Help arrives to battle wildfire in Washington state near Columbia River Gorge
UNDERWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have more than doubled the number of people battling a wildfire that has burned structures and forced the…
Continue ReadingUNDERWOOD, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have more than doubled the number of people battling a wildfire that has burned structures and forced the…
Continue ReadingVisitors hoping to camp last-minute at the coast can now check online to view and book same-day openings when sites are available, the Oregon Parks…
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Objections have been raised to demolishing the house where four University of Idaho students were killed last year, with…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon State Fire Marshal has mobilized a structural task force to Lane County to assist with structure protection for the Moon Mountain Fire,…
Continue ReadingOregon State University researchers are now visiting nearly two-dozen coastal sites to find out what visitors know about Oregon’s Marine Reserves…
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA SEATTLE (AP) — A former sheriff and congressman known for his work that led to the capture of the “Green River Killer” has…
Continue ReadingMULTNOMAH FALLS, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a father died over the weekend when he fell roughly 200 feet (61 meters) while hiking with his wife…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal court security officer shot and injured a man at a historic courthouse in downtown Portland on Monday morning, the…
Continue ReadingThe Tunnel 5 Fire that broke out Sunday in timber and brush near the small town of Underwood in southeast Skamania County, Washington, grew to 533…
Continue ReadingJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to review and…
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA and SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6. Since last November, a library at the…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement Friday on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President…
Continue ReadingA Montana man was killed Thursday afternoon when he drove his pickup across the median into the oncoming lanes of Highway 97 in Wasco County and…
Continue Reading(Update: Adding Wyden tweet) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued the following statement Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Val Hoyle (OR-04), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Andrea…
Continue ReadingOregon State University President Jayathi Murthy issued this statement Thursday regarding the Supreme Court decisions on race and ethnicity in…
Continue ReadingFor the purpose of public safety, the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area said Thursday it has temporarily closed Pittsburg Campground due to…
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of time-space predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago, are…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. — Measure 110 providers reported increases in the number of clients served statewide, in every service area, according to new program…
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaVonne Griffin-Valade has been appointed Oregon’s new secretary of…
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