Oregon waterway pesticide levels fall due to farming changes
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Environmental regulators say pesticide levels in some Oregon waterways have dropped to fractions of former concentrations due to…
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USDOJ finds Woodburn School District discriminated
WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has concluded that a school district in Oregon serving…
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Oregon report paints mixed picture of children’s wellbeing
The 2019 Oregon County Data Book, produced annually by Children First for Oregon, was released Wednesday. This is the latest edition of…
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Race for Oregon secretary of state heats up
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The race to become Oregon’s next secretary of state has heated up, with former House Majority Leader Jennifer Williamson…
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Fighter jets could fly lower in Idaho, Nevada, SE Oregon
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Air Force wants to fly supersonic fighter jets at lower altitudes in lightly populated areas of southwestern Idaho,…
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2 Oregon counties offer vote-by-mobile to overseas voters
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two Oregon counties, Jackson and Umatilla, are offering the opportunity for U.S. military members, their dependents and others…
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OSU part of effort to widen access to cancer research data
Oregon State University has been awarded $8.8 million to help lead a 3½-year effort to make the volumes of data arising from cancer research more…
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Owl vs. owl: Should humans intervene to save a species?
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — As he stood amid the thick old-growth forests in the coastal range of Oregon, Dave Wiens was nervous. Before he trained…
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Missing mushroom picker near Vancouver found
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have found a 75-year-old woman who disappeared Saturday while picking mushrooms east of Vancouver, Washington.…
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Oregon officials confirm $1.5 billion ‘kicker’ tax credit
A more than $1.5 billion tax surplus was confirmed by the Oregon Office of Economic Analysis this month, triggering a tax surplus credit, or…
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Oregon’s temporary ban on flavored vaping products begins
Gov. Kate Brown’s Executive Order to enact a temporary ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and cannabis vaping products took effect Tuesday.…
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Oregon gas prices rise 9 cents, biggest jump in US
Prices at the gas pump are falling for most drivers across the country, as crude oil prices remain relatively low. It’s a different story on…
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Oregon jobless rate holds steady, despite hiring slowdown
Oregon’s unemployment rate barely moved — yet again — in September, but state economists saw continued signs of a slowdown in…
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler launches bid for second term
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ted Wheeler has announced he will run for re-election as the mayor of Portland, trying to become the first person elected to…
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Jury: No criminal wrongdoing by Portland PD in fatal shooting
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Multnomah County grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing by Portland police who fatally shot Lane Martin in the…
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Two petitions to recall Gov. Kate Brown fall short
(Update: Second petition submitted, also lacks enough signatures; Oregon GOP statement) SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A pair of recall efforts by…
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Northwest tribes: Remove 3 Columbia River dams
THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — Two Pacific Northwest tribes are calling for the removal of three major hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River. The…
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Police ID man killed at Eugene home
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man killed at a Eugene home Sunday as 48-year-old Stephen Durkee of Eugene. The Lane County…
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Teams search for missing mushroom picker near Vancouver
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a 74-year-old woman who disappeared while picking mushrooms east of Vancouver, Washington.…
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BLM releases 3-state wildfire fuel breaks proposal
(Update: Adds details, quotes) BOISE, Idaho (AP) — One option in a plan to battle devastating wildfires in southwestern Idaho, southeastern Oregon…
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