Controversies sink reelection bid of GOP Rep. Cawthorn
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s unexpected 2020 win made him the youngest member of Congress…
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5-term Idaho attorney general in tough GOP primary battle
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s five-term Republican attorney general has handled his duties in the deeply…
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Merkley, Wyden announce $71 million in housing awards to Oregon
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday a total investment of about $71 million across Oregon in federal…
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Invasive crayfish found in Ashland canal; could be bad news for Oregon native
Northern crayfish have been found in the Ashland canal, marking the first documented existence of this non-native species in…
Continue ReadingTight Pennsylvania GOP Senate race; Mastriano wins gov nod
By WILL WEISSERT, MARC LEVY and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump’s preferred candidate in…
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OSU Board of Trustees to meets Friday, determine presidential finalists
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet at 2 p.m. on Friday to consider candidates to be interviewed as finalists to serve as OSU’s…
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Two California residents killed, child critically injured in Hwy. 20 head-on crash near Sweet Home
(Investigators seek witnesses, video) SWEET HOME, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two California residents were killed and a 4-year-old girl critically injured…
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OSU-led study offers long-term look at methods to control wildfire in sagebrush steppe ecosystem
New research led by an Oregon State University scientist provides the first long-term study of methods to control the spread of wildfire in the…
Continue ReadingBiden’s leadership of Democrats faces test in next primaries
By STEVE PEOPLES, MARC LEVY and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In his telling, President Joe Biden’s political philosophy…
Continue ReadingMariners to miss ‘couple players’ in Toronto over vaccine
NEW YORK (AP) — Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais said “a couple players” won’t make the trip for the three-game series that starts…
Continue ReadingEscapee from Oregon federal prison arrested in Nevada
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A 38-year-old fugitive who escaped an Oregon federal prison camp in April has been captured in Nevada, according to U.S.…
Continue ReadingJudge tosses COVID-19 vaccine objections of Hanford workers
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by several hundred Hanford nuclear reservation and Pacific Northwest…
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Gov. Brown declares ‘abnormal price disruption,’ targets price gouging for baby formula amid shortage
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday issued a proclamation declaring an abnormal market disruption due to the baby formula shortage in the United…
Continue ReadingPortland unrest drives interest in 2 congressional primaries
Growing discontent over homelessness and crime in Portland is driving interest in a pair of Oregon congressional primaries, one featuring a…
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Oregon Employment Department sets 1% contribution rate for Paid Leave Oregon
Paid Leave Oregon is setting the contribution rate for employers and workers at 1 percent when it launches in…
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Police: Cartels in Oregon are morphing their pot-growing operations
Foreign drug cartels that established illegal outdoor marijuana farms in Oregon last year are adapting as pressure on them begins to mount, law…
Continue ReadingSchool board hires superintendent with past controversies
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — The Newberg School District has named as its next superintendent a man who was put on leave amid an investigation in his most…
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Gov. Brown orders flags lowered to half-staff in memory of 1 million who have died from COVID-19
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on…
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Judge permanently blocks ban on homebuyer ‘love letters,’ as sought by Bend real estate group
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prospective homebuyers in Oregon can continue to send “love letters” to people selling homes. U.S. District Judge Marco…
Continue ReadingMultnomah County urges everyone to wear masks indoors
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multnomah County health officials in Portland, Oregon, are asking people to wear masks indoors until new COVID-19 counts and…
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