Rain brings welcome relief on Bootleg Fire; Lake County lowers evacuation levels
More than a half-inch of rain on some parts of the massive, 413,000-acre Bootleg Fire brought welcome relief for fire crews Tuesday, but the fire…
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Washington state recommends vaccinated wear masks indoors
Gov. Jay Inslee said Wednesday Washington state will follow federal guidance and recommend that those who are are vaccinated wear a mask in public…
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Portland bars camping in forested areas during fire season
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland plans to prohibit people from camping in forested areas of the city to protect individuals experiencing…
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Oregon delegation pushes feds for more relief following historic wildfires, drought, heat
Oregon’s entire congressional delegation joined with Western colleagues in the House and Senate Tuesday to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
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Oregon Health Authority recommending mask use by all in public indoor settings
In response to a large jump in cases and hospitalizations and new national guidance calling for masking measures to prevent the spread of the highly…
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Mild weather gives Bootleg Fire crews a breather; new tally shows 161 homes lost to blaze
Authorities are hopeful that cool temperatures, increased humidity and isolated showers will help them make more progress against the nation’s…
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Gov. Kate Brown signs ambitious energy bill
Oregon’s clean energy bill, which sets one of the most ambitious timelines in the country for moving to 100% clean electricity sources, was signed…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1,032 new cases as delta variant fuels surge
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,843, and a worrying jump to over 1,000 new cases, the…
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Ex-lawmaker who let protesters in Oregon Capitol pleads guilty, gets probation
A former Oregon lawmaker who was expelled for letting violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol has pleaded guilty to one count of…
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Woman slips off paddleboard, drowns near Sweet Home
A Eugene woman drowned at Foster Reservoir near Sweet Home on Sunday after slipping off a paddleboard.…
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Judge refuses to block digging at lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line
A federal judge has denied environmentalists’ request for a court order temporarily blocking the government from digging trenches for archaeological…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, nearly 1,000 new cases over past 3 days
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,838, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.…
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OSU study to provide insight into optimal nutrition for bees, amid global decline
A new grant will allow Oregon State University researchers to study the nutritional value of more than 100 bee-pollinated crops, native plants and…
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OSU researcher IDs ancient ‘mammoth weevil’ that used huge ‘trunk’ to fight for mates
An Oregon State University researcher has identified a 100-million-year-old weevil unlike any other known fossilized or living…
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3 arrested in fatal shooting of SW Washington sheriff’s detective
Authorities have arrested the third of three suspects in connection with the fatal shooting of a Clark County sheriff’s…
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Extensive search continues for missing, fallen climber on Mount Jefferson
An extensive search for a missing climber from Salem who reportedly fell several hundred feet during a descent of Mount Jefferson continued for a…
Continue ReadingThe largest fire in the US continues to defy crews’ efforts to tame it. And the weather isn’t helping
By Aya Elamroussi and Claire Colbert, CNN Despite the efforts of firefighters battling the Bootleg Fire, the raging flames of the nation’s…
Continue ReadingFour shootings in Seattle leave 3 dead, 5 injured
By Hollie Silverman and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Three people were killed and five more were injured in a series of unrelated shootings in Seattle…
Continue ReadingWashington state deputy is killed in the line of duty; 2 of 3 suspects are detained
By Alta Spells, Jenn Selva and Andy Rose, CNN Law enforcement officers from the Vancouver, Washington, area are mourning a deputy killed in a…
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Wildfires blasting through West draw states to lend support; Bootleg 42% contained
Out-of-state crews are heading to Montana to battle a blaze that injured five firefighters as the West struggles with a series of fires that have…
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