Antigovernment activist Bundy sentenced to 10 days in jail
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho gubernatorial candidate and antigovernment activist Ammon Bundy has been fined $3,000 and sentenced to 10 days in jail…
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Air, ground search to resume for missing snowboarder at Mt. Hood Meadows
An extensive air and ground search Wednesday failed to locate a Portland-area snowboarder missing in the area of the Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort and…
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Oregon Health Authority reports rise in COVID-19 cases after 2-plus months of declines
Oregon has seen an increase in daily reported cases of COVID-19 for the most recent reporting week following more than two months of steady declines,…
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Oregon consumers warned to avoid raw oysters from British Columbia due to outbreak
The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Health Authority advised residents Wednesday not to serve or eat raw oysters harvested from British…
Continue ReadingSeveral COVID deaths in WA happened before 1st was announced
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Department of Health has confirmed at least four other Washingtonians died from COVID complications before or…
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Oregon report details dehumanizing experiences of farmworkers during COVID pandemic
A recent report consisting of dozens of interviews with Oregon farmworkers offers a glimpse into the unsafe, unsustainable and often dehumanizing…
Continue ReadingWyden, colleagues urge FTC to investigate oil, gas market practices that may be driving up prices
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this week along with Sens. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., called for federal…
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Thinning can help offset costs of managing mature forests, OSU study finds
Research by the Oregon State University College of Forestry suggests a way for forest managers to reduce the costs associated with managing older…
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Federal judge grants class-action status to Oregon’s COVID-sickened prisoners
A federal judge has certified a class-action lawsuit in Oregon over state leaders’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic inside its…
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Gov. Brown signs $200 million ‘Future Oregon Ready’ workforce investment bill
HILLSBORO, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown ceremonially signed Senate Bill 1545, known as “Future Ready Oregon,” on Tuesday at Intel’s campus in…
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As road project peak season arrives, crews worry about higher speeds, rising work zone dangers
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – As Oregon enters the busy months for road projects, drivers will see more work zones. Watching for the color orange is a…
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Oregon Zoo says goodbye to elderly chimpanzee Leah
The Oregon Zoo said goodbye to one of its oldest and most beloved residents Monday. Leah, a chimpanzee who was known for her sweet demeanor, and who…
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ODFW: No spring Chinook season on Deschutes River this year due to continued poor returns
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has decided there will be no spring Chinook season on the Deschutes River for 2022 due to expected poor…
Continue ReadingThousands lose power in PNW wind storm
SEATTLE (AP) — Nearly 50,000 customers lost power during a storm bringing high winds, rain and mountain snow to areas of the Pacific Northwest…
Continue ReadingNike co-founder gives Oregon gubernatorial candidate $750K
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nike co-founder Phil Knight made another large contribution — $750,000 — to the Oregon independent gubernatorial campaign…
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Oregon gas prices are falling, but still well above a month, year ago
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.67/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
Continue ReadingStarbucks halts stock buybacks as Schultz returns
By MATT OTT and DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writers Longtime Starbucks leader Howard Schultz returned to the company as interim CEO Monday. Among his…
Continue ReadingOfficials: gray whale found stranded on Camano Island
CAMANO ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — Officials are responding to a dead gray whale found beached on the west side of Camano Island. The National Oceanic…
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2 injured in US naval submarine accident in Washington state
Two U.S. Navy personnel suffered non-life-threatening injuries in an accident aboard a nuclear ballistic missile submarine docked at a maintenance…
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Merkley, Wyden, colleagues urge administration to extend student loan repayment pause
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden cosigned a letter Friday to President Biden, urging the administration to act now to extend the pause on federally…
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