Winter storm to bring heavy snow to mountains
SEATTLE (AP) — The National Weather Service urged holiday travelers to heed their warnings about a winter storm that was expected to bring snow to…
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Investigators have received more than 260 digital submissions in probe of University of Idaho murders
By Tina Burnside and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Almost two weeks after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, police are still searching…
Continue ReadingGroup files emergency motion to stop Oregon gun control law
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A gun rights group, sheriff and gun store owner filed an emergency motion in federal court late Wednesday seeking to stop…
Continue ReadingNo tip is too small, police say as they investigate Idaho student killings and vow to increase presence after holiday break
By Travis Caldwell, CNN Police in Idaho will be working through the Thanksgiving holiday on their investigation into the killings of four University…
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Oregon faces snowplow driver shortage heading into winter
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A shortage of snowplow drivers has made clearing the roads in Oregon a challenge, according to the Oregon Department of…
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Dept. of Corrections I-5 cleanup crew finds small backpack with human skull inside, OSP reports
An Oregon Department of Corrections cleanup crew working Monday morning along Interstate 5 on the north end of Salem made a grisly discovery: a small…
Continue ReadingOregon public defender shortage: nearly 300 cases dismissed
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — District attorneys in Oregon are once again sounding the alarm over the…
Continue Reading4 who died in plane crash outside Seattle identified
SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) — The names of four people killed in a small plane crash northeast of Seattle last week were released by medical examiners on…
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Pediatric respiratory cases, flu strain Pacific NW hospitals
Children’s hospitals in the Pacific Northwest are struggling to maintain enough space for their young patients, and some report being over capacity…
Continue ReadingMike Dunleavy is 1st Alaska governor reelected since ’98
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has won reelection, becoming the first governor in the…
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New camera, other gear installed on Eugene tower to bolster wildfire-spotting network
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — High up in a telecommunications tower on a South Eugene ridge, a climber is barely visible. His bright blue jacket blends in…
Continue ReadingPortland auditor withdraws fine against Gonzalez’s campaign
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland City Auditor has reversed its determination that Rene Gonzalez’s city council campaign violated campaign…
Continue ReadingNo tip is too small, police say as they investigate Idaho student killings and vow to increase presence after holiday break
CNN, KAYU, KLEW By Travis Caldwell, CNN Police in Idaho will be working through the Thanksgiving holiday on their investigation into the killings of…
Continue ReadingCop found justified in non-fatal shooting involving 3 people
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A jury has found a Salem police corporal justified in the use of force in a non-fatal shooting involving three people, according…
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OSU researchers ID compounds in hemp as possible treatment for COVID-19; topic of upcoming talk
Using natural products such as hemp to treat COVID-19 will be the topic of Oregon State University’s Science Pub event at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec.…
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State agency advises residents to be informed, cautious when investing in crypto platforms
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation reminded Oregon investors Tuesday to diversify investments and be informed of the risks in investing in…
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Study finds Oregon workers’ compensation rates remain among lowest in nation
Oregon’s workers’ compensation rates remain among the lowest in the nation, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the Oregon Department of…
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OSU researchers move closer to better care for life-threatening pregnancy condition
Oregon State University scientists have produced a proof of concept for a new and better way of caring for women facing the life-threatening…
Continue ReadingLawyers seek to block Idaho execution of terminally ill man
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A terminally ill man scheduled to be executed in mid-December for his role in the 1985…
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OSU-led effort to find Earth’s oldest ice begins this month in Antarctica
A team of 22 scientists from the Oregon State University-led Center for Oldest Ice Exploration, or COLDEX, is headed to Antarctica for the first…
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