The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer SEATTLE (AP) — The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success,…
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Oregon lawmakers send ranked choice voting proposal to November 2024 ballot
The Oregon Legislature on Sunday’s final day of the session passed House Bill 2004, which puts a proposal to move to ranked choice voting for federal…
Continue ReadingJudge agrees to narrow but not lift gag order in University of Idaho student slayings case
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has denied a request from roughly two dozen news organizations to lift a gag…
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Oregon county sues oil, coal companies for $51 billion over deadly heat dome
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s most populous county is suing more than a dozen large fossil fuel companies to recover costs related to extreme…
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Willamette National Forest reduces Cedar Creek Fire closure area; several campgrounds, trailheads reopen
Pacific Crest Trail also open for thru hikers OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Willamette National Forest announced Friday that it will be reducing the…
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Merkley: Ag bill that passed out of committee includes $5 million for Arnold, N. Unit Irrigation canal piping projects
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, a D-Ore., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday he secured major investments in…
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Oregon Senate votes to ban TikTok on govt.-owned devices; bill now heads to governor
Knopp, Levy co-chief sponsors of measure SALEM, Ore. – Senate Republican Leader Tim Knopp (R-Bend) carried House Bill 3127 A on the Senate…
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USDA awards $10 million to OSU Extension to coordinate innovative projects for youths in agriculture
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University Extension Service will use a five-year, $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture…
Continue ReadingMan accused in Washington music festival shooting may have been on psychedelic mushrooms
QUNICY, Wash. (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding several others at a Washington music festival Saturday told police…
Continue ReadingAlaska salmon season back on after court halts closure that sought to protect orcas
By MARK THIESSEN and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday halted a lower court ruling that…
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After GOP walkout, Oregon passes amended bills on abortion, trans care and guns
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers on Wednesday officially passed amended versions of the…
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Bill to allow self-service gas statewide clears Oregon Senate, heads to governor’s desk
The Oregon Senate on Wednesday passed House Bill 2426 with overwhelming bipartisan support. The legislation that now goes to Gov. Tina Kotek’s desk…
Continue ReadingOregon religious leader convicted of child sexual abuse sentenced to 13 years in prison
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon religious leader convicted multiple times of sexually abusing a former church member when she was a child has been…
Continue ReadingDNA collected from suspect Bryan Kohberger a ‘statistical match’ for DNA on sheath of knife used in killings of 4 Idaho students, court documents state
By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The DNA of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at an…
Continue ReadingIdaho man charged with 4 counts of murder in shooting deaths of his neighbors, including two teens
KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he went to…
Continue ReadingVerdict in Oregon wildfires case highlights risks utilities face amid climate change
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury verdict that found an Oregon power company liable for devastating…
Continue ReadingSuspect in jail after 4 people fatally shot at residence in Idaho, police say
KELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — A 31-year-old man detained at the scene of a shooting in northern Idaho that left four people dead on Sunday has been booked…
Continue ReadingMan accused of killing 2 near Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre during musical festival is held on suspicion of murder
By Andy Rose, Eric Levenson and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing two people and wounding several others over the weekend in…
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Two Umatilla County wildfires fully contained, Hat Rock at nearly 17,000 acres; task force wraps up work, heads home
Two Umatilla County wildfires, including the nearly 17,000 Hat Rock Fire east of Hermiston, are now fully contained, according to a task force…
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Oregon Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial Wall adds two names at this year’s ceremony
On the afternoon of June 15th, fire service agencies, the Oregon Fire Service Honor Guard, communities, and fallen fire fighters’ friends and…
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