Retirement of longtime Democrat opens up Oregon House race
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The retirement of Oregon’s longest serving congressman, Democratic U.S.…
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Bend, Sisters mayors among 25 pitching $123.5 million-a-year plan to tackle homelessness
An Oregon Mayors Association task force of 25 mayors, including the mayors of Bend and Sisters, submitted a letter Friday to Oregon’s three…
Continue ReadingDemocrats are facing stiff battles for governor in these key states
By Gregory Krieg, Maeve Reston, Eric Bradner, Dan Merica, Michael Warren and Steve Contorno, CNN Democratic nominees for governor are facing the…
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Wildfire in southwest Washington prompts evacuation orders
CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A wildfire fed by gusty winds and low humidity east of Vancouver, Washington, grew rapidly on Sunday, prompting authorities to…
Continue ReadingBillions of snow crabs have disappeared from the waters around Alaska. Scientists say overfishing is not the cause
CNN, KTUU By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The Alaska snow crab harvest has been canceled for the first time ever after billions of the crustaceans have…
Continue ReadingSmoky air again affecting PNW amid fires, red flag warnings
SEATTLE (AP) — Most of the Puget Sound region in Washington state was experiencing degraded air quality Saturday because of smoke from wildfires…
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Violent week a grim sign as targeted killings of police rise
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The shooting deaths of two Connecticut officers and wounding of a third punctuated an especially…
Continue ReadingIndependent candidate upends Oregon race for governor and gives GOP an opening
By Maeve Reston, CNN Betsy Johnson casts herself as the candidate for Oregon governor who will speak for voters who are “fed up” with…
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‘Believe It’: OSU launches second fundraising campaign; $1 billion already given toward $1.75 billion goal
Oregon State University and the OSU Foundation on Friday launched Oregon State’s second university-wide fundraising campaign, Believe It: The…
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A GOP gov in liberal Oregon? Dems sound alarm on ‘spoiler’
By ANDREW SELSKY and SARA BURNETT Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is typically known as a bastion of West Coast liberalism, where…
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High wildfire risk forecast for this weekend around Cascades
SEATTLE (AP) — National Weather Service officials have issued weekend red flag warnings for Oregon and Washington around the Cascade Mountains…
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Oregon seeing drop in reported COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Monthly Data Report, released Thursday, shows a decrease in COVID-19-related cases, hospitalizations and…
Continue ReadingBiden goes where he’s wanted on Western swing ahead of critical midterm elections
By Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN As President Joe Biden headed West this week, Air Force One flew over a string of states where marquee Senate…
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OSU, Dept. of Energy researchers take key step toward big gains in plastics recycling
Researchers, including an Oregon State University College of Engineering faculty member, have taken a key step toward greatly expanding the range of…
Continue ReadingFall COVID-19 surge could happen in Pacific Northwest
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials in Washington and Oregon said Thursday that a fall and winter COVID surge is likely headed to the Pacific Northwest…
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Updated COVID-19 booster shots now approved for Oregon children ages 5-11, OHA says
 Children ages 5-11 in Oregon are now eligible for the new updated bivalent booster, Oregon Health Authority announced Thursday.…
Continue ReadingOregon labor union gives added $1M to Dem governor candidate
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s largest labor union is contributing an additional $1 million to Democratic candidate for governor Tina Kotek as…
Continue ReadingOfficials: People going door to door looking for voter fraud
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Voters in at least four Oregon counties — Douglas, Klamath, Lane and Columbia — have complained to local election…
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Gov. Brown to lead business delegation to S. Korea, Japan; Oregon’s first trade mission to Asia since 2019
Gov. Kate Brown announced details Wednesday of Oregon’s upcoming trade mission to South Korea and Japan, focused on promoting foreign investment…
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80-foot-tall sequoia sculpture at OSU campus to evoke changing climate threat to old-growth forests
An 80-foot illuminated art sculpture is currently being installed at Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus, where it will be suspended in…
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