Beaverton mushroom hunter found dead in SW Wash.
CARSON, Wash. (AP) — A 78-year-old Beaverton man who was reported missing this month while hunting for mushrooms east of Vancouver, Washington, has…
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Merkley, Wyden hail Senate passage of appropriations bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said an Interior Department appropriations bill passed by the Senate Thursday includes key provisions that…
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Walden concerned by growing reliance on foreign drug makers
Rep. Greg Walden. R-Ore., spoke at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing Thursday on the safety and national security concerns over a…
Continue Reading Greenhouse, nursery products top Oregon’s ag products
Greenhouse and nursery products remain Oregon’s leading agricultural commodity, with an annual value of nearly $1 billion, based on data…
Continue Reading Body found identified as missing Roseburg woman
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found south of Roseburg are that of a woman who was reported missing in September. The…
Continue Reading Sheriff: Severely neglected horses removed from property
CRESWELL, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say several severely neglected horses have been removed from a property south of Eugene. The Lane County…
Continue Reading US sued in Oregon over health insurance rule for immigrant families
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Portland accused the Trump administration of preventing Americans from bringing their foreign spouses and…
Continue Reading Oregon’s clocks still ‘fall back’ this weekend
Oregon lawmakers approved a measure in June that would allow the state to adopt daylight saving time year-round. But not yet, as there are still…
Continue Reading Wyden bill boosts capital access for women-owned businesses
To mark Women’s Small Business Month, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation Wednesday to expand…
Continue Reading More new W. Oregon fires in dry, windy weather
Continued dry and windy conditions brought new fires to western Oregon Wednesday morning, adding to ongoing fire activity. Suppression efforts are…
Continue Reading Prosecutors won’t seek death penalty in train stabbings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a motion that effectively takes the death penalty off the table for the man charged with stabbing…
Continue Reading City Hall protester gets 3 years for attacking passerby
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An immigration reform protester who struck a stranger in the face with a PVC pipe after the stranger complained that…
Continue Reading Suit: St. Helens school allowed sex abuse of student
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former student at St. Helens High School has filed a lawsuit accusing the district of failing to protect her from sexual…
Continue Reading Merkley, Wyden slam delays in flavored vaping ban
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday joined Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and other Senate Democrats to denounce the Trump…
Continue Reading Police ID woman found dead in Newport home
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Police have released the name of a 34-year-old woman found dead at a home Sunday on the central Oregon coast. The Newport…
Continue Reading Several small fires fought in Western Oregon
While nowhere near the scale of California’s devastating blazes, the Oregon Department of Forestry said late Tuesday it is working with…
Continue Reading US finalizing rule to let farmers legally grow hemp
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. agriculture officials said Tuesday a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week, a move…
Continue Reading Walden talks with KTVZ about decision to move on
(Update: Walden comments to NewsChannel 21, info on current candidates) Rep. Greg Walden, the lone Republican in Oregon’s congressional…
Continue Reading Woman pleads guilty in deadly hit-and-run crash
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A Washington County woman pleaded guilty in a deadly hit-and-run crash and was sentenced to probation, with no additional…
Continue Reading Ex-railroad plant operator who allowed oil spill sentenced
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former wastewater plant operator for Union Pacific Railroad who allowed oil to seep from an overflowing tank into the…
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