Interior Dept., states appeal sage grouse ruling
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Interior Department, Idaho and Wyoming are appealing a court ruling that halted a Trump administration plan to ease land-use…
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DA: Officer’s use of force on Albany man justified
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — The Linn County District Attorney’s Office has ruled that police force was justified in an Oct. 23 stun gun incident that…
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Audit: Portland leaders fell short on tax-funded programs
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A city auditor’s report released Tuesday says Portland leaders failed to fully deliver on promises they made to voters as they…
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Ski, snowboard or snowshoe with a ranger at Mt. Bachelor
Discover Your Forest, in collaboration with the Deschutes National Forest and Mt. Bachelor Ski Area, is beginning their annual winter interpretive…
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Yamhill County marijuana facility foe files appeal
NEWBERG, Ore. (AP) — The main opponent of a controversial proposed hemp and marijuana processing facility near Newberg is filing an appeal. The…
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Canadian brothers plead guilty to Bitcoin scheme
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Canadian brothers have pleaded guilty to duping an Oregon woman out of more than $140,000 worth of bitcoin currency. The…
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Five-semi crash shuts Hwy. 97 for nearly 4 hours
A five-semi-truck crash in icy road conditions Saturday night closed U.S. Highway 97 about 30 miles north of Klamath Falls for nearly four hours,…
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Dry conditions fuel salmon die-off on Oregon coast
Extremely dry conditions have triggered a die-off of fall chinook salmon on Oregon’s north coast.…
Continue ReadingBoeing halting production of the embattled 737 Max
(CNN) — Boeing plans to suspend production of the 737 Max starting in January as it waits for the embattled plane to be recertified to…
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Fire destroys motor home on SW Redmond street
A motor home was destroyed by a fire on a southwest Redmond street Monday afternoon, causing no injuries but prompting police to close the road for…
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Canadian couple gets $9 million jury verdict in bike wreck
A Portland jury has awarded more than $9 million to a man and woman from Vancouver, British Columbia, who were struck by an 18-wheeler truck while…
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Supreme Court won’t revive homeless camping ban in Idaho
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court will not review an appellate decision that makes it harder for cities to keep homeless people from sleeping on…
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Wyden: Secure Rural Schools money in year-end funding package
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, announced Monday that a two-year authorization of the…
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Free, guided First Day Hike Jan. 1 at Smith Rock State Park
For the ninth year in a row, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with America’s State Parks to offer free guided First Day…
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OSU discoverer of blue pigment makes key design advance
An Oregon State University chemistry researcher who made history a decade ago with the accidental discovery of the first new blue inorganic pigment…
Continue ReadingA Beautiful Day On The Mountain
I won’t be the one to say you might want to skip work so you can go skiing,…
Continue ReadingHere is the latest Washington, Oregon and Alaska sports news from The Associated Press
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for 286 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Carson ran for 133 yards and two scores and the Seattle…
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Bend Pops Orchestra holds 5th holiday concert
The nonprofit orchestra hosted their fifth holiday concert at the Bend Senior Center on…
Continue ReadingHere is the latest Idaho news from The Associated Press at 9:40 p.m. MST
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane City Council will vote Monday on a law that would ban devices that emit a disruptive sound to discourage…
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Theft of Christmas trees from Wash. farm leads to arrest
Authorities in Washington state are calling a Christmas tree thief a real-life Grinch after arresting a man they say stole dozens of evergreens from…
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