Donations lift Oregon Wildfire Recovery Fund to $5 million
Oregon’s three largest foundations announced new donations Monday to the 2020 Community Rebuilding Fund, a pooled philanthropic fund dedicated to…
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Oregon lawmakers seek extended deadline to claim Economic Impact Payments
Oregon’s congressional delegation on Monday asked the Treasury Department, IRS to extend the deadline to claim Economic Impact Payments as Oregonians…
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Seaside man posing for photo in tree falls to death when limb breaks
A Seaside man who climbed a tree to pose for a photo along a cliff along the Oregon coast fell 100 feet to his death after a limb broke Sunday…
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Gov. Brown seeks review of Portland police protest response
Criticism of the law enforcement response to a protest in Portland late Saturday into early Sunday prompted Gov. Kate Brown to ask authorities to…
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OSU study IDs 4 new kinds of ensign wasp, cockroach-killer for 25 million years
An Oregon State University study has identified four new species of parasitic, cockroach-killing ensign wasps that became encased in tree resin 25…
Continue ReadingFast-moving fires in Calif. send tens of thousands of residents in wine country fleeing
Several new California fires torched thousands of acres in a day, including the fast-moving Napa County Glass Fire, which destroyed a…
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Judge rules TikTok can avoid a ban in the US, for now
TikTok won’t be kicked off of US app stores — at least not…
Continue Reading Late-night protest in Portland declared unlawful; 30 arrested at gatherings
Several people in Portland were arrested in anti-police brutality protests that continued into early Sunday, hours after demonstrations ended with…
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Fires update: Warmer, drier weather, wind shift may test lines, send up smoke
A return of warmer and drier weather, with a shift to easterly winds, could test some fire lines on the large blazes still burning around Oregon in…
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Oregon reports one new COVID-19 death, 242 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 547, along with 242 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingSnake River inmate is 9th in Oregon to die after testing positive for COVID-19
An inmate at the Snake River Correctional Institution has become the ninth state prison inmate to die after testing positive for COVID-19, the Oregon…
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Portland police detain people at downtown rally
Portland police Saturday night detained anti-police brutality protesters who had gathered…
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Wyden, Merkley critical, Walden supports Trump’s Supreme Court nominee
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued critical statements Saturday shortly after President Trump announced his nomination of Amy Coney…
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Redmond police seek person of interest in homeless camp shooting
Redmond police asked the public for help Saturday evening in finding a man termed “armed and dangerous,” a person of interest in a shooting that…
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Team effort rescues S. Oregon elk, tangled in downed wires
A team effort in southwest Oregon rescued a large elk that got its antlers tangled up in downed telephone and cable wires, officials…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 277 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 546, along with 277 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Fire restrictions eased on ODF-protected lands in Central Oregon
Recent cooler temperatures, increased humidity and precipitation within the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Central Oregon District has reduced…
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Pilot killed in Idaho air tanker crash helped nurse litter of orphaned kittens
Pilot Ricky Fulton died doing what he loved –…
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Bank helps RPA’s Redmond Cares provide food, supplies to Central Oregonians
Redmond Proficiency Academy’s Redmond Cares program was recently awarded a $1,500 grant from First Interstate Bank in Redmond as part of the…
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Oregon Health Authority announces $45 million in health equity grant awards
The Oregon Health Authority announced Friday it has selected nonprofit organizations and tribal governments from throughout the state for health…
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