Biden ally pushes Big Oil surtax to eliminate ‘perverse’ incentives to price gouge
By Matt Egan, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is drawing up a surtax on Big Oil that would seek to rein in the industry’s skyrocketing profits at…
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Candidate wins Democratic OR House primary by 28 votes
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 38 has won his party’s primary by just 28 votes. The OregonianLive…
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OSU research details hazards posed by harmful algae blooms
Research by Oregon State University has shed new light on the hazards associated with harmful algal blooms such as one four years ago that fouled…
Continue ReadingCyclist killed by hit-and-run driver was a nursing director
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a motorist in Yakima on Sunday morning. Wendy Baker,…
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Forest Service directs $54 million from Great American Outdoors Act to NW deferred maintenance projects
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following USDA’s announcement of $503 million in new funding for conservation and outdoor projects in fiscal year 2022…
Continue ReadingSeveral sailors in Race to Alaska rescued, out of race
SEATTLE (AP) — Four participants in an annual marine race from Washington state to Alaska were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Monday when some of…
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OSU research about how bacteria communication could open door to new infection-fighting medicines
Oregon State University scientists have identified proteins that prevent a bacterial cell from becoming misguided by its own messaging, allowing it…
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Portland romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy sentenced to life in prison for murder of chef husband
By KPTV Staff PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Multnomah County judge on Monday sentenced former romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy to life in…
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More than 4,000 OSU graduates take part in first in-person Corvallis commencement in three years
More than 4,000 students took part Saturday in Oregon State University’s first in-person commencement event in three years at Reser Stadium on…
Continue ReadingBremerton man charged with threatening prosecutor, mayor
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A 44-year-old Bremerton man was charged with making threats to kill and intimidating a public servant on Friday after a…
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Endangered NW species gets a head start: Oregon Zoo welcomes 10 tiny pond turtle hatchlings
Ten tiny northwestern pond turtles have arrived at the Oregon Zoo’s conservation lab. The zoo is “head-starting” the endangered reptiles,…
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Oregon State Treasury completes $721 million in bond sales to fund wide variety of projects
Affordable housing, drinking water improvements, schools and earthquake readiness are just a few of the projects that will be funded, thanks to…
Continue ReadingOregon secretary of state orders post-election audit in Clackamas County
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan ordered an audit Friday of Clackamas County’s May election results. Post-election…
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Polk County backyard flock of duck and geese
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a…
Continue ReadingSeattle pays $500K to settle suit over man’s death
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has paid $500,000 to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the father of a 19-year-old man shot and killed after police…
Continue ReadingTexas massacre spurs Oregon gun-safety ballot initiative
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon,…
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OSP drug enforcement team shuts down Jackson County illegal marijuana grow
More than 5,000 illegally grown marijuana plants were seized from 18 greenhouses in a raid by Oregon State Police drug agents Wednesday on a property…
Continue ReadingReplacing benefits of Snake River dams would cost billions
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River in…
Continue ReadingYakima formalizes team to improve domestic violence response
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A team created to improve the response to domestic violence incidents in Yakima was made official Tuesday by the Yakima City…
Continue ReadingSeattle police arrest Capitol Hill man after wife found dead
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police have arrested an 89-year-old Capitol Hill man in the fatal shooting of his wife at their home Tuesday afternoon. The…
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