Study finds Oregon workers’ compensation rates remain among lowest in nation
Oregon’s workers’ compensation rates remain among the lowest in the nation, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the Oregon Department of…
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OSU researchers move closer to better care for life-threatening pregnancy condition
Oregon State University scientists have produced a proof of concept for a new and better way of caring for women facing the life-threatening…
Continue ReadingLawyers seek to block Idaho execution of terminally ill man
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A terminally ill man scheduled to be executed in mid-December for his role in the 1985…
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OSU-led effort to find Earth’s oldest ice begins this month in Antarctica
A team of 22 scientists from the Oregon State University-led Center for Oldest Ice Exploration, or COLDEX, is headed to Antarctica for the first…
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Oregon’s, nation’s gas prices plummet before Thanksgiving, but still costliest fill-up ever for the holiday
Drivers fueling up ahead of Thanksgiving will find falling pump prices in all 50 states. Unfortunately, gas prices will be the most expensive ever…
Continue ReadingSafety agency: Wing broke before plane crash in Washington
SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) — A wing from a Cessna 208B broke away before the plane crashed Friday into a field northeast of Seattle, killing the four…
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Gov. Brown grants pardon to 45,000 Oregonians for marijuana possession convictions
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday a pardon for prior Oregon offenses of simple possession of marijuana, an act that will impact an estimated 45,000…
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Investigation underway of explosion, fire at Grass Valley hemp products manufacturing plant; evacuation lifted
Five workers were injured, one critically, in an explosion and fire at a hemp product manufacturing plant in Grass Valley Sunday afternoon, prompting…
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State to pause accepting new applications for Oregon Homeowner Assistance Fund Program
Oregon Housing and Community Services has announced it will pause accepting new applications for the Oregon Homeowner Assistance Fund Program at 11…
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Wyden bill aims to fight catalytic converter thefts, require VIN numbers be stamped on them
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said last week they have introduced legislation that would combat the rise in catalytic…
Continue ReadingParents welcome twins from embryos frozen 30 years ago
By Jen Christensen and Nadia Kounang, CNN In April 1992, Vanessa Williams’ “Save the Best for Last” topped the Billboard 100,…
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Gun rights group, sheriff file federal lawsuit to block Measure 114, call it unconstitutional
Three weeks before Measure 114 is scheduled to go into effect, a federal lawsuit has been filed to block the voter-approved gun regulation measure,…
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Merkley, colleagues introduce bill to protect consumers from predatory payday lenders
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., has teamed up with Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) to introduce the Stopping Abuse and…
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‘Bike boxes’ can improve urban intersections for cyclists, OSU research shows
A roadway setup known as the “bike box,” a painted-off area for bicyclists at the front of an intersection, can help them stay safe at urban,…
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Wyden, colleagues urge FDA to protect, expand access to medication abortion
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate colleagues this week sent a letter encouraging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to defend Americans’…
Continue Reading‘No plans on going back’: An Idaho community copes with fear amid the unsolved murders of four college students
By Emma Tucker, CNN A new and unsettling way of life has struck the small college town of Moscow, Idaho, in the days since four university students…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental groups oppose pipeline expansion in Pacific NW
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government has taken a step toward approving the expansion of a natural gas pipeline…
Continue Reading4 die outside Seattle after Alaska company’s plane crashes
SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) — Four people were killed in a fiery plane crash Friday morning northeast of Seattle, authorities said Saturday. The…
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OSP trooper’s I-5 traffic stop leads to car search, discovery of 12 lbs. of suspected fentanyl pills
An Oregon State Police trooper’s late-night traffic stop on Interstate 5 south of Albany turned into a drug bust and seizure of about 12 pounds of…
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