Crater Lake National Park North Road Entrance opens Friday
The North Entrance Road and West Rim Drive in Crater Lake National Park will open for travel Friday morning – just in time for the holiday weekend.…
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Washington state attorney general charges three officers in 2020 death of Manuel Ellis
Washington state’s attorney general on Thursday filed felony charges against three police officers in connection with the death of Manuel…
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Oregon reports 11 more COVID-19 related deaths, 399 new cases; weekly numbers decline
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,639, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Ex-Klamath Falls police officer accused of stealing drugs from evidence locker
A federal indictment accuses a former Klamath Falls police officer of stealing methamphetamine and fentanyl from an evidence locker and then…
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Plan ahead for Oregon Memorial Day weekend and summer travel, officials advise
As more people get vaccinated and pandemic restrictions ease, more travelers are anticipated to hit Oregon roads this Memorial Day weekend and over…
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‘Shortcuts’ to boost female enrollment in economics degrees may backfire, OSU study warns
Current best practices for encouraging more female students to pursue degrees in economics may actually have the opposite effect and worsen gender…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff to honor San Jose shooting victims
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset, May 30, to honor and remember the victims…
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Gov. Brown signs bill to widen access to electric vehicles, charging devices
Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday signed House Bill 2165, legislation introduced by the governor’s office to expand access to electric vehicles and…
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Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast back home in Astoria after seizing $33 million worth of cocaine
The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returned to its Astoria homeport Friday after completing a 10,000-mile, 49-day counter-narcotics patrol in the…
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Farmers buy land, make camp by shut Klamath irrigation canal
Two farmers with ties to anti-government activist Ammon Bundy have purchased land by a shut-off irrigation canal in the Klamath Basin that would…
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Oregon lawmakers approve ban on online sales of vaping products, to protect youth
The Oregon Senate approved House Bill 2261 on Wednesday, a move that supporters said will limit Oregon’s youth from accessing nicotine products by…
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Wyden introduces bill to direct billions to build long-term child care availability
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Tina Smith,…
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Portland police declare riot, arrest 5 amid violence at event marking year since Floyd’s death
Portland police declared a riot and arrested five people Tuesday night after violence broke out during a gathering on the anniversary of the murder…
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Environmental group sues Forest Service over SW Oregon post-fire tree removal
An environmental group is suing the U.S. Forest Service, claiming it unlawfully approved the removal of trees burned in the Rogue River-Siskiyou…
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Oregon PUC sets July 31 end to utilities’ COVID-19 disconnection moratorium
The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Tuesday it has approved a final one-month extension to the moratorium on disconnections for electric and…
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Half of Oregon’s 36 counties now at COVID-19 Lower Risk level, including Multnomah
Improving COVID-19 vaccination numbers have put five more counties in the Lower Risk category for business restrictions, including the most populous…
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Wyden co-sponsors Safe Gun Storage Act
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation Tuesday directing the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish…
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Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 related deaths, 424 new cases
There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,628, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Gov. Brown issues statement, one year after George Floyd’s death
Governor Kate Brown issued the following statement…
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Portland woman arrested for violating Hawaii quarantine rules
A Portland woman was arrested last week after arriving in Hawaii because she violated travel quarantine rules meant to protect the islands from the…
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