OSU researchers develop framework to model post-earthquake infrastructure resilience
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a computational model for predicting the resilience of local and regional infrastructure…
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OHA launches website to share updates on opioid settlement funds
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority has launched a new website to share updates and information on opioid settlement funds, which…
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Drazan: Declare state of emergency for homeless crisis in OR
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Republican candidate for governor, Christine Drazan, on Monday called…
Continue ReadingTrump’s pick overtakes GOP House member who voted to impeach
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Joe Kent, who challenged incumbent Republican Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler over…
Continue ReadingLongtime Forest Service employee killed in California blaze
KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling the McKinney Fire in Northern California on Monday remembered long-time U.S. Forest Service…
Continue ReadingCedar Creek Fire near Waldo Lake nearly doubles in size, tops 3,200 acres; more heat, storms due
The Cedar Creek Fire that has closed the Waldo Creek Wilderness Area surged and nearly doubled in size on Sunday, topping 3,200 acres as the National…
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‘Overwhelmed’: Cops combat violent crime as ranks dwindle
By GILLIAN FLACCUS, CLAUDIA LAUER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five years after Brian Spaulding’s parents found him…
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Ontario-based Oregon Army National Guard tank unit mobilizes for year-long stint in Kuwait
A Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment (Combined Arms Battalion) of the Oregon Army National Guard held a mobilization ceremony Sunday at…
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Oregon Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley hail Senate passage of Inflation Reduction Act
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., hailed Sunday’s Senate passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and issued news releases offering details of…
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Yet another heat wave grips parts of US West
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest braced for yet another heat wave Saturday and the temperature in Denver hit 101 degrees Fahrenheit on…
Continue ReadingTribe: California wildfire near Oregon causes fish deaths
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press A wildfire burning in a remote area just south of the Oregon border appears to have caused the deaths of tens of…
Continue ReadingClackamas County again under fire for election issues
OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — Clackamas County is under fire for another elections blunder. Thousands of voters this week received the wrong pamphlets…
Continue ReadingScientists expand study on air quality impact on health
By SHERAZ SADIQ Oregon Public Broadcasting Scientists at the Oregon Institute of Technology were recently awarded a $1 million grant from the federal…
Continue ReadingRepublican congressman who voted to impeach Trump wins primary, CNN projects
By Jennifer Agiesta and Dan Merica, CNN Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse and Democrat Doug White will advance to the general election out of the top-two…
Continue ReadingGOP Rep who voted to impeach advances in Washington primary
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse, who voted to impeach Donald Trump, advanced Friday to the…
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Oregon’s wildfire risk map emerges as new climate flashpoint
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state —…
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Firefighters keep wildfire out of evacuated Washington town
LIND, Wash. (AP) — A small town in Washington state that was evacuated due to a fast-moving fire was largely spared Friday, while in California…
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Fire restrictions go into effect Friday on Willamette National Forest
Fire restrictions will go into effect on the Willamette National Forest beginning Friday. Except in designated campgrounds, all campfires, charcoal…
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Under fire: State forester withdraws controversial wildfire risk map for revisions to improve accuracy
Oregon State Forester and Oregon Department of Forestry Director Cal Mukumoto announced Thursday that a controversial wildfire risk map released to…
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OSU study finds growing environment, much like wine, affects aroma of hops and beers brewed with them
Hops of the same variety grown in Oregon and Washington and beers brewed with those hops have different chemical properties and aroma profiles, a new…
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