Portland man dies after car plunges into Columbia River
Authorities on Sunday morning recovered the body of a Portland man who died when his car left Marine Drive and plunged into the Columbia River,…
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 582 new cases; vaccinations top 300K
There are three new COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,880, along with 582 new cases, the Oregon Health…
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Injured Gorge hiker rescued, three days after falling down 50-foot cliff
A Coast Guard helicopter crew has rescued a seriously injured hiker, three days after he fell down a 50-foot cliff in the Columbia River Gorge,…
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Crews recover body of woman swept away in Gorge mudslide
Multnomah County sheriff’s deputies and firefighters on Saturday recovered the body of a woman whose vehicle was swept away in a deep mudslide…
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Oregon reports second case of COVID-19 UK variant
The Oregon Health Authority says it was notified Friday that a person in Yamhill County tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain…
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Oregon reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, 2 from Crook County; 775 new cases
There are 13 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two Crook County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 1,877, the Oregon…
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Land trust acquires nearly 7,000-acre Wheeler County conservation easement
The Blue Mountain Land Trust announced Friday it has acquired a conservation easement on 6,798 acres of property in Wheeler County.…
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State agency expands online database of cases involving law enforcement officers
There are two critical components of the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training mission that work together to promote excellence in…
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Oregon reports 22 more COVID-19 deaths, one from Deschutes; 877 new cases
There are 22 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 40th death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,865, the Oregon…
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Gov. Kate Brown, other officials defend vaccine rollout pace, priorities
Gov. Kate Brown and other state officials explained and defended the state’s vaccination priority and rollout during a Friday news conference,…
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Three endangered bat babies born at Oregon Zoo
Three Rodrigues flying foxes are being raised at the Oregon Zoo this month, adding to the growing population of a bat species once considered the…
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Oregon’s Crater, Waldo lakes designated ‘Outstanding Resource Waters’
Two remarkably clear and internationally known bodies of water in Oregon – Crater Lake and Waldo Lake – now have additional state protections,…
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BLM, in Trump’s final days, issues disputed grazing permit to Hammonds
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, in the final days of the Trump administration, issued a grazing permit to two Eastern Oregon father-and-son…
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Oregon, C.O. HS graduation rates rise amid tumultuous year affected by COVID-19
Despite a number of major COVID-19-related changes to last year’s school year, students and schools still found ways to increase graduation rates.…
Continue Reading Oregon Health Authority reports 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 849 new cases
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,843, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OSU study: Aging well is greatly affected by hopes, fears for later years
If you believe you are capable of becoming the healthy, engaged person you want to be in old age, you are much more likely to experience that…
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State of the State: Brown looks back at Oregon’s crises, ahead to goals
Nearly a year after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown delivered her annual State of the State speech on Thursday, as…
Continue Reading3 more Oregon state prison inmates with COVID-19 die; 7 in a week at Two Rivers
State officials say three more people who were incarcerated in Oregon prisons have died after contracting COVID-19.…
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Oregon reports 24 more COVID-19 deaths, 3 in C. Oregon; 704 new cases
There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two in Deschutes County and one in Crook County, raising the state’s death toll to…
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OSU study: Fish-friendly eDNA detection can reduce need for electrofishing
Delivering a minor electric shock into a stream to reveal any fish lurking nearby may be the gold standard for detecting fish populations, but it’s…
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