Portland residents may vote on funding for homeless
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multnomah County commissioners have agreed to cuts across departments to ensure that they can send money to the Joint Office…
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Rosenblum, other AGs urge FTC to boost online protections for kids
Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 state attorneys general in a letter urging the Federal Trade Commission to…
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Eugene city councilor, 94, won’t seek reelection
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A 94-year-old Eugene city councilor has announced she will not seek reelection to an unprecedented seventh four-year term. The…
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Walden presses insurers on rising insulin prices
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Rep. Michael Burgess (TX) are pressing top insurance companies…
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Portland police release names in officer’s fatal shooting of man
Police have released the name of the officer who shot and killed a man Sunday outside a Starbucks coffee shop on Portland’s southeast side.…
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DEQ lifts NW Oregon air quality advisory
DEQ, other agencies are lifting the air quality advisory for the Willamette Valley, Columbia River Gorge through The Dalles and southwest Washington…
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Man who argued religious objection to tax filing found guilty
U.S. District Chief Judge Michael W. Mosman has found an Oregon man guilty of four counts of willfully failing to file tax returns during an unusual…
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Funding still needed for 2021 athletics event in Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon state officials have only identified about half of the $40 million they’ve committed to the 2021 World Athletics…
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Oregon leaders tackle how to make cities age-friendly
AARP is holding a summit in Portland Monday to explore how to make cities great places for people of all ages to…
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Food stamp change could affect at least 19,000 in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Human Services projects a new federal rule could push at least 19,000 people in the state off food stamps next year.…
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UO board of trustees to consider bonus for Schill
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The University of Oregon Board of Trustees plans to meet Tuesday to consider awarding a $100,000 bonus to president Michael…
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Police: 55 shots fired, 1 hurt at Portland rental house party
One person was injured in a shooting at a party at a Portland Airbnb rental in which police say 55 shots were fired from multiple guns. No other…
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Umatilla woman jailed on manslaughter, DUII charges in fatal crash
A Umatilla woman was arrested on manslaughter, drunken driving and other charges Friday night after she allegedly ran a red light and crashed into…
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2 businesses sue pipeline company over 2016 Portland blast
Two businesses whose Northwest Portland storefronts were destroyed by a 2016 gas explosion have filed new lawsuits against the company that was…
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Ex-TV station bookkeeper gets prison for embezzlement
A longtime bookkeeper was sentenced to prison after admitting she embezzled more than half a million dollars from a Southern Oregon television…
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Commercial ocean crabbing further delayed in Oregon
State shellfish managers say the opening of the commercial Dungeness crab season will be delayed until at least Dec. 31 along the entire Oregon…
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Driver gets 16 years for striking pregnant woman in Gresham
A man on methamphetamine when he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a sedan in Gresham, causing catastrophic injuries to the pregnant…
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A longtime bookkeeper was sentenced to prison after admitting she embezzled more than half a million dollars from a Southern Oregon television…
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Gov. Brown orders flags to half-staff on Pearl Harbor Rememberance Day
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of National Pearl…
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State to pay $1.7 million in foster family killings
The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle claims that the Department of Human Services was partly at fault for the 2017 murders…
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