OSU researcher leads project to study West Coast ocean acidification response
An Oregon State University researcher is part of a new, federally supported project investigating how communities along the West Coast are adapting…
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Oregon lawmakers consider ban on display of nooses, a racist symbol
Greg Evans, a Black man who joined a parade of witnesses urging Oregon lawmakers to ban the display of nooses, said the issue was personal for him: A…
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University of Oregon plans mostly in-person classes this fall
Officials say the University of Oregon will return to predominately in-person instruction for the fall term.…
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4 candidates to replace Oregon lawmaker accused of harassment
Four people are vying to fill the seat vacated by Rep. Diego Hernandez, who is resigning later this month from the state House of Representatives…
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Regulators OK wave energy testing project off Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal energy regulators have given Oregon State University initial approval for a groundbreaking wave energy testing…
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Wyden introduces bill he says will help keep Oregon ranchers in business
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) introduced legislation Tuesday they say would restore transparency and accountability in the…
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Oregon OSHA proposes new COVID-19 rules for employer-provided housing
Oregon OSHA is proposing to extend protective measures against COVID-19 for workers who rely on housing provided by employers, including as part of…
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Ex-UPS driver sentenced to 20 years for S. Oregon I-5 shootings
A former UPS driver who pleaded guilty to shootings that injured a woman and damaged vehicles along Interstate 5 in Southern Oregon has been…
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DEA’s drug threat report: Mexican cartel flooding Northwest with fentanyl
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans announced Tuesday the release of the 2020 National Drug Threat…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 13 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Deschutes’ 60th
There are 13 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including the 60th in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 2,225, the Oregon…
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OSU study: Low-level thinning can help restore redwood forests
Selectively cutting trees in riparian zones to aid forest restoration can be done without adversely affecting streams’ water temperature as long as…
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Monthly reports released for COVID-19 cases at emergency child care facilities
Starting this month, the Early Learning Division will be publishing a monthly report detailing the Emergency Child Care facilities reporting a…
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Telecom, auto sales/repairs top Oregon’s 2020 list of Top 10 Consumer Complaints
In conjunction with the first day of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Monday released the Oregon Department of…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 197 cases; Johnson & Johnson vaccine due
There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,212, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday, also…
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Secretary of State Fagan to push for national popular vote
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, who as a lawmaker championed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, has joined the advisory board of a…
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Dam removal supporters say proposal could boost salmon ‘Boat to Plate’
If the Pacific Northwest has a taste, it’s for the region’s salmon, but as the iconic fish species dwindles, it also effects a food chain that brings…
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Gov. Brown thanks Oregonians for efforts, year after first COVID-19 case
Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement on Sunday, one year after the first positive COVID-19 case was confirmed in…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths, 292 new cases
There are no newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, and the state’s death toll remains at 2,208, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Portland protesters smash business windows, spray graffiti; 2 arrested
Two people have been arrested after protesters sprayed graffiti and smashed windows at several businesses in Portland’s Pearl District.…
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Oregon Supreme Court affirms juries can acquit in split votes
The Oregon Supreme Court has upheld that a defendant can be acquitted by a nonunanimous verdict, months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that…
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