Power restoration from Portland-area ice storm could take a week more
More than 38,000 customers remained without power on Sunday in the wake of an ice storm that wreaked havoc on the electrical grid in the Portland…
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Portland police launch team to respond to, investigate shootings
Portland police say they’ve created a specialized team of officers and detectives to focus full-time on shooting investigations as gun violence has…
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Wash. avalanche danger prompts closures of Snoqualmie, Stevens passes
The highways over Snoqualmie and Stevens passes will close Sunday evening due to heavy rains and increased avalanche danger, according to the…
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1 dead, 3 rescued after fishing boat capsizes near mouth of Tillamook Bay
A person has died and three others were rescued after a commercial fishing boat capsized near the mouth of Tillamook Bay along the Oregon coast.…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death,111 new cases; tech issue delays
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,155, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday, noting…
Continue ReadingTwo earthquakes hit minutes apart off the Oregon coast
Two earthquakes struck off the Oregon coast a few minutes apart on Saturday, according to the U.S. Geological…
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Snowmobiler killed in Idaho avalanche
A man snowmobiling in the Sawtooth National Forest in central Idaho died Friday after triggering a large avalanche. The snowmobiler was riding up a…
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Oregon National Guard deploys as power outages persist
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has called on the National Guard to go door-to-door in areas hardest hit by last weekend’s ice storm to make sure residents…
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ODFW marine researchers develop new data exploration tool
A new way to explore Oregon’s near-shore ocean trends is getting interest from around the…
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OSU alum had a big hand in getting Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars
William Allen’s trip to Oregon State University four decades ago as a prospective student helped set the stage for his role in another…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 related deaths, 492 cases; vaccinations to expand
There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, keeping the state’s death toll at 2,149, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon lawmakers take aim at loophole in state gun law
So many people are buying guns in Oregon these days that the state police are often unable to complete background checks in time, allowing the sales…
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First Oregon USDOJ report lists 11 missing, 8 murdered Indigenous persons
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon released its first annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons program report on Friday,…
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Wyden bill would spend billions on 21st Century Conservation Corps
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a senior member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and Rep. Joe Neguse, Chair of the U.S. House…
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Wyden, colleagues propose funding mobile crisis response teams
Sen. Ron Wyden, colleagues propose bill to help states adopt mobile crisis response teams that can be dispatched when a person is experiencing a…
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Biological assessment of world’s rivers presents incomplete but bleak picture
An international team of scientists, including two from Oregon State University, conducted a biological assessment of the world’s rivers — and the…
Continue Reading More than 100,000 customers in Oregon still without power
More than 100,000 customers remained without power Thursday in Oregon, a week after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest and…
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Gov. Brown praises school district efforts as in-person class numbers double
Gov. Kate Brown issued a statement Thursday praising Oregon school districts and all involved for getting more students back in the classroom amid…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 473 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,143, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Portland police guard dumpsters full of discarded food at Fred Meyer
About a dozen police officers guarded dumpsters filled with perishable food outside a Portland Fred Meyer as people attempted to take the items that…
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