Oregon’s latest quarterly revenue forecast arrived Wednesday, up nearly $2 billion, locking in a $5.5 billion kicker refund to Oregonians (and a $1.8…
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Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0% in April, down from 4.4% in March. For the past 21 months since August 2021, Oregon’s unemployment…
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four…
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After several lightning strikes Monday night, the Oregon Department of Forestry succeeded in stopping progression on a fire between Sharps Creek and…
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the Education and the Workforce Committee, questioned U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel…
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Mother-and-son poachers who shot two bear cubs near Siletz last October must pay $15,000 in damages, lost hunting privileges for three years and will…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Firefighters rescued over a dozen people and three dogs from a dramatic apartment building fire Tuesday in downtown Portland,…
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Gov. Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she is directing the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission to make state tax compliance a requirement for the…
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Nestled in the upper end of the Blitzen Valley with Steens Mountain in the distance, the Frenchglen Hotel awaits its perfect match – a…
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10) to introduce the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, which seeks to combat the fentanyl crisis…
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Available child care slots for young children in Oregon grew by almost 5% from March 2020 to December 2022, thanks in part to increased public…
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Democratic and Republican leaders in the Washington Statehouse reached a tentative deal on a major…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for much of Oregon Monday afternoon and evening. The Oregon Department of…
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A series of suspected drug overdoses left at least eight people dead over…
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An early heat wave took hold Saturday in parts of the Pacific Northwest,…
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN The four University of Idaho students who were fatally stabbed in their off-campus home were remembered for their “strength…
Continue ReadingBy Randi Kaye and Stephen Samaniego, CNN The state of Idaho is in the beginning stages of a grand exodus. Doctors — specifically, those who…
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Finding a young wild animal alone does not mean that it’s been abandoned or orphaned, so leave them where you find them, the Oregon Department of…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that prosecutors discriminated against a Black man by striking the last Black person from his…
Continue ReadingNEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Effective immediately, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have reopened…
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