GOP aims to flip Washington House seat back in key race
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Republican mayor of Wenatchee, a small city in central Washington’s orchard country, didn’t…
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‘Burn boss’ arrest inflames Western land use tensions
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When U.S. Forest Service personnel carried out a planned burn in a national forest in Oregon…
Continue ReadingMore than 300,000 fentanyl pills seized in federal bust connected to 3 major drug trafficking groups
By Amanda Musa, CNN A total of 17 people with cartel connections are facing federal charges following the seizure of hundreds of thousands of…
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New Oregon timber harvest rules aim to protect fish, provide long-term economic benefits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Board of Forestry approved more than 100 changes to the Forest Practices Act at a special board meeting…
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Oregon DHS, Oregon Food Bank make $2.6 million investment in local food purchases, anti-hunger efforts
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services and Oregon Food Bank announced Wednesday a $2.6 million investment in anti-hunger…
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Report by OSU, global scientists says Earth ‘unequivocally facing a climate emergency’
An international coalition of researchers, including several from Oregon State University, says in a report published Wednesday that the Earth’s…
Continue ReadingMeta fined $24.7M for campaign finance disclosure violations
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state judge on Wednesday fined Facebook parent company Meta nearly $25 million for…
Continue ReadingWaiting 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…
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