Idaho man charged with shooting rifle at two hydroelectric power stations
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been charged with two counts of destruction of an energy facility after federal prosecutors said he shot a…
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been charged with two counts of destruction of an energy facility after federal prosecutors said he shot a…
Continue ReadingOregon’s secretary of state announced Tuesday that Republican lawmakers who stayed away from the Capitol for several days during the recent…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers this year quietly approved a $90 million cost overrun for a Capitol renovation project, ratcheting up spending…
Continue ReadingNEWHALEM, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire has forced a major cross-state highway to close in Washington’s rugged North Cascades National Park. State…
Continue ReadingInitial attack fire crews were called out Sunday afternoon to tackle a new wildfire burning in very steep terrain about five miles east of Oakridge…
Continue ReadingThe Priceboro fire that broke out Friday afternoon near Harrisburg, about eight miles northeast of Eugene, has been more precisely mapped at about…
Continue ReadingSCAPPOOSE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three people and a pet were killed in a house fire in Scappoose early Sunday morning, fire officials said. The Scappoose…
Continue ReadingThe Golden Fire that broke out on July 22 about 9 miles north of Bonanza in Klamath County and destroyed nearly 50 homes reached full containment…
Continue ReadingAGNESS, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 840 firefighters have brought the 3-week-old, 33,246-acre Flat Fire in southwest Oregon to 30% containment, making…
Continue ReadingDespite a quarter-inch of rain in places, the Bedrock Fire on the Willamette National Forest continues actively burning in dry fuels, and the…
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — An Oregon woman who went missing on a hike in north Phoenix has been found dead and it appears to be heat-related, according to…
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — A day after leaving behind more than a century as a tenant to the premier athletic conference on the…
Continue ReadingA 21-year-old U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed in a crash on Friday while on duty near the Coos County community of Powers, agency…
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press An upcoming YMCA summer camp session in Idaho has been canceled so staffers can deal with the emotional trauma of a…
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington…
Continue ReadingFour wolves from the Five Points Pack in northeast Oregon’s Union County have been lethally removed by the USDA Wildlife Service in response to…
Continue ReadingLAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire killed two people and destroyed nine mobile homes Friday in a suburb of Tacoma, Washington,…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars without an attendant, since a decades-old ban on…
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A school bus carrying teenage campers rolled over on a winding Idaho highway Friday afternoon, injuring 11 people, the Idaho…
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Dealing a crushing combination to the Pac-12 on Friday, the Big Ten announced Oregon and Washington…
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