OSU research finds huge forest fires don’t cause living trees to release much carbon
Research on the ground following two large wildfires in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range showed the vast majority of carbon stored in…
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Skier, 71, dies at Mt. Ashland Ski Area
A 71-year-old skier at Mt. Ashland died Friday after being reported missing and found by searchers outside the resort’s boundary ropes, officials…
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Police: Ammon Bundy arrested in Idaho hospital trespassing case
Far-right activist Ammon Bundy, who’s running for governor in Idaho, has been arrested after refusing to leave a hospital in connection with a…
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As masks come off, Oregon officials roll out new recovery plan for what’s next
As the state’s mask requirements begin lifting due to rapidly declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Oregon Health Authority said…
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Oregon reports 15 more COVID-19 related deaths, 411 new cases
There are 15 newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including one from Jefferson County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,869, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingOregon man who tried to sell ballot gets probation
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland, Oregon man got probation and a talking-to from a judge after pleading guilty to trying to sell his 2020…
Continue ReadingIditarod leader declines gourmet meal to keep mushing
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Presss ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One of the highlights for mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is a gourmet meal…
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Oregon reports 54 more COVID-19 related deaths, 4 in Deschutes County, 433 new cases
There are 54 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including four in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,854, the…
Continue ReadingLegislature OKs $64.1B supplemental budget, adjourns
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington lawmakers have approved a $64.1 billion supplemental state budget and a nearly…
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Oregon Department of Forestry awards $725,000 to 8 forest collaboratives
Earlier this year, the Oregon Department of Forestry awarded a total of $725,000 to eight forest collaboratives across the state to help them…
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Study of Hawaiian corals suggests reasons for optimism amid warming seas, ocean acidification
The longest experimental study on corals to date, a 22-month project that replicated current and future ocean conditions, suggests Hawaiian corals…
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In an about-face, Portland and other liberal US cities target homeless camps
The mayor of Portland recently banned camping on the sides of certain roadways, and officials are exploring other aggressive options to combat…
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New state funding will launch Project Turnkey 2.0 for about 10 more emergency shelters
The Oregon Community Foundation and Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Thursday that they are poised to launch Project Turnkey 2.0…
Continue ReadingMerkley, Wyden detail economic development, research, public safety funding in package
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday federal funding for critical programs supporting economic development, research, and the…
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Oregon reports 29 more COVID-19 related deaths, 470 new cases, 270 hospitalizations
There are 29 newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, three in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,800, the Oregon Health…
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Oregon timber industry, environmental groups collaborate on new state laws to protect habitat
The Private Forest Accord, a coalition representing both the timber industry and multiple major environmental organizations, has helped usher in…
Continue ReadingSeattle schools will drop COVID-19 mask mandate
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools says it will lift its COVID-19 mask mandate beginning Monday. Late last month Gov. Jay Inslee said the…
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Oregon GOP chair quitting, cites ‘wickedness’ in party
The chair of the Oregon Republican Party is stepping…
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Oregon reports 29 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3 in C. Oregon; 397 cases, 291 hospitalizations
There are 29 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, three of them in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,772, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingEugene man sentenced to life for killing grandmother
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Eugene man who pleaded guilty to beating his grandmother to death in Creswell has been sentenced to life in prison without…
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