Seattle woman gets probation for massive Capital One hack
SEATTLE (AP) — A former Seattle tech worker convicted of several charges related to a massive hack of Capital One bank and other companies in 2019…
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California refinery outages push Oregon gas prices back toward record highs, AAA says
The West Coast is seeing the most extreme increase in gas prices in the country as several refineries in California undergo planned or unplanned…
Continue ReadingThorns owner Paulson steps away after damning abuse report
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Thorns owner Merritt Paulson has removed himself from a decision-making role with the National Women’s Soccer…
Continue ReadingWashington wildfire human caused, evacuation orders lifted
SKYKOMISH, Wash. (AP) — The Bolt Creek Fire burning northeast of Seattle near Skykomish was human-caused, the Western Washington Incident…
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OSU researchers develop new satellite tag to track whales’ feeding behavior
Oregon State University researchers have developed a new satellite tag that allows them to better track whales’ behavior, including previously…
Continue ReadingOregon Supreme Court Justice Balmer retiring after 21 years
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Supreme Court Justice Thomas Balmer has announced that he will retire at the end of the year. Balmer, 70, said in a…
Continue ReadingProtester injured by Salem police awarded $1M in lawsuit
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A jury has awarded a racial justice demonstrator more than $1 million in a federal lawsuit she filed in 2020 against the city of…
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Crater Lake National Park plans three fall prescribed fire projects
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crater Lake National Park Fire Management staff are preparing to implement the following three prescribed…
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McKenzie Bridge resident killed when semi rear-ends car, closing Hwy. 126 for 6 hours
A McKenzie Bridge resident was killed and two others were seriously injured Friday evening when a driver stopped to turn into a driveway on Highway…
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Report: Kotek didn’t violate workplace rules as Speaker
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A draft report of an investigation into the work environment created by the Democratic candidate for Oregon governor when she…
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‘The wheels have come off’: Oregon hospitals worry about access as record financial losses mount
Nearly two-thirds of Oregon’s hospitals lost money in the second quarter of 2022, with margins plunging to depths below the lockdown phase of 2020,…
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ODA, ODFW close razor clamming along entire Oregon coast due to levels of marine biotoxin domoic acid
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday that razor clams are closed to all harvesting…
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Oregon DEQ fines coast electric charging firm record $2.7 million for selling fraudulent clean fuel credits
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Friday issued its largest penalty ever — more than $2.7 million — against Thompson Technical…
Continue ReadingAbortion info fight targets university but affects far more
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A box truck equipped with a bright LED billboard began circling around the University of…
Continue ReadingBodies and floatplane parts recovered from Puget Sound
SEATTLE (AP) — The bodies of some of the 10 victims and most of a floatplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound earlier this month…
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Oregon counties to receive $113 million in federal aid over next two years, Wyden says
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden announced Thursday that all 36 Oregon counties will receive a combined $113.1 million in federal assistance over…
Continue ReadingEndangered southern resident orca numbers drop from 74 to 73
SEATTLE (AP) — The population of endangered southern resident orcas has declined from 74 to 73 in the latest census, according to the Center for…
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New OHA report details rise in opioid overdoses; meth, fentanyl fuel more deaths, hospitalizations
Methamphetamines and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl helped drive an increase in opioid overdoses and related deaths in 2021, according to a new…
Continue ReadingOregon to cover health-related climate expenses
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is set to become the first state in the nation to cover climate…
Continue ReadingWashington kills 2 wolves to prevent preying on cattle
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Biologists working for the state of Washington have killed two members of the Leadpoint wolf pack this week in an effort to…
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