Rim Drive opens at Crater Lake National Park
The entire 33-mile Rim Drive around Crater Lake, along with the 7-mile Pinnacles Road, will open for the season on Friday. Below-average snowfall…
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US seeks ways to recruit, retain wildland firefighters; may move from seasonal to full-time jobs
U.S. wildfire managers are considering shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 related death, 232 new cases; 35,290 vaccinations to hit 70%
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,760, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingAll-time record triple digit heat forecast for many people that don’t have A/C
An extraordinary heat wave is taking shape this weekend, potentially unlike any other the Northwest US has…
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Gov. Brown commutes sentences of 41 inmates for their wildfire response efforts
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has commuted the sentences of 41 inmates in recognition of their efforts to help fight wildfires in…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 233 new cases; fewest weekly cases in 9 months
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,759, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday, as a…
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Oregon’s biennial financial condition report shows impact of federal COVID-19 relief funds
The Audits Division of the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office released the biennial State of Oregon Financial Condition Report Wednesday.…
Continue Reading25 in Portland jail custody test positive for COVID-19
Officials confirmed Tuesday that another COVID-19 outbreak at Multnomah County’s Inverness Jail has infected 25 people in custody in the past…
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Lawmaker pushes to condemn Seattle city park with large homeless population
A local lawmaker wants to condemn a city-owned park in Seattle next to a courthouse that is the site of a large homeless encampment and declare the…
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Containment grows on Klamath County’s Cutoff Fire, but 2 homes, 20 outbuildings were lost
The 1,150-acre Cutoff Fire north of Bonanza reached 23% containment Tuesday, but a survey team found that two homes and 20 outbuildings were…
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Portland police halt minor traffic stops, citing disparity
Police in Portland are being advised to no longer pursue drivers for low-level traffic infractions — including expired plates and broken headlights…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 267 new cases
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,757, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon lawmakers pass amendment to ‘pause’ evictions
With the state and federal eviction moratorium set to expire at the end of June, Oregon lawmakers passed an added safety net for struggling tenants…
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Jefferson County drops to Moderate Risk as weekly COVID-19 movements come to an end
With Oregon closing in on its 70% vaccination goal, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday the final round of updates to county risk levels under the…
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NE Oregon deputy fatally shoots pet chimpanzee that attacked woman
Sheriff’s officials say a deputy shot and killed an adult pet chimpanzee named Buck after it attacked a woman in northeast Oregon.…
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Man who swiped US flag at Portland courthouse, set it on fire gets probation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man who took the American flag from outside Gus J. Solomon U.S. Courthouse in Portland and then set it on fire in front of…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 78 cases, but advises to view low case count with caution
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,756 the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingOSU leading $17M effort to understand universe through low-frequency gravitational waves
Oregon State University is the lead institution for a $17 million National Science Foundation center devoted to pushing the boundaries of physics…
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Man killed in Southern Oregon plane crash
A Medford man died Sunday after crashing a small airplane into a field in White City, sheriff’s deputies…
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Oregon Health Authority reports most long-term care facility residents, staff have been vaccinated
A new Oregon Health Authority report shows the state’s push to vaccinate at least 75% of all long-term care facility residents and employees,…
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