OSU study: Watermelon pills helped health of obese mice
Eating watermelon in the form of powdered supplements helped adult obese mice avoid some detrimental health effects of an unhealthy diet, according…
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Merkley, Wyden tout Oregon ag, rural wins in spending bill
Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden  announced Thursday key provisions in the fiscal year 2020 spending bill they said will help Oregon’s…
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New OHA media campaign focuses on vaping’s dangers
The Oregon Health Authority has kicked off a series of media campaigns to educate people about the dangers of marijuana and tobacco vaping, help…
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Lawsuit: Immigration courts now ‘deportation machine’
Law groups representing immigrants say the immigration court system under the Trump administration has become a “deportation machine.”…
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Suspect held in fatal stabbing at Beaverton bank
One woman was stabbed and killed at a Wells Fargo bank in Beaverton Wednesday and the suspect stabbed three other people before he was finally…
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Oregon agency issues report on prescription drug prices
The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has released its first report to the Legislature on prescription drug prices in Oregon. The…
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Portland murder suspect arrested after Wheeler County chase
A Portland man wanted in a woman’s murder last February was arrested Wednesday near the Eastern Oregon town of Condon after a high-speed pursuit and…
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State Dept. worker, wife charged in Oregon with trafficking in counterfeit goods
A U.S. Department of State employee and his spouse were arrested Wednesday for their role in an international conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit…
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Wyden urges HUD review use of facial recognition
Sen. Ron Wyden, colleagues have asked the Department of Housing and Urban Development to review policies regarding the use of facial recognition…
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Wyden intros bill for first study of sex workers’ health, safety
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday joined Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to introduce the SAFE SEX Workers Study Act,…
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Body of Vancouver teen found, man arrested
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Police say the remains of missing Vancouver teen Nikki Kuhnhausen have been found and a man has been arrested and charged…
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Oregon’s capital city tells homeless to leave sidewalk camp
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s capital city has notified dozens of people living in tents along a sidewalk that they must leave or face criminal…
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Interior Dept., states appeal sage grouse ruling
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Interior Department, Idaho and Wyoming are appealing a court ruling that halted a Trump administration plan to ease land-use…
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DA: Officer’s use of force on Albany man justified
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The Linn County District Attorney’s Office has ruled that police force was justified in an Oct. 23 stun gun incident that…
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Audit: Portland leaders fell short on tax-funded programs
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A city auditor’s report released Tuesday says Portland leaders failed to fully deliver on promises they made to voters as they…
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Yamhill County marijuana facility foe files appeal
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — The main opponent of a controversial proposed hemp and marijuana processing facility near Newberg is filing an appeal. The…
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Canadian brothers plead guilty to Bitcoin scheme
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Canadian brothers have pleaded guilty to duping an Oregon woman out of more than $140,000 worth of bitcoin currency. The…
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Five-semi crash shuts Hwy. 97 for nearly 4 hours
A five-semi-truck crash in icy road conditions Saturday night closed U.S. Highway 97 about 30 miles north of Klamath Falls for nearly four hours,…
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Dry conditions fuel salmon die-off on Oregon coast
Extremely dry conditions have triggered a die-off of fall chinook salmon on Oregon’s north coast.…
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Canadian couple gets $9 million jury verdict in bike wreck
A Portland jury has awarded more than $9 million to a man and woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, who were struck by an 18-wheeler truck while…
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