New report looks at impacts of 2020 wildfire smoke on Oregon communities
According to a new report from Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center, Frontier Group and OSPIRG Foundation, the Portland metro area suffered…
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Looking ahead to an already crowded OR gubernatorial race, including a Bend man
About five months before the deadline, nearly a dozen candidates already have filed to run for Oregon governor in 2022, including a Bend resident.…
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Oregon’s reported COVID-19 cases continue to decline
The number of newly identified coronavirus cases has declined in Oregon for a fifth week in a…
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Washington woman dies from rare J&J vaccine complication
Washington state health authorities say a woman in her late 30s has died from a rare blood-clotting syndrome after receiving the Johnson & Johnson…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3,286 new cases over weekend
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon over the weekend, raising the state’s death toll to 3,823, the Oregon Health Authority…
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OSU fossil research leads to first description of grass in Baltic amber
Amber research by the Oregon State University College of Science has produced the first definite identification of grass in fossilized tree resin…
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373 pounds of methamphetamine worth over $1 million seized in Lane County, Oregon’s largest ever
Federal prosecutors announced Monday that a break-up of a Lane County drug ring led to five arrests and Oregon’s largest methamphetamine seizure in…
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Cougar Peak Fire NW of Lakeview burns nearly 92,000 acres, reaches 85% containment
The nearly month-old, nearly 92,000-acre Cougar Peak Fire 15 miles northwest of Lakeview has reached 85% containment, and the fire management will be…
Continue Reading11 people rescued after boat capsizes near downtown Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Nearly a dozen people were rescued from a boat that capsized in Elliott Bay near downtown Seattle. KOMO-TV reports the group was…
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Crater Lake National Park lifts fire restrictions; campfires allowed in some locations
The fire danger level within Crater Lake National Park has dropped from extreme to high due to recent moisture and predicted cooler temperatures.…
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‘Still in survival mode’: Detroit residents struggle to recover, a year after devastating wildfire
A little over a year ago, displaced Oregonians returned to their fire-stricken communities to begin repairing what was left of their homes, and to…
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Oregon reports 24 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1 from Crook County; 1,686 new cases
There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including crook County’s 40th death, raising the state’s death toll to 3,815, the Oregon Health…
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Oregon AG sues Yamhill, Harney counties over ordinances challenging new gun safety laws
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed lawsuits Friday against Yamhill and Harney counties, asking Circuit Court judges in those counties to…
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Medical mistrust, misinformation factor into Latino vaccine hesitancy, OSU study finds
Lack of trusted medical sources, traumatic past experiences with medical care and widespread misinformation have contributed to COVID-19 vaccine…
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OLCC, ODA inspectors find high levels of THC in some S. Oregon hemp grows
Results from inspections of legal hemp farms in Southern Oregon show that a significant number of plants on those grow sites tested positive for…
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Merkley, Wyden: Approved stopgap funding bill includes Oregon wildfire response, drought relief
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that key legislation to fund the federal government until December and respond to…
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OSU study of African buffalo sheds light on persistence of highly contagious pathogens
A new Oregon State University study on foot-and-mouth disease among buffalo in South Africa could help explain how certain extremely contagious…
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OSU report: Oregon ag, food and fiber value tops $42 billion; number of farms grows
More than 2,000 new farms were established in Oregon in recent years, and the total value of state’s agriculture, food and fiber sector exceeds $42…
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Oregon hospitals’ capacity crisis reflected in Q2 financial data report
The impacts of the hospital capacity crisis created by the surge in infections from the Delta variant and a staffing shortage continued in the second…
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Bi-Mart to exit pharmacy business, transfer customers to nearby Walgreens
The Bi-Mart executive team, on behalf of its employee-owners, and Walgreens announced Thursday they have entered into a definitive agreement in which…
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