NE Oregon flooding: 21 evacuated, woman missing
Oregon National Guard troops aboard two helicopters airlifted 21 people to safety in flood-hit northeast Oregon on Saturday, and authorities reported…
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4.7 earthquake strikes off S. Oregon coast
A magnitude-4.7 earthquake struck off the Southern Oregon coast Saturday…
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Buehler, once a Trump critic, now embraces him in new run
BEND, Ore. (AP) — In 2018, the Republican party’s candidate for governor of Oregon painted himself as a centrist, criticized President Donald…
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Oregon food banks stress importance of accurate 2020 census
Oregon Food Bank is mobilizing its statewide network to ensure every Oregonian is counted in this year’s…
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Wyden asks Oregon to ban insecure mobile voting apps
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has asked Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno to warn counties about the security risks posed by mobile voting apps and…
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House OKs Walden bill for VA to offer service dog training therapy
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., on Friday welcomed unanimous House passage of the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act.…
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Wyden welcomes word of hemp farmer disaster insurance
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday a U.S. Agriculture Department announcement detailing two risk management programs protecting farmers’ hemp…
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Forest Grove woman quarantined on cruise ship tests positive for coronavirus
A Forest Grove woman is one of 61 people confirmed to have coronavirus on a cruise ship in…
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Troutdale restaurant fire deemed suspicious by investigators
TROUTDALE, Ore. (AP) — Investigators say a fire that destroyed well-known Troutdale restaurant Shirley’s Tippy Canoe has been deemed suspicious.…
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Large trucker convoy rolls into Salem for cap-and-trade protest rally
Hundreds of protesters, backed by a large convoy of empathetic truckers, converged at the Oregon Capitol Thursday morning to stage a rally and…
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Merkley presses administration to drop Medicaid cuts
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., demanded Thursday that the Trump administration reverse course on a proposed rule change that threatens to take away…
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Walden: More must be done to combat youth vaping epidemic
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., shared concerns about e-cigarette usage at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing…
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OSU study finds tradeoffs in ‘armoring’ Oregon beachfront homes
An Oregon land use policy creates a large economic value for some private homeowners who are allowed to protect their shoreline against erosion,…
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Woman, 26, dies in custody at jail in The Dalles
A 26-year-old woman has died in custody at the Northern Oregon Regional Corrections Center in The…
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Bipartisan bill aims to stop Ore. jail from taking detainees
Two state lawmakers, a Democrat and Republican, are co-sponsoring legislation that would force a regional jail to stop contracting with federal…
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Supporters of gun storage bill hold rally in Salem
The group Oregon Moms Demand Action and student supporters rallied at the Capitol Wednesday, urging lawmakers to pass House Bill 4005, legislation…
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Audit finds usability issues with DHS child welfare info system
An audit by Secretary of State Bev Clarno’s office finds the DHS Child Welfare Info System, OR-Kids, has usability issues; agency says it has…
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Keizer police: Man found in crashed car was fatally shot
Authorities say a 21-year-old man found dead inside a crashed car Monday in Keizer was shot to death.…
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Wyden, Merkley vote for President Trump’s removal from office
Oregon’s two U.S. senators issued statements after their vote Wednesday in support of President Trump’s removal from office, after the Senate…
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Oregon whale license plate sales raise $300K for OSU research
Nearly 10,000 Oregonians have purchased gray whale license plates since they went on sale a year ago, providing critical support for Oregon State…
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