Chinook Indian Nation members rally for federal recognition
By SCOTT GREENSTONE KNKX Public Radio SEATTLE (AP) — Members of the Chinook Indian Nation rallied Monday on the steps of a federal building in…
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Police ID officer who shot, killed possibly suicidal man
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon State Police have released the name of a McMinnville, Oregon, police officer who fatally shot a man last week.…
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Three injured, one critically, in SUV-semi crash that shut Hwy. 22E for 7 hours
Three people were injured, one critically, in a collision of an SUV and a UPS semi-truck hauling double-trailers on Highway 22E west of Detroit…
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Rum Creek Fire grows to 8,400 acres, destroys 3 structures; Gov. Brown declares state wildfire threat emergency
A wildfire in remote southwest Oregon continued its rapid spread through a rural area and destroyed several structures after forcing evacuations and…
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‘Please, get us a light’: Neighbor pleas after another deadly crash in Portland
By FOX 12 Staff and Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — One person is dead, and…
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Leaburg woman killed in crash on Hwy. 126E east of Vida
A 40-year-old Leaburg woman was killed Friday morning when she crashed into a flatbed trailer being backed into a driveway on Highway 126 east of…
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SW Oregon’s Rum Creek Fire nearly quadruples in size, prompting evacuations; governor invokes Conflagration Act
A wildfire in remote southwest Oregon almost quadrupled in size overnight Saturday, forcing evacuations and prompting the governor to invoke an…
Continue ReadingWildfire near Spokane prompts mandatory evacuations
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire prompted mandatory evacuations near Spokane, Washington, on Friday afternoon. The wildfire started…
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Federal report boosts plan to remove 4 dams on Calif river
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators on Friday issued a final environmental impact statement that supports…
Continue ReadingJudge won’t block Idaho wolf trapping, snaring regulations
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Trappers can continue pursuing wolves under Idaho’s current regulations after a federal…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff Monday in honor of firefighter killed fighting S. Oregon wildfire
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset next Monday, in honor and…
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Klamath County raid on illegal marijuana grow turns up 4,500 plants worth over $22 million
Klamath County sheriff’s deputies and the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team raided and destroyed an illegal marijuana production…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Man arrested at Gorge wasn’t planning mass shooting
GEORGE, Wash. (AP) — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office now says a man arrested at the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington state wasn’t planning a…
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Unaffiliated gubernatorial candidate Johnson gets on ballot
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon election officials notified unaffiliated candidate for governor Betsy Johnson on Thursday that she has qualified for the…
Continue ReadingOregon: Surge in out-of-state abortion patients
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Planned Parenthood leaders in Oregon on Thursday said there has been a…
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Report: Benefits of dams must be replaced before breaching
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The benefits provided by four giant hydroelectric dams on the Snake River must be…
Continue ReadingDeal reached to address 2 leaking nuke waste tanks
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A deal to address two nuclear waste storage tanks that are leaking radioactive…
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Idaho Power Co. agrees to pay $1.5 million in federal civil settlement over 2 Baker County fires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced Thursday that Idaho Power Company, a Boise, Idaho-based…
Continue ReadingSheriff pleads guilty to rendering criminal assistance
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A former county sheriff in Washington state has pleaded guilty to charges relating to his role in trying to cover up his…
Continue ReadingKirkland man charged with murder in road-rage incident
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Surveillance footage and witness statements contradict a Kirkland man’s claim that he fatally shot a driver in…
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