West Coast safety review panel finds COVID-19 vaccines safe for young children
The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup completed its review of the federal process Sunday and unanimously concluded that the…
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Contractor fined for denying migrant workers’ pay at Gorge
SEATTLE (AP) — A labor contractor denied 165 farm laborers more than $83,000 collectively in overtime pay for cleaning the Gorge Amphitheatre in…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to killing woman, 3-year-old boy
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has pleaded guilty in the kidnapping and murder of his 3-year-old child and child’s mother. Michael Wolfe…
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Man accused of threatening to ‘shoot up’ elementary school
A man is facing a federal charge stemming from what FBI agents said were his emailed messages to federal law enforcement about his desire to kill…
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US adds $103M for wildfire hazards and land rehabilitation
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area…
Continue ReadingOHA discusses vaccine reviews for young children, latest COVID-19 trends in monthly update
Oregon Health Authority held its monthly media availability Friday, providing an update on COVID-19 in Oregon and the status of state and federal…
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New state panel aims to expand, improve vital camera-based wildfire detection system
Oregon is experiencing increasingly extreme fire seasons, with devastating impacts. Keeping fires small is critical to protecting Oregonians, their…
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Wyden, colleagues intro bill to ban data brokers from selling location, health data
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday he is cosponsoring the Health and Location Data Protection Act, legislation that bans data…
Continue ReadingProtester hurt by driver during BLM demonstration sues
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle resident critically injured by a driver during a Black Lives Matter demonstration has filed a lawsuit against the state,…
Continue Reading12K marijuana plants, 3K pounds of pot seized in Oregon
EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — More than 12,000 marijuana plants in 32 greenhouses were seized from a marijuana grow site in southern Oregon on Thursday,…
Continue ReadingJury sides with Issaquah officers in neck-injury death
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A jury has sided with two Issaquah police officers who were sued by the wife of a 66-year-old man who died after suffering a…
Continue ReadingMan Kent police fatally shot identified as 27-year-old
KENT, Wash. (AP) — The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man Kent police shot to death on Monday. Viet Do Nguyen, 27, died…
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Oregon reports first probable case of monkeypox
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials have reported the first probable case of monkeypox in the state. The Oregon Health Authority said in a…
Continue ReadingUS to spend $9 million to bolster sagebrush ecosystems
OROFINO, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Thursday announced $9 million for 40 projects in Idaho and seven other Western states for…
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OHA: Health care providers reimbursed by state must provide certified, qualified health care interpreters
New rules that go into effect July 1 will require health care providers reimbursed with public funds to work with credentialed health care…
Continue ReadingInitiative to change Seattle elections heads toward ballot
SEATTLE (AP) — An initiative that would alter the way Seattle elects mayors, city attorneys and City Council members is headed toward the November…
Continue ReadingOver half-dozen earthquakes rumble off Oregon Coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than a half-dozen earthquakes were reported off the Oregon Coast early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S.…
Continue ReadingPortland, Oregon, to vote on major government overhaul
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A commission formed to review the government structure in Portland, Oregon, has voted by a supermajority to send a sweeping…
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Oregon adds 6,200 jobs in May as jobless rate edges down to 3.6%, lowest in over two years
Oregon’s jobless rate edged downward to 3.6% last month, the lowest level in more than two years and near the record low seen for several months just…
Continue ReadingReport: Fires, heat waves cause ‘climate anxiety’ in youth
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say the impacts of climate change, including more…
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