As work begins on the largest US dam removal project, tribes look to a future of growth
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the…
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Idaho mom Lori Vallow Daybell sentenced in deaths of 2 children and her romantic rival
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell has been sentenced to life in prison without parole Monday…
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Human-caused wildfires up sharply this summer in dry Northwest forests, prompting concern
The Pacific Northwest has seen a significant increase in human-caused wildfires compared to the same period last year, the U.S. Forest Service said…
Continue ReadingCrash victim rescued in Vernonia after screams for help, alert from Apple device
KPTV, VERNONIA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, APPLE SCREEGRAB, CNN By FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story…
Continue Reading5 people injured after shooting in Seattle parking lot, police say
By Melissa Alonso and Kaylene Chassie, CNN (CNN) — Seattle police are investigating a mass shooting that left five people injured in a parking…
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Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle try again on bill to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools funding program
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., on Friday reintroduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the U.S. Forest…
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OSU study: Billions in conservation spending fail to improve Columbia Basin wild fish stocks
Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has failed to improve stocks of wild salmon and…
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Oregon Gov. Kotek won’t veto ‘pump your own gas’ bill, meaning it should take effect in a week
There are currently only two states in the U.S. that don’t allow drivers to pump their own gas – Oregon and New Jersey. At some point in the next…
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Oregon housing agency tops statewide goal of funding 25,000 affordable rental homes
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services has surpassed its July 2019-’24 Statewide Housing Plan goal to triple the existing…
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Gov. Kotek signs four bills to address housing, homelessness crises
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Thursday for four bills passed during the 2023 legislative session to address the housing and…
Continue ReadingPerson killed in exchange of gunfire with Boise police officers, police say
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — One person died Wednesday night after exchanging gunfire with police officers on a residential street in Boise, Idaho,…
Continue ReadingMan pleads not guilty in fatal road rage shooting in Washington state
GORST, Wash. (AP) — A 26-year-old man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday in connection with a road-rage shooting Monday in…
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Lower Deschutes to stay open for steelhead fishing until at least Sept. after key threshold met
THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) — The popular Lower Deschutes River will remain open by permanent rule for steelhead fishing through at least Sept. 14…
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Crater Lake National Park to implement full fire ban Friday
With the increase in fire danger in southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park will go into a full fire ban Friday, officials said Wednesday. The…
Continue ReadingDeputy in critical condition after eviction-related shooting in Oregon suburb, suspect dead
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy was shot multiple times while trying to detain a person at an apartment complex in a southwestern…
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Chavez-DeRemer backs House-passed legislation to crack down on international fentanyl trafficking
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed H.R. 3202, the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, with bipartisan support. Rep. Lori…
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OSU scientists help develop tool to predict dam removal costs by analyzing 55 years of past removals
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Scientists analyzed more than 650 dam removal projects over 55 years in the United States, totaling $1.52 billion…
Continue Reading Wyden, colleagues introduce bill to expand food benefits for those with medical expenses
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Tuesday that he and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would expand food benefits…
Continue ReadingEx-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting 9 women in custody
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal jury found a former nurse at Oregon’s women’s prison guilty Tuesday of sexually abusing nine women while they…
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Golden Fire in southern Oregon burns dozens of homes and cuts 911 service
BONANZA, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire that started over the weekend in southern Oregon has burned dozens of homes and caused area residents to lose 911…
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