Listeria warning issued after three deaths linked to contaminated ice cream machines
CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Three people have died and three others have been hospitalized after drinking milkshakes contaminated with…
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Judge sets deadline for Bryan Kohberger’s alibi defense in University of Idaho killings
By Jeffrey Kopp, Eric Levenson and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge on Friday gave Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys three weeks to submit…
Continue ReadingAs thousands flee homes across British Columbia from wildfires, chiefs in one region report progress
By SUSAN HAIGH and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters are reporting making progress battling wildfires in…
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Flood watches issued for areas of Central, Eastern Oregon as Tropical Storm Hilary’s remnants bring threat of landslides
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 ReadingThousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for…
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Gov. Kotek names Erin McMahon director of Department of Emergency Management
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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Merkley, Wyden: Over $1 million headed to SW, SE Oregon for sagebrush, fish passage, riparian restoration work
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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Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in Northern California get help from light rain
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in northwest California got some help from wet weather, authorities said…
Continue Reading3 deaths suspected in the Pacific Northwest’s record-breaking heat wave
PORTLAND, 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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OLCC scraps plans for Canby office complex, will move HQ from Milwaukie to state office space in Salem
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission will relocate from its current Milwaukie headquarters to State of Oregon office space in Salem, instead of…
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Deschutes, Umatilla rivers to remain open to steelhead fishing this fall, ODFW says
One of the most popular rivers to fish in the West, the lower Deschutes, will remain open for steelhead fishing this fall, as enough unmarked…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on…
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OHSU, Legacy Health announce plans to merge Portland metro area’s two largest health systems
Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) and Legacy Health, the two largest health systems in the Portland area, announced Wednesday that they…
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OSU researchers develop novel technique for sniffing out toxic algae blooms
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new way to monitor the danger associated with algae blooms: “sniffing” the water for…
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High number of dead, dying young common murres on Oregon beaches; ODFW: Don’t disturb, pick them up
Oregon coast visitors are seeing many dead and dying fledgling common murres right now on state beaches, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife…
Continue Reading Congressional delegation says $6 million coming to Oregon for state, local govt. cybersecurity upgrades
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas…
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Evacuations ordered after winds whip Northern California wildfire near site of 2022 deadly blaze
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Rural areas near California’s border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday after gusty winds from a…
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Gov. Kotek appoints Aruna Masih to Oregon Supreme Court
Gov. Tina Kotek announced Wednesday that she will appoint Aruna Masih, a long-time employment, worker, and civil rights attorney, to the Oregon…
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Oregon’s jobless rate falls to 3.4% in July, tying the record low of late 2019
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.4% in July, down from 3.5% in June, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It’s the sixth…
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Grant program extended to help fire-harden homes, businesses damaged by 2020, 2021 wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Building Codes Division is partnering with counties on a grant program to help owners of homes and businesses…
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