Report: Pesticides threaten iconic Oregon species
The wide use of pesticides is pushing some species in Oregon and across the country to the brink, according to a new report from the Endangered…
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Senators: Appropriations bill funds research, public safety
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday key provisions in the Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Committee bill…
Continue Reading Oregon senators outline housing, transportation funding in bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden said Thursday the Senate has passed the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill, which…
Continue ReadingSenate OKs ag appropriations with Oregon funding
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the Agriculture Appropriations bill that was voted out of the full Senate Thursday will help…
Continue ReadingPolice seek suspects in Medford home invasion robbery
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Police are searching for two masked men who forced their way into a 75-year-old Medford woman’s home, bound her with…
Continue ReadingAG won’t defend Clarno over ballot measures rejection
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is refusing to defend Secretary of State Bev Clarno in litigation over Clarno’s rejection of three…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown to lead trade mission to Asia
Gov. Kate Brown announced details Thursday on her upcoming trade mission to Asia to promote foreign investment in Oregon, Oregon goods and tourism.…
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Beaverton mushroom hunter found dead in SW Wash.
CARSON, Wash. (AP) — A 78-year-old Beaverton man who was reported missing this month while hunting for mushrooms east of Vancouver, Washington, has…
Continue Reading Merkley, Wyden hail Senate passage of appropriations bill
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said an Interior Department appropriations bill passed by the Senate Thursday includes key provisions that…
Continue ReadingWalden concerned by growing reliance on foreign drug makers
Rep. Greg Walden. R-Ore., spoke at an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing Thursday on the safety and national security concerns over a…
Continue ReadingGreenhouse, nursery products top Oregon’s ag products
Greenhouse and nursery products remain Oregon’s leading agricultural commodity, with an annual value of nearly $1 billion, based on data…
Continue Reading Body found identified as missing Roseburg woman
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say human remains found south of Roseburg are that of a woman who was reported missing in September. The…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Severely neglected horses removed from property
CRESWELL, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say several severely neglected horses have been removed from a property south of Eugene. The Lane County…
Continue Reading US sued in Oregon over health insurance rule for immigrant families
A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in Portland accused the Trump administration of preventing Americans from bringing their foreign spouses and…
Continue ReadingOregon’s clocks still ‘fall back’ this weekend
Oregon lawmakers approved a measure in June that would allow the state to adopt daylight saving time year-round. But not yet, as there are still…
Continue ReadingWyden bill boosts capital access for women-owned businesses
To mark Women’s Small Business Month, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation Wednesday to expand…
Continue ReadingMore new W. Oregon fires in dry, windy weather
Continued dry and windy conditions brought new fires to western Oregon Wednesday morning, adding to ongoing fire activity. Suppression efforts are…
Continue ReadingProsecutors won’t seek death penalty in train stabbings
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a motion that effectively takes the death penalty off the table for the man charged with stabbing…
Continue ReadingCity Hall protester gets 3 years for attacking passerby
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An immigration reform protester who struck a stranger in the face with a PVC pipe after the stranger complained that…
Continue Reading Suit: St. Helens school allowed sex abuse of student
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former student at St. Helens High School has filed a lawsuit accusing the district of failing to protect her from sexual…
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