Oregon secretary of state orders post-election audit in Clackamas County
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan ordered an audit Friday of Clackamas County’s May election results. Post-election…
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Polk County backyard flock of duck and geese
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a…
Continue ReadingSeattle pays $500K to settle suit over man’s death
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has paid $500,000 to settle a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the father of a 19-year-old man shot and killed after police…
Continue ReadingTexas massacre spurs Oregon gun-safety ballot initiative
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When Raevahnna Richardson spotted a woman standing outside a library in Salem, Oregon,…
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OSP drug enforcement team shuts down Jackson County illegal marijuana grow
More than 5,000 illegally grown marijuana plants were seized from 18 greenhouses in a raid by Oregon State Police drug agents Wednesday on a property…
Continue ReadingReplacing benefits of Snake River dams would cost billions
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the lower Snake River in…
Continue ReadingYakima formalizes team to improve domestic violence response
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A team created to improve the response to domestic violence incidents in Yakima was made official Tuesday by the Yakima City…
Continue ReadingSeattle police arrest Capitol Hill man after wife found dead
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police have arrested an 89-year-old Capitol Hill man in the fatal shooting of his wife at their home Tuesday afternoon. The…
Continue ReadingComplaint filed against lawyer over election fraud case
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Attorney General’s office has filed a complaint against a Sequim lawyer who has filed lawsuits making meritless…
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National engineering education, research and service leader named OSU’s next president
Jayathi Y. Murthy, a national leader in higher education engineering teaching, research and service, and advancing diversity, equity and inclusion,…
Continue ReadingAs Clackamas tally drags on, OR state House race uncalled
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — The results of a state House race are still unclear nearly a month after Oregon’s primary election because of…
Continue ReadingWashington hospitals again strained by COVID-19 spread
SEATTLE (AP) — Hospital officials in Washington are urging people to wear masks and warning that facilities are heading toward another COVID-19…
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COVID-19 increases risk of psychiatric diagnoses in the months after infection, OSU study finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent Oregon State University study found that COVID-19 patients had a roughly 25% increased risk of developing a…
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OSU research sheds light on why not all obese patients develop type 2 diabetes
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Researchers at Oregon State University have invented a new analytical method that sheds light on an enduring mystery…
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OHA seeks organizations wishing to train psilocybin services facilitators
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – This week, the Oregon Psilocybin Services section at the Oregon Health Authority will begin accepting applications from…
Continue ReadingBiden nominates Wight for Oregon’s top federal prosecutor
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated Natalie K. Wight to serve as U.S. Attorney for Oregon. Wight has served as an Assistant…
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Oregon gas prices jump 21 cents in past week, $2 in a year, now average $5.38 a gallon
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 21.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.38/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey…
Continue Reading3 arrested in 2017 quadruple slaying of Washington family
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — Three people have been arrested in connection with the quadruple murder five years ago of a prominent family that owned a…
Continue ReadingDigital currencies flow to campaigns, but state rules vary
By ANDREW SELSKY and STEVE LEBLANC Associated Press For congressional candidate Shrina Kurani, cryptocurrency is not only the future of money, it’s…
Continue ReadingMan gets nearly 5 years in 2019 DUI crash that killed 4
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a Wapato man to nearly five years in prison for a 2019 driving under the influence crash that…
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