Several new Oregon boating laws take effect in new year
The 2019 legislative session was a busy one, in which seven bills were introduced by the Oregon Marine Board. All of them passed, including the…
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Search continues for missing Portland-area hiker
Authorities say scores of searchers continued scouring rugged, wooded areas northwest of Portland near North Plains on Thursday for a 20-year-old…
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Report: Oregon has highest rate of depression
An online lending and insurance company said Thursday it has compiled a ranking of states on rates of depression, and found Oregon tops the…
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Cyclist struck, killed on Hwy. 126W in Lane County
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a pickup truck early Wednesday morning on state Highway 126W in Lane County, Oregon State Police…
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Beaverton family of adopted kids adopts blind, abandoned kitten
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KGW) — The Lundin family is celebrating Christmas this year with a new furry family member. Ilene, a blind kitten who was rescued…
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West Coast fishery rebounds in rare conservation ‘home run’
A rare environmental success story is unfolding in waters off the West…
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GRESHAM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Authorities say a TriMet bus hit and killed a pedestrian in southeast Gresham early Tuesday morning. KOIN reports the deadly…
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Child’s death reported as flu season ramps up
The Oregon Health Authority’s latest weekly flu season statistics indicate a child died from influenza-associated issues, the first seen this…
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Company set to buy NORPAC for $49 million
The Salem and Brooks vegetable processing plants owned by bankrupt NORPAC Foods could soon reopen after Lineage Logistics filed to purchase the…
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State prison officer accused of smuggling drugs to inmates
A 31-year-old corrections officer at the Coffee Creek women’s state prison in Wilsonville appeared in federal court Monday, accused of smuggling…
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Some homeless campers return to Salem’s Capitol Mall
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Some homeless campers have gone back to the Capitol Mall in Salem, in a protest action – a week after a new ordinance took…
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Oregon groups explore options for 2020 climate action
Oregon’s climate future could be decided in several ways in the New…
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Oregon’s Corporate Activity Tax begins Jan. 1
With the Jan. 1 start date for Oregon’s new Corporate Activity Tax a little more than a week away, the Department of Revenue on Monday reminded…
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Oregon receives $26 million federal early learning, preschool grant
The Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division said Monday it has been awarded a $26.6 million grant by the federal Administration for…
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Portland police say recent shootings are gang-related
Portland police said they believe a recent string of shootings is gang-related, and are worried about “retaliatory gun…
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Skull found near I-5 ID’d as missing S. Oregon man
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A human skull found near Interstate 5 in southern Oregon has been identified as the remains of a Myrtle Creek man who was…
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DMV to drop fee for no-photo disabled parking placards
A new Oregon law will remove a costly Catch 22 for people who need a disabled parking placard but are medically unable to go to a DMV…
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Merkley, Wyden tout spending bill items to benefit Oregon
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have issued a series of news releases with long lists of programs in the year-end spending bill which…
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Oregon lawmakers welcome USFS air tanker contracts
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Rep. Greg Walden welcomed news Tuesday that the Forest Service has awarded ”call when needed” contracts to…
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Harney County teen charged in filmed mule deer buck ride
A widely shared video of someone climbing on and riding the back of an exhausted mule deer buck led to the arrest of an 18-year-old Harney County…
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