Top Idaho House Republican: $400 million tax cut planned
Kuna, Idaho (AP) — A top Republican House member says Idaho lawmakers are looking at a $400 million tax relief package for the upcoming legislative…
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Idaho unemployment rate drops to 2.6%, among best in nation
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percent to 2.6% from October to November, keeping the state’s…
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OLCC requires bartenders, servers to report any suspected sex trafficking
In an effort to address sex trafficking within the hospitality industry, commissioners of the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission passed an emergency…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1,072 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,531, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon health officials predict major hospitalization surge due to Omicron, strongly urge boosters
Despite only three confirmed cases so far of the highly contagious omicron variant in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown and health officials warned Friday that…
Continue ReadingEx-dentist arrested, accused of stealing $8M in COVID-relief
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Department of Justice officials are accusing a former dentist from West Linn of defrauding the government out of nearly $8…
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Oregon reports 19 more COVID-19 related deaths, 909 new cases
There are 19 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,527, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon OKs ‘more aggressive’ climate protection program
The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission on Thursday approved a new Climate Protection Plan for the state that targets a 90% reduction in…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Oregon-Marijuana story
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a story published December 16, 2021, about Oregon’s efforts to combat illegal marijuana production, The Associated Press…
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State reports 39 more COVID-19 related deaths, 907 new cases, 3 million vaccinated Oregonians
There are 39 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,508, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading$45K paid to settle suit alleging deputy pinned Black child
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Clackamas County has paid $45,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a mother who said one of several sheriff’s deputies held…
Continue ReadingLawmakers urge Biden administration to sanction NSO Group and other cyber surveillance firms
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers have called on the Biden administration to sanction four cyber surveillance firms for…
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Reward fund reaches nearly $50,000 for information on poisoned E. Oregon wolves
Nonprofit groups have combined efforts to pledge nearly $50,000 in rewards for information that leads to an arrest or citation related to the…
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Oregon reports 49 more COVID-19 related deaths, three from C. Oregon; 883 new cases
There are 49 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including three in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,469, the…
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OSP seeks public tips in recent killing of bald eagle near Junction City
Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers from the Springfield Area Command are seeking the public’s assistance in the identification of a…
Continue ReadingOnline predators are on the rise, Oregon police say
By HALEY RUSH BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — 78-year-old Douglas Edward Mulloy thought he was chatting with a 15-year-old girl…
Continue ReadingSuit: Anti-terrorism center collects protester intelligence
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Several environmental, Indigenous and social justice advocates are suing the Oregon Department of Justice, alleging the…
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Oregon cities, others across US wracked by opioids close to getting $26B settlement
Thousands of towns across the United States that were wracked by the opioid crisis are on the precipice of receiving billions of dollars in the…
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Oregon adds 10,000 jobs in November; jobless rate drops to 4.2%
Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment rose by 10,000 in November, following a revised gain of 6,400 jobs in October, the Oregon Employment Department…
Continue ReadingPickup belonging to missing Washington man found in Idaho
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Searchers in Idaho have found a pickup truck belonging to Washington state man who was last seen Dec. 7, but the man…
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