US to spend $9 million to bolster sagebrush ecosystems
OROFINO, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Thursday announced $9 million for 40 projects in Idaho and seven other Western states for…
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OHA: Health care providers reimbursed by state must provide certified, qualified health care interpreters
New rules that go into effect July 1 will require health care providers reimbursed with public funds to work with credentialed health care…
Continue ReadingInitiative to change Seattle elections heads toward ballot
SEATTLE (AP) — An initiative that would alter the way Seattle elects mayors, city attorneys and City Council members is headed toward the November…
Continue ReadingOver half-dozen earthquakes rumble off Oregon Coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than a half-dozen earthquakes were reported off the Oregon Coast early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S.…
Continue ReadingPortland, Oregon, to vote on major government overhaul
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A commission formed to review the government structure in Portland, Oregon, has voted by a supermajority to send a sweeping…
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Oregon adds 6,200 jobs in May as jobless rate edges down to 3.6%, lowest in over two years
Oregon’s jobless rate edged downward to 3.6% last month, the lowest level in more than two years and near the record low seen for several months just…
Continue ReadingReport: Fires, heat waves cause ‘climate anxiety’ in youth
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say the impacts of climate change, including more…
Continue ReadingBiden ally pushes Big Oil surtax to eliminate ‘perverse’ incentives to price gouge
By Matt Egan, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is drawing up a surtax on Big Oil that would seek to rein in the industry’s skyrocketing profits at…
Continue ReadingCandidate wins Democratic OR House primary by 28 votes
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 38 has won his party’s primary by just 28 votes. The OregonianLive…
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OSU research details hazards posed by harmful algae blooms
Research by Oregon State University has shed new light on the hazards associated with harmful algal blooms such as one four years ago that fouled…
Continue ReadingCyclist killed by hit-and-run driver was a nursing director
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a motorist in Yakima on Sunday morning. Wendy Baker,…
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Forest Service directs $54 million from Great American Outdoors Act to NW deferred maintenance projects
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following USDA’s announcement of $503 million in new funding for conservation and outdoor projects in fiscal year 2022…
Continue ReadingSeveral sailors in Race to Alaska rescued, out of race
SEATTLE (AP) — Four participants in an annual marine race from Washington state to Alaska were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Monday when some of…
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OSU research about how bacteria communication could open door to new infection-fighting medicines
Oregon State University scientists have identified proteins that prevent a bacterial cell from becoming misguided by its own messaging, allowing it…
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Portland romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy sentenced to life in prison for murder of chef husband
By KPTV Staff PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Multnomah County judge on Monday sentenced former romance novelist Nancy Crampton-Brophy to life in…
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More than 4,000 OSU graduates take part in first in-person Corvallis commencement in three years
More than 4,000 students took part Saturday in Oregon State University’s first in-person commencement event in three years at Reser Stadium on…
Continue ReadingBremerton man charged with threatening prosecutor, mayor
BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — A 44-year-old Bremerton man was charged with making threats to kill and intimidating a public servant on Friday after a…
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Endangered NW species gets a head start: Oregon Zoo welcomes 10 tiny pond turtle hatchlings
Ten tiny northwestern pond turtles have arrived at the Oregon Zoo’s conservation lab. The zoo is “head-starting” the endangered reptiles,…
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Oregon State Treasury completes $721 million in bond sales to fund wide variety of projects
Affordable housing, drinking water improvements, schools and earthquake readiness are just a few of the projects that will be funded, thanks to…
Continue ReadingOregon 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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