Climate change threat: Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes listing a bird found in the North Cascades as threatened under the…
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Oregon Gov. Brown signs human composting bill
Gov. Kate Brown has signed a bill legalizing human composting, making Oregon the third state to offer that option.…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 7 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Deschutes County’s 81st; 314 new cases
There are seven new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 81st death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,737, the Oregon…
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Portland police officer indicted on assault charge from protest last August
A grand jury has indicted a Portland police officer on an assault charge stemming from an August 2020 protest where he allegedly caused physical…
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OSU study: Compound derived from hops shows promise as treatment for common liver disease
Research by Oregon State University suggests a pair of compounds originating from hops can help thwart a dangerous buildup of fat in the liver known…
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Deadly virus confirmed in a wild rabbit in Lake County
The USDA Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory last week confirmed rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in a wild black-tailed…
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Gov. Brown: Oregon ‘incredibly close’ to 70% adult vaccination goal, lifting restrictions
Gov. Kate Brown announced only a few updates Tuesday to county risk levels under the state’s public health framework to reduce transmission and…
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Oregon unemployment rate holds steady as state adds 6,900 jobs in May
Oregon’s unemployment rate was 5.9% in May, the same as the revised rate in April, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. This was the…
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Teen working on record trip around the world makes stop in McMinnville
A British teenager working to set a record on a trip around the world included a stop in McMinnville on Monday. Travis Ludlow is just 18 and is a few…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 related deaths, 127 new cases
There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, and the state’s death toll remains at 2,730, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Gov. Brown signs state law requiring ‘Do Not Flush’ labeling on disposable wipes
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed HB 2344 into law last Tuesday, making Oregon the nation’s second state to require “Do Not Flush” labeling on…
Continue Reading Portland police union contract talks head to mediation
The Portland Police Association says it is taking its contract negotiations with the city to mediation.…
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Portland man sentenced to 5 years for setting fire during protests
A Portland man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree arson for starting a dumpster fire near the city’s…
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Officers will be unarmed at Portland State University
Portland State University says its police officers will start patrolling campus unarmed by Sept.…
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Marion County deputy, other driver injured in head-on crash into patrol car
A Marion County sheriff’s deputy escaped serious injury Saturday night when his patrol car, with lights and siren going, was struck head-on by a…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 167 new cases
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,730, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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1998 Thurston High School shooter: ‘Tremendous shame and guilt’
Kip Kinkel, who killed his parents before going on a shooting rampage at his Oregon high school in 1998, killing two classmates and injuring 25 more,…
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Wash. man convicted of manslaughter in DUII crash that killed 2 Sweet Home teens
A Woodland, Washington man has been found guilty of manslaughter and other crimes for killing two Sweet Home teens in a head-on drunken driving…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths, 285 new cases
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,729, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon eviction moratorium ends June 30; Brown extends mortgage foreclosure moratorium
As Oregon nears its vaccination target to reopen the economy, Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday she is extending the state’s mortgage foreclosure…
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