Dorli Rainey, symbol of Occupy movement, dies at 95
SEATTLE (AP) — Dorli Rainey, a self-described “old lady in combat boots” who became a symbol of the Occupy protest movement when she was…
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Crews on 6,500-acre Cedar Creek Fire will hike into Waldo Creek Wilderness in effort to stop its spread
After three weeks of work in rugged terrain and no official containment, firefighters on the nearly 6,500-acre Cedar Creek Fire have begun using…
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Oregon senators seek answers over prison inmate retaliation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s two U.S. Senators are asking the new director of the federal Bureau of Prisons about recent allegations that…
Continue ReadingPublic health emergency declared over monkeypox in WA county
SEATTLE (AP) — King County, which includes Seattle, on Friday officially declared the local monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency as…
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Authorities warn potent ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ is spreading on the West Coast after bag seized in Portland
PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Authorities are warning that a more potent form of fentanyl is making its way along the West Coast after a bag of the drug…
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State agency creates student loan ombuds position to help borrowers, monitor servicers
A new position has been created with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services to help people who have student loans and to make sure…
Continue ReadingWashington state school shooter sentenced to 40 years
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Caleb Sharpe, who shot one classmate to death and wounded three others five years ago in a Washington state high school,…
Continue ReadingPortland mayor bans homeless camps on school walking routes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced Friday that the emergency declaration banning homeless camps near high-crash corridors…
Continue Reading16 more states hope to weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Sixteen more states are asking to weigh in on the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit…
Continue ReadingIdaho wildfire burning near Lake Cascade forces evacuations
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Evacuations are in place ahead of a west-central Idaho wildfire that continues to grow despite…
Continue ReadingUS protections for Idaho salmon, steelhead are here to stay
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A five-year review by U.S. officials has determined that Endangered Species Act protections…
Continue ReadingPrisons worker charged with unsafe gun storage after suicide
MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Prosecutors said a state prisons employee didn’t properly secure the gun her 12-year-old son used to die by suicide,…
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Head of Oregon’s troubled public defense system is fired
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of Oregon’s public defenders’ office was fired Thursday in a clash over how to…
Continue ReadingCourt: Extraordinary damages OK in ‘wrongful life’ case
By GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court says that under state law, it’s OK for judges to award…
Continue ReadingRussian brought to Oregon, faces trial in ransomware attacks
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Russian who allegedly laundered more than $400,000 from ransomware attacks in the United…
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‘Don’t fall for it’: Oregon attorney general warns homeowners about home warranty scam
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning homeowners about a home warranty…
Continue ReadingOregon top judge denies conflict led to firing of commission
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s chief justice denied Wednesday that a personality conflict led her to fire all…
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Cedar Creek Fire grows to nearly 5,000 acres; drones play key role in fight; public meeting tonight
The nearly 3-week-old Cedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake continues to grow amid warm, dry conditions, and unmanned aerial systems — drones — are…
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Oregon Health Authority confirms state’s first pediatric case of monkeypox virus
The Oregon Health Authority confirmed Wednesday the state’s first pediatric case of monkeypox virus…
Continue ReadingOver 200 unhoused people have died in Oregon this year
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — At least 207 Oregonians have died while experiencing homeless this year. That’s according to preliminary data from the…
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