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Deer take refuge near wind turbines as fire scorches Washington state land
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Bjorn Hedges drove around the two wind farms he manages the morning after a wildfire raced through.…
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Bjorn Hedges drove around the two wind farms he manages the morning after a wildfire raced through.…
Continue ReadingThe Flat Fire that broke out near the southwest Oregon town of Agness just over a week ago has now burned more than 20,000 acres, as burnout…
Continue ReadingA wind-driven wildfire that broke out Friday in Klickitat County, Washington had grown to almost 52,000 acres by Sunday, prompting Level 3…
Continue ReadingA hospital security guard was killed in a shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland on Saturday morning, and the suspect is dead after…
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former Washington state newspaper editor was arrested on allegations of paying girls in exchange for sexually explicit…
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man being investigated in the deaths of four women in Oregon had…
Continue ReadingCOEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front were convicted Thursday of misdemeanor charges of…
Continue ReadingBELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy in Washington state has been fired and is facing charges, accused of abusing his position as a law…
Continue ReadingThe Red Cross Cascades Region said Thursday it’s on pace to open more wildfire evacuation shelters this summer, compared to last.…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Forestry is reminding Oregonians to stay vigilant this fire season. Over the last several weeks, the agency says it has seen…
Continue ReadingWednesday’s $1.08 billion Powerball run ended with a jackpot ticket being sold in Los Angeles, but Oregonians weren’t left out. The…
Continue ReadingWorking Oregonians who need to take time off for important life events can apply for benefits from Paid Leave Oregon starting Aug. 14, with…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge this week appointed an outside expert to help Oregon end its practice of housing kids in foster care in…
Continue ReadingA family-owned dairy located near Grants Pass pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court Monday for violating the Clean Water Act by…
Continue ReadingSen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and colleagues reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would dramatically expand Tribal access to clean water by investing in…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A large fire completely gutted the interior an old Kmart building near Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Sandy…
Continue ReadingLONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — A commercial fire fueled by wood chip piles at a paper mill in southwest Washington is worsening air quality in the Portland…
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Wednesday the introduction of two bills aimed at protecting communities across the nation…
Continue ReadingOregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in June, down from 3.7% in May, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It’s the fifth…
Continue ReadingThe Willamette National Forest said Wednesday it is proposing fee increases at several campgrounds, group campgrounds, cabins and lookouts. Public…
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