6 more ex-Catlin Gabel students claim sex abuse by teachers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Six more students of The Catlin Gabel School have filed lawsuits claiming they were abused by faculty members. The…
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Oregon AG warns of increase in ‘sextortion’ email scams
Oregonians have reported to the Oregon Department of Justice new waves of the 3-year-old “sextortion” email scam, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum…
Continue ReadingOSU pigment expert went true blue, now he’s looking for a very special red
Mas Subramanian, distinguished professor of chemistry at Oregon State University, has received a special $200,000 grant from the National Science…
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Northern pikeminnow season opening delayed
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A popular Northwest fishing program is getting a late start this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The 2020 Northern…
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Oregon AG announces $4.4 million settlement with Ecotrust over tax credits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Wednesday a $4.4 million settlement with the nonprofit Ecotrust and its…
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16 employees at Foster Farms test positive for virus
Health officials say the results of a second round of employee COVID-19 testing at Foster Farms in southwestern Washington has revealed six new…
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Portland mayor’s campaign sued by rival, others over large donations
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s reelection campaign is being sued by mayoral candidate Sarah Iannarone and others, saying…
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At the direction of Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon Department of Revenue said Wednesday it is adjusting requirements of businesses making estimated…
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UO index: Oregon’s economy has ‘slipped into deep contraction’
One of the first measures of COVID-19’s impact on Oregon’s economy, released Wednesday, said what just about everyone already knows: The state’s…
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Wyden, Merkley COVID-19 releases: Monday, Tuesday
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Here are several news COVID-19-related news releases issued Monday and Tuesday by Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.:…
Continue ReadingAnother $103 million for Oregon hospitals, health care providers
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that over $103 million will be distributed among 141 health care…
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Oregon OSHA sets temporary rules for employer-provided housing, farm operations
Oregon OSHA said Tuesday it has adopted a temporary rule to increase protections for workers against the spread of coronavirus in employer-provided…
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Seven more Oregon COVID-19 deaths reported; total now at 99
Another seven people have died of COVID-19 in Oregon, raising the death toll to 99, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Klamath County traffic stop turns up $236K in bags; S. Dakota man arrested
An Oregon State Police traffic stop of a minivan in Klamath County on Monday led to the discovery of more than $236,000 in cash in vacuum-sealed bags…
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University of Oregon plans for in-person classes this fall
University of Oregon students may have in-person classes this fall, officials…
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Four die in Sweet Home manufactured home fire
Four people were killed in a fire that destroyed a manufactured home fire early Tuesday morning in the Linn County community of Sweet Home,…
Continue ReadingResearchers make key advance toward production of important biofuel
An international research collaboration has taken an important step toward the commercially viable manufacture of biobutanol, an alcohol whose…
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Drop in youth detention numbers seen as chance for change
Youth-detention numbers are down by nearly a quarter across the country, according to a recent…
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Travel Oregon to lay off 17, cut pay amid pandemic
The state’s tourism promotion commission, Travel Oregon, is laying off 17 employees, furloughing others and cutting pay as it copes with dropping…
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Anis Mojgani named Poet Laureate of Oregon
Gov. Kate Brown has named Anis Mojgani, a two-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam and an International World Cup Poetry Slam winner,…
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