On Aug. 24, 1933, the skies west of Portland were darkened by an enormous smoke column more than 40,000 feet high as a fire that had started in the…
Continue ReadingNEWHALEM, Wash. (AP) — A section of major cross-state highway that closed earlier this month because of a wildfire in Washington state’s North…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Authorities have released the names of three people who were shot to death over the weekend outside a hookah lounge in Seattle.…
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – In response to unprecedented passport processing delays at the Department of State, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently…
Continue ReadingBy LISA BAUMANN Associated Press A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of…
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AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers fired coach Giovanni Savarese on Monday, parting ways with the winningest coach in franchise history a…
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Monday for bills passed during the 2023 legislative session that address public safety in…
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HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Weekend lightning strikes ignited new wildfires near a complex of blazes that have been burning since last week through the…
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Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 3.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.68/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Three people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting Sunday at a hookah lounge in south Seattle, authorities said. City…
Continue ReadingCNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Three people have died and three others have been hospitalized after drinking milkshakes contaminated with…
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Kopp, Eric Levenson and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge on Friday gave Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys three weeks to submit…
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters are reporting making progress battling wildfires in…
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The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for portions of Central and Eastern Oregon as the remnants of now-Tropical Storm Hilary surge…
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for…
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NORTH BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek announced Friday that Erin McMahon, a retired General Officer for the Oregon National Guard and U.S.…
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – A year after the Inflation Reduction Act  was signed into law, Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday a…
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HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in northwest California got some help from wet weather, authorities said…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three people may have died in a record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest this week, officials said. The Multnomah…
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