Idaho governor signs bill to halt Biden moves on gun laws
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed legislation aimed at thwarting a half-dozen executive actions by President Joe Biden to combat gun…
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OSU students test-fire high-altitude rocket motor, reach final 8 in $1M challenge
A team from Oregon State University is the first college student group in Oregon to fire a liquid bipropellant rocket engine and one of eight…
Continue ReadingOSU researchers discover new class of cancer-fighting compounds
A team of Oregon State University scientists has discovered a new class of anti-cancer compounds that effectively kill liver and breast cancer…
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University of Oregon, Western Oregon U. to require COVID-19 vaccinations for students, staff in fall
– The University of Oregon and Western Oregon University on Monday joined a growing number of colleges and universities across the state to require…
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Oregon reports 3 COVID-19 related deaths, 388 new cases; lowest case count in nearly a month
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,533, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon to receive $222.5 million in emergency rental aid, senators say
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Monday that Oregon will receive about $222.5 million in federal resources from the American…
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Portland mass vaccination site to close June 19
Portland’s mass vaccination site is expected to close on June 19 after giving hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 inoculations.…
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New Oregon jobless benefit minimums, maximums set to rise by 9% in July
The Oregon Employment Department announced Monday the annual change to the minimum and maximum weekly benefit amounts for regular unemployment…
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OSU College of Agricultural Sciences opens online store for cheeses, honey, beef jerky
The Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences has launched an online retail store to sell cheeses, honey and beef jerky made by its…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Deschutes County’s 74th, 610 cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon including Deschutes County’s 74th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,530, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 7 more COVID-19 related deaths, 833 new cases; 115 in Deschutes County
There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,528, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Judge rejects reduced Klamath River flows for sucker fish
A judge has ruled against the Klamath Tribes in a lawsuit that accused a federal agency of violating the Endangered Species Act by letting water…
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Portland: Feds to blame for cops’ failure in settlement deal
Portland city officials say they welcome constructive criticism from federal Justice Department lawyers who found the Police Bureau has failed to…
Continue ReadingPolice have a fresh lead in the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl in 2003 after a TikTok interview with a woman in Mexico
A TikTok video has led to fresh leads in the case of Sofia Juarez, who was abducted one day before her fifth birthday in 2003 as she walked near her…
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Oregon’s embattled state forester Peter Daugherty resigns
Oregon’s state forester and the leader of the long-struggling Department of Forestry, Peter Daugherty, has resigned, effective May 31.…
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GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID
A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19.…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Jefferson County’s 34th; 844 new cases
There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 34th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,522, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her
Authorities say a sixth-grade girl brought a gun to her Idaho middle school, shot two students and a custodian and then was disarmed by a teacher.…
Continue Reading Oregon reports five more COVID-19 related deaths, 763 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,514, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Calif. man admits role in scheme to smuggle endangered turtles from Oregon to China
A Chinese national living in Los Angeles pleaded guilty Thursday to his role in a scheme to purchase hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles…
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