Scholars’ solution to centuries-old mystery of ‘Beeswax Wreck’ off Oregon coast can be read for free online
For centuries, beeswax and Chinese porcelain have washed ashore on Nehalem Spit, on the north Oregon Coast.…
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OLCC implores congressional delegation to make safe cannabis industry banking a top priority
Outdated federal barriers to banking services continue to severely impact the legal cannabis industry in Oregon and nationwide, state cannabis…
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US testing new fire retardant; critics push other methods
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of…
Continue ReadingJudge: Sheriff must post bail after anti-harassment order
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The sheriff of Pierce County, Washington, was ordered to post $100,000 bail while he awaits trial on false-reporting charges…
Continue ReadingMonkeypox: 2 more presumptive cases reported in Oregon
Lane County, Oregon, has reported two presumed monkeypox cases after testing from the state public health lab – the second and third…
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Oregon reports of hate crimes, bias incidents on the rise, according to third annual statewide report
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Friday received the third annual report from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission on data from 2021…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff in honor of last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from WWII
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset Saturday in…
Continue ReadingDemocrats tap new nominee in Salem-area state Senate race
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Democrats have a new nominee for what’s expected to be a hard fought state Senate race. Oregon Public Broadcasting…
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New Oregon mapping tool lets you look up the level of wildfire risk where you live, down to the street address
The Oregon Fire Chiefs Association on Thursday welcomed the Oregon Department of Forestry and Oregon State University College of Forestry’s rollout…
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‘The math no longer works’: Oregon hospitals report worst financial quarter since pandemic hit
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KTVZ) — The bleak hospital financial picture from 2021 worsened in the first quarter of 2022, as a surge in COVID-19…
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OSU partnering with Yurok Tribe to envision Klamath River after 4 dams are removed
Oregon State University researchers will embark in July on a 3½-year partnership with the Yurok Tribe to study what the connections between river…
Continue ReadingInslee prohibits Patrol from aiding abortion investigations
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a directive instructing the Washington State Patrol to not…
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Wyden, Merkley, Rosenblum dismayed by Supreme Court ruling that limits EPA ability to curb power plant emissions
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reacted with dismay to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
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OSU receives $265,000 from National Science Foundation for research on ways to limit wildfires’ spread
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Thursday that Oregon State University has earned $265,000 in federal funds to improve models…
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Oregon’s minimum wage — make that wages — rise again Friday, still at three different levels
Minimum-wage workers will get a raise when Oregon’s minimum wage rates go up on July 1, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries…
Continue Reading80 people in Oregon’s federal prison go on hunger strike
SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s federal public defender says dozens of people inside the state’s only federal prison have been on a hunger…
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40,000-acre Willowcreek Fire near Vale holding at 75 percent containment
Containment lines are holding well, and Vale Bureau of Land Management fire officials expect to wrap up direct attack suppression work Friday,…
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‘Do more, and do it now!’ Rosenblum, other AGs demand federal action on toxic metals in baby food
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Wednesday joined 22 state attorneys general calling on the heads of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
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OSU survey suggests charismatic Corvallis campus songbird’s numbers have dramatically declined
The evening grosbeak, a noisy and charismatic songbird, once arrived at Oregon State University in springtime flocks so vast, an OSU statistics…
Continue ReadingOHA reports decline in Oregon COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths over past 2 weeks
The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Biweekly Data Report, released Wednesday, shows a decrease in COVID-19-related cases, hospitalizations and…
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