Oregon House moves to ban discrimination based on hair style
The Oregon House on Wednesday approved a bill to ban discrimination based on hair texture and style, and to require that all businesses accept cash…
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Seattle council OKs more tent cities, tiny houses
The Seattle City Council has voted to allow the creation of up to 40 tent cities, tiny house villages or parking lots where people living in their…
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Oregon House OKs bill to stop suspending licenses for failure to pay fines, fees
The Oregon House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation Tuesday, House Bill 4065, to end the practice of suspending driver licenses for…
Continue ReadingCoos Bay student, 16, dies from flu complications
Officials say a 16-year-old student at a Coos Bay high school has died due to complications of Influenza B.…
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ICE subpoenas Washington County over 2 inmates
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has subpoenaed the Washington County Sheriff’s Office for information about two…
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Second Mt. Hood Meadows snowboarder dies in 2 days
A Northern California man who had been reported missing when he didn’t return home after a work trip to Oregon was found dead in Heather Canyon at…
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ODOT managers retire following internal investigation
Two Oregon Department of Transportation managers at the center of a 2017 whistleblower-retaliation scandal have retired following a six-month…
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Report on childbirth challenges finds promise in Oregon
A report released this month dives deep into the ongoing inequities surrounding childbirth in the U.S., but shows Oregon emerging as a leading…
Continue Reading Mt. Hood Meadows snowboarder killed in fall
A 45-year-old Portland snowboarder died after a fall Sunday at Mt. Hood Meadows, authorities said…
Continue ReadingOregon House seeks Nov. 2020 vote on making health care a ‘fundamental right’
Oregon House Democrats passed House Joint Resolution 202 on Monday, a constitutional referral that would ask voters in November to enshrine health…
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Hwy. 22 to be closed all week by fuel tanker crash; river spill creates sheen
A 28-mile stretch of Oregon Highway 22 east of Idanha to Santiam Junction will be closed until Friday or Saturday due to extensive repairs and…
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Oregon National Guard preps in Texas for Kosovo peacekeeping duties
Whether it’s blistering hot, freezing cold or rain soaking from head to toe, nothing is stopping the training of the 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry…
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Portland police hunt for robber of 3 banks in 40 minutes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Police Bureau says a man robbed three Portland banks in less than an hour last Friday afternoon. The…
Continue ReadingBuehler blasts Brown’s ‘radical’ call to breach 4 Snake River dams
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she is in favor of removing four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River in Washington state, a position blasted as…
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Oregon House OKs bill to cut red tape for ‘Fallen Heroes’ road signs
The Oregon House on Friday unanimously passed legislation making it easier for families to place memorial signs for individuals killed in the line…
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BLM plans 11,000 miles of fuel breaks across the West
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released Friday the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for up to 11,000 miles of fuel breaks across…
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Federal panel to consider disputed Oregon natural gas project
A three-member federal commission, all appointed by President Donald Trump, has on its agenda next week a controversial proposed natural gas…
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Police: Vancouver homeowner shoots, kills burglar
Authorities say a man was shot and killed by a homeowner Thursday night while he was breaking into a home in Vancouver,…
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Pacific Power: ‘Green’ energy move will trim 2021 rate hike
Pacific Power on Friday asked state energy regulators for a 2021 rate hike, expected to raise the average homeowner’s bill by 1.6%, or $4.03 monthly.…
Continue ReadingOregon House OKs bill to assist those struggling to pay energy bills
The Oregon House passed legislation Friday to help address the energy affordability gap for low-income Oregonians.…
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