Dog left on balcony in extreme heat dies, owner charged
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. (AP) — A Sedro-Woolley woman was arrested after she allegedly left her family’s dog on a balcony without water or shade…
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State fire marshal pre-positions structural task force in Klamath County ahead of higher weekend fire risk
– The combination of hot weather and lightning in the forecast in Southern Oregon has prompted the Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal to…
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Oregon gets USDA OK to operate its own meat inspection program
Oregon on Thursday became the first state on the West Coast approved to operate a state meat inspection program.…
Continue ReadingTigard to pay $3.8M in fatal police shooting settlement
TIGARD, Ore. (AP) — The City of Tigard, Oregon, will pay $3.8 million to the mother of 26-year-old Jacob Macduff, who was fatally shot by Tigard…
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Harm from blue light exposure rises with age, OSU research suggests
The damaging effects of daily, lifelong exposure to the blue light emanating from phones, computers and household fixtures worsen as a person ages,…
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Breach of Lower Snake River dams will aid recovery of native fish, new study says
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A team of scientists, including one from Oregon State University, concluded in a recent paper that breaching four dams in…
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Oregon heat-related state of emergency also prompts lifting of self-serve gas ban
Gov. Kate Brown’s state of emergency declaration this week by executive order in 25 Oregon counties due to extreme heat also has brought a return…
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OHA’s biweekly COVID-19 report finds fewer deaths, hospitalizations, rise in cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The COVID-19 Biweekly Data Report, released Wednesday by the Oregon Health Authority, shows an increase in COVID-19-related…
Continue ReadingKing County OKs creation of gun, ammunition drop off program
SEATTLE (AP) — People in Washington state’s most populous county should soon be able to drop off unwanted guns and ammunition at any sheriff’s…
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Oregon secretary of state audit reviews Employment Dept. computer woes, urges more steps
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — According to an audit report released Wednesday by Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, the sudden and drastic increase…
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Scorching heat wave in US Northwest forecast to last longer
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The scorching heat spell in the Pacific Northwest is now expected to last…
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Wyden, Merkley, colleagues introduce bill to codify right to contraception
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., with colleagues have introduced legislation that would codify the right to…
Continue ReadingEnergy Department selects Idaho for nuclear test reactor
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has been selected as the site for a proposed nuclear test reactor that would…
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Scorching heat wave in US Northwest forecast to last longer
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The scorching heat spell in the Pacific Northwest is now expected to last…
Continue ReadingCenturies-old shipwreck thought to have inspired ‘The Goonies’ has been discovered off Oregon coast
By Megan Marples, CNN It may not have been a mountain of pirate treasure, but archaeologists have discovered remnants of a centuries-old shipwreck…
Continue ReadingGOP’s links to extremism surface in congressional primary
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A congressional candidate whose compelling personal story of military valor and unfathomable…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Man starts wildfires, detained by locals in Oregon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man who reportedly ignited wildfires in a remote, forested corner of Oregon was apprehended…
Continue ReadingPortland, Oregon, TV cameraman assaulted on assignment
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A TV cameraman for Portland, Oregon’s NBC affiliate, KGW-TV, has been assaulted while filming a local news story on a…
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Gov. Brown declares heat-related state of emergency in 25 counties, including Central Oregon
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 25 Oregon counties, from July 25-31, to ensure additional resources are available to…
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Gov. Brown, other Western governors call on Congress to quickly pass CHIPS Act
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown, joined by a bipartisan group of Western state governors, called on Congress Monday to stay in session as long…
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