatening thousands of homes and is…
Continue ReadingJudge: Oregon State Hospital stays to be strictly limited
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Oregon State Hospital must impose strict limits on the length of time it treats patients…
Continue ReadingChinook Indian Nation members rally for federal recognition
By SCOTT GREENSTONE KNKX Public Radio SEATTLE (AP) — Members of the Chinook Indian Nation rallied Monday on the steps of a federal building in…
Continue ReadingPolice ID officer who shot, killed possibly suicidal man
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon State Police have released the name of a McMinnville, Oregon, police officer who fatally shot a man last week.…
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Three injured, one critically, in SUV-semi crash that shut Hwy. 22E for 7 hours
Three people were injured, one critically, in a collision of an SUV and a UPS semi-truck hauling double-trailers on Highway 22E west of Detroit…
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Rum Creek Fire grows to 8,400 acres, destroys 3 structures; Gov. Brown declares state wildfire threat emergency
A wildfire in remote southwest Oregon continued its rapid spread through a rural area and destroyed several structures after forcing evacuations and…
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‘Please, get us a light’: Neighbor pleas after another deadly crash in Portland
By FOX 12 Staff and Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — One person is dead, and…
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Leaburg woman killed in crash on Hwy. 126E east of Vida
A 40-year-old Leaburg woman was killed Friday morning when she crashed into a flatbed trailer being backed into a driveway on Highway 126 east of…
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SW Oregon’s Rum Creek Fire nearly quadruples in size, prompting evacuations; governor invokes Conflagration Act
A wildfire in remote southwest Oregon almost quadrupled in size overnight Saturday, forcing evacuations and prompting the governor to invoke an…
Continue ReadingWildfire near Spokane prompts mandatory evacuations
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire prompted mandatory evacuations near Spokane, Washington, on Friday afternoon. The wildfire started…
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Federal report boosts plan to remove 4 dams on Calif river
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators on Friday issued a final environmental impact statement that supports…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t block Idaho wolf trapping, snaring regulations
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Trappers can continue pursuing wolves under Idaho’s current regulations after a federal…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff Monday in honor of firefighter killed fighting S. Oregon wildfire
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset next Monday, in honor and…
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