Wyden, colleagues intro bill to ban data brokers from selling location, health data
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday he is cosponsoring the Health and Location Data Protection Act, legislation that bans data…
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Protester hurt by driver during BLM demonstration sues
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle resident critically injured by a driver during a Black Lives Matter demonstration has filed a lawsuit against the state,…
Continue Reading12K marijuana plants, 3K pounds of pot seized in Oregon
EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — More than 12,000 marijuana plants in 32 greenhouses were seized from a marijuana grow site in southern Oregon on Thursday,…
Continue ReadingJury sides with Issaquah officers in neck-injury death
ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — A jury has sided with two Issaquah police officers who were sued by the wife of a 66-year-old man who died after suffering a…
Continue ReadingMan Kent police fatally shot identified as 27-year-old
KENT, Wash. (AP) — The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a man Kent police shot to death on Monday. Viet Do Nguyen, 27, died…
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Oregon reports first probable case of monkeypox
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials have reported the first probable case of monkeypox in the state. The Oregon Health Authority said in a…
Continue ReadingUS to spend $9 million to bolster sagebrush ecosystems
OROFINO, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Thursday announced $9 million for 40 projects in Idaho and seven other Western states for…
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OHA: Health care providers reimbursed by state must provide certified, qualified health care interpreters
New rules that go into effect July 1 will require health care providers reimbursed with public funds to work with credentialed health care…
Continue ReadingInitiative to change Seattle elections heads toward ballot
SEATTLE (AP) — An initiative that would alter the way Seattle elects mayors, city attorneys and City Council members is headed toward the November…
Continue ReadingOver half-dozen earthquakes rumble off Oregon Coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than a half-dozen earthquakes were reported off the Oregon Coast early Wednesday morning, according to the U.S.…
Continue ReadingPortland, Oregon, to vote on major government overhaul
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A commission formed to review the government structure in Portland, Oregon, has voted by a supermajority to send a sweeping…
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Oregon adds 6,200 jobs in May as jobless rate edges down to 3.6%, lowest in over two years
Oregon’s jobless rate edged downward to 3.6% last month, the lowest level in more than two years and near the record low seen for several months just…
Continue ReadingReport: Fires, heat waves cause ‘climate anxiety’ in youth
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials say the impacts of climate change, including more…
Continue ReadingBiden ally pushes Big Oil surtax to eliminate ‘perverse’ incentives to price gouge
By Matt Egan, CNN Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden is drawing up a surtax on Big Oil that would seek to rein in the industry’s skyrocketing profits at…
Continue ReadingCandidate wins Democratic OR House primary by 28 votes
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) — A Democratic candidate for Oregon House District 38 has won his party’s primary by just 28 votes. The OregonianLive…
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OSU research details hazards posed by harmful algae blooms
Research by Oregon State University has shed new light on the hazards associated with harmful algal blooms such as one four years ago that fouled…
Continue ReadingCyclist killed by hit-and-run driver was a nursing director
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities have identified the bicyclist who was struck and killed by a motorist in Yakima on Sunday morning. Wendy Baker,…
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Forest Service directs $54 million from Great American Outdoors Act to NW deferred maintenance projects
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following USDA’s announcement of $503 million in new funding for conservation and outdoor projects in fiscal year 2022…
Continue ReadingSeveral sailors in Race to Alaska rescued, out of race
SEATTLE (AP) — Four participants in an annual marine race from Washington state to Alaska were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard Monday when some of…
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OSU research about how bacteria communication could open door to new infection-fighting medicines
Oregon State University scientists have identified proteins that prevent a bacterial cell from becoming misguided by its own messaging, allowing it…
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