Heat wave forecast to bake Pacific Northwest with scorching temperatures
A hazardous heat wave is forecast to bring scorching temperatures to the Pacific Northwest this week, according to the National Weather Service. An…
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Oregon Elections Division launches ‘CLEAR’ initiative, aims to boost compliance with campaign finance laws
The Oregon Elections Division announced the CLEAR initiative Monday, a new project that aims to increase compliance with Oregon’s campaign finance…
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Eastern Oregon counties see jump in mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile virus
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — State health officials are reminding people heading outdoors in Eastern Oregon to prevent mosquito bites after a recent jump in…
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Oregon agency releases first student loan report, looking at challenges, confusion, offering solutions
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation has released its inaugural student loan report, shedding light on the intricacies…
Continue Reading New state law gives Oregon agency new tools to fight securities fraud
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation continues to fight for consumers and investors with the passage of House Bill…
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OSU study: Gray whales feeding along NW coast are smaller than counterparts who head north to Arctic to forage
Gray whales that spend their summers feeding off the coast of Oregon are shorter than their counterparts who travel north to the Arctic for food, new…
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New wildfire east of Sweet Home burns 165 acres on Willamette National Forest; Level 2 ‘Be Ready’ evacuation notices
A 2-day-old wildfire burning six miles east of Sweet Home on the Willamette National Forest has grown to 165 acres and prompted the Linn County…
Continue ReadingOfficers in Washington state fatally shoot man who fired on them, police say
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Officers in Tacoma, Washington, shot and killed a 41-year-old man after he fired at them, police said Wednesday. Police…
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Gov. Kotek orders public flags to half-staff to honor fallen Forest Service firefighter
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek on Wednesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset August 10…
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New report details Oregon’s changing forest protection laws
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Fish and amphibian habitats on private industrial forestlands now receive expanded protection under Oregon law, part of a…
Continue ReadingCollege professors sue Idaho over a law that they say criminalizes classroom discussions on abortion
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Six university professors and two teachers’ unions are suing Idaho over a law that they say…
Continue Reading5 white nationalists sue Seattle man for allegedly leaking their identities
SEATTLE (AP) — Five people affiliated with white nationalist hate group Patriot Front are suing a Seattle-area man who they say infiltrated the…
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Post-GOP walkout, Oregon elections chief says lawmakers with 10 or more absences can’t run next term
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The 10 Republican state senators in Oregon who racked up more than 10 unexcused absences during a walkout in the most recent…
Continue ReadingIdaho man charged with shooting rifle at two hydroelectric power stations
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man has been charged with two counts of destruction of an energy facility after federal prosecutors said he shot a…
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Full statement by Oregon secretary of state on M. 113 decision, reaction by Senate GOP Leader Tim Knopp of Bend
Oregon’s secretary of state announced Tuesday that Republican lawmakers who stayed away from the Capitol for several days during the recent…
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Oregon Capitol construction quietly edges $90 million over budget
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers this year quietly approved a $90 million cost overrun for a Capitol renovation project, ratcheting up spending…
Continue ReadingWildfire closes highway through Washington’s North Cascades National Park
NEWHALEM, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire has forced a major cross-state highway to close in Washington’s rugged North Cascades National Park. State…
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New wildfire, the Salmon Fire, burns about 40 acres in steep terrain 5 miles east of Oakridge
Initial attack fire crews were called out Sunday afternoon to tackle a new wildfire burning in very steep terrain about five miles east of Oakridge…
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Lines hold, more progress seen on 310-acre Priceboro Fire NE of Eugene, now 45% contained
The Priceboro fire that broke out Friday afternoon near Harrisburg, about eight miles northeast of Eugene, has been more precisely mapped at about…
Continue ReadingThree people, pet killed in Scappoose house fire
SCAPPOOSE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three people and a pet were killed in a house fire in Scappoose early Sunday morning, fire officials said. The Scappoose…
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