Waiting period is baked into gun ballot measure in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A waiting and vetting period would be baked into gun purchases in Oregon if a measure on the…
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Widespread rain, snow and cooler temperatures bring end to ODF’s fire season as of Saturday
With widespread rain and cooler temperatures across the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts will be out of fire season as of Saturday,…
Continue ReadingOregon’s U.S. attorney says two district election officers will oversee handling of voting rights complaints
Oregon U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight announced Tuesday the appointment of two district election officers to oversee the handling of complaints of…
Continue ReadingForest Service boss decries arrest of worker in planned burn
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Forest Service has denounced the arrest by an Oregon sheriff of a Forest…
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AAA reports 24-cent drop in Oregon gas prices in past week; West Coast paces U.S.
Pump prices have been falling every day for more than two weeks, with Oregon and other West Coast states seeing the biggest weekly drops in the…
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Renters face charging dilemma as U.S. cities move toward EVs
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Stephanie Terrell bought a used Nissan Leaf this fall and was excited to join the wave of…
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Mechanical issue may have caused deadly seaplane crash
SEATTLE (AP) — A mechanical issue may have caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last month, U.S.…
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Snow prompts Crater Lake National Park to close North Entrance Road, Rim Drive
Crater Lake National Park’s North Entrance Road and Rim Drive were closed for the season as of Monday, park officials said. Snow over the weekend…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Oregon deputy stabs patient in struggle for gun
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — A Washington County Sheriff’s deputy stabbed a male patient multiple times after he tried to take the officer’s…
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OSU veterinary lab partners with ODFW to boost testing for chronic wasting disease in deer
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Faster and more widespread testing for chronic wasting disease in deer is now possible, due to a new partnership between…
Continue ReadingMurray and Smiley spar over abortion, crime in Senate debate
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley argued over abortion, crime and…
Continue ReadingWashington wildlife agents kill black bear that hurt woman
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife authorities in Washington state killed a black bear Saturday after it charged and injured a woman near a…
Continue ReadingMan held without bail in 3-day spate of Seattle shootings
SEATTLE (AP) — A 31-year-old Seattle man is being held without bail in what police describe as a three-day spate of shootings that left the owner…
Continue ReadingKelso High School cancels all weekend activities following possible threat
By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story KELSO Washington (KPTV) — Kelso High School has canceled all weekend…
Continue ReadingUS Forest Service worker arrested over planned Oregon burn
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Forest Service employee in Oregon was arrested this week by a county sheriff after a…
Continue ReadingOregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, plans to ban camping on city streets and…
Continue ReadingDogwalker discovers errant alligator roaming rural Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — It’s not uncommon for Idaho wildlife officials to be called for help when a moose, mountain lion, black bear or other…
Continue Reading3 arrested after 2 killed, tribal officer shot in Washington
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities said Friday that they arrested three suspects in the slayings of two people and…
Continue ReadingCongressman’s ouster imperils Democrats’ hold on Oregon seat
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — Progressive Jamie McLeod-Skinner made seven-term Rep. Kurt Schrader the first…
Continue ReadingDems try for first elected secretary of state in 6 decades
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of…
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