Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 507 new cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,587, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Second Amendment sanctuaries facing first court test in Oregon
The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county. It’s one of…
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Portland police, FBI respond to threats of gun violence
Citing intelligence that there are “imminent” efforts from outside groups to “engage and advance gun violence” this weekend, the Portland…
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Secretary of State Fagan hosts talk on voting rights of formerly incarcerated Oregonians
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan met Friday with Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott, advocates from the Oregon Justice Resource…
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Lawsuit seeks $103M from public utilities over wildfire
A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and…
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Oregon Division of State Lands releases updated essential salmonid habitat map
The state of Oregon on Friday released a newly updated essential salmonid habitat map, which shows streams where activities like building docks or…
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Gov. Brown revises order; flags to remain at full-staff Saturday for Peace Officers Memorial Day
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, May 15, in…
Continue ReadingWater crisis ‘couldn’t be worse’ on Oregon-California border
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A severe drought is creating a water crisis not seen in more than a century for farmers and federally protected fish along…
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Oregon reports 10 more COVID-19 related deaths, 713 new cases; transmission rate falling
There are 10 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,582, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Woodburn man charged after after kidnapping, chase, gunfire exchange with police
A Woodburn man is facing attempted murder and other charges after police say he kidnapped a teenager and hurt a second person in an incident that…
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Oregon officials ask businesses to check COVID-19 vaccine status
Oregon’s state health officer said Friday businesses will be asked to either enforce mask policies or check whether customers have been vaccinated…
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Federal funding to help Oregon boost forest restoration work
The Oregon Department of Forestry said Thursday the state will be able to greatly increase treatments on overcrowded forestlands to improve forest…
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Gov. Brown: Oregon follows CDC guidance, drops mask, social distancing in most public spaces
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced late Thursday afternoon that Oregon will follow U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance released…
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Oregon reports 14 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 in C. Oregon; 733 new cases
There are 14 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,572, the Oregon Health…
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BLM issues NW fire prevention orders to reduce threat of human-caused wildfires
Effective Wednesday, May 12, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management is prohibiting the use of fireworks, exploding targets or metallic targets for…
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Washington schools to open full-time in fall, masks required
Washington authorities said Thursday all schools in the state must provide full-time, in-person education for students for the 2021-22 school year…
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New Washington state law makes drug possession a misdemeanor
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a measure overhauling the state’s approach to drug possession, after the Washington Supreme Court struck down…
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Federal fire officials aim to douse blazes fast, avoid megafires
U.S. officials say they’ll try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought tightens its grip across the West and…
Continue Reading Gov. Brown decides against closing Lakeview minimum-security prison
A minimum-security state prison in southern Oregon that was slated to close in 2022 will remain open.…
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OSU study: Bird species losses on remote island in Panama point to lack of habitat connectivity
Free from human disturbance for a century, an inland island in Central America has nevertheless lost more than 25% of its native bird species since…
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