Klamath County traffic stop turns up $236K in bags; S. Dakota man arrested
An Oregon State Police traffic stop of a minivan in Klamath County on Monday led to the discovery of more than $236,000 in cash in vacuum-sealed bags…
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University of Oregon plans for in-person classes this fall
University of Oregon students may have in-person classes this fall, officials…
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Four die in Sweet Home manufactured home fire
Four people were killed in a fire that destroyed a manufactured home fire early Tuesday morning in the Linn County community of Sweet Home,…
Continue ReadingResearchers make key advance toward production of important biofuel
An international research collaboration has taken an important step toward the commercially viable manufacture of biobutanol, an alcohol whose…
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Drop in youth detention numbers seen as chance for change
Youth-detention numbers are down by nearly a quarter across the country, according to a recent…
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Travel Oregon to lay off 17, cut pay amid pandemic
The state’s tourism promotion commission, Travel Oregon, is laying off 17 employees, furloughing others and cutting pay as it copes with dropping…
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Anis Mojgani named Poet Laureate of Oregon
Gov. Kate Brown has named Anis Mojgani, a two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and an International World Cup Poetry Slam winner,…
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Officials find 17 dead, dying geese at Polk County wildlife refuge
Authorities turned to the public Monday for any information on what happened to leave 17 Canadian geese sick or dead on a wildlife refuge in Polk…
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Man hit by stray bullet while riding near Christmas Valley
A Willamina man said he was shot by a stray bullet while riding a Polaris Razr side-by-side with friends near the Christmas Valley sand dunes on…
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Three years of monitoring Oregon’s gray whales shows changes in health
Three years of “health check-ups” on Oregon’s summer resident gray whales shows a compelling relationship between whales’ overall body…
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ODFW reminder: Santiam basin still closed to retaining native steelhead
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Monday it wants to remind anglers that fishing for wild winter steelhead is closed throughout the…
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Colo., Nevada govs join West Coast states in joint effort to modify stay-home orders
Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced Monday their respective states are joining California, Oregon and…
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Four more Oregon COVID-19 deaths raise toll to 91
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state death toll to 91, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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CDC provides another $8 million to Oregon for COVID-19 fight
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday an additional $8 million in Centers for Disease Control funding to support Oregon in its…
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NW tribal fisheries leader dies from COVID-19
Yakama tribal member and leader of Celilo Village, a fishing community on the Columbia River, died Friday night from COVID-19 complications,…
Continue Reading 1 new death, 76 new cases of coronavirus in Oregon
Oregon health officials on Saturday announced one new death from the novel coronavirus, for a total of 87, and 76 new confirmed cases.…
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State extends emergency order on insurance deadlines due to COVID-19
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has extended its emergency order on insurance deadlines. The order requires all insurance…
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Builders create task force to assess, share job safety practices amid COVID-19
Aiming to increase job safety awareness in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon State Building Trades Council has launched a task force to…
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OSU researcher: Vitamin C, D supplements can fight off COVID-19
An OSU researcher says supplements with vitamins C, D, other micronutrients are a safe, effective and low-cost way to help your immune system fight…
Continue ReadingSmall quake shakes S. Oregon
A magnitude-3.1 earthquake struck in southern Oregon near Ashland Friday morning, officials…
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