Saturday, November 16, 2024

Oregon starts wrestling over new congressional district

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With Oregon getting an additional congressional seat based on population growth, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers on Friday presented dueling visions on where that new district should be.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon starts wrestling over new congressional district

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With Oregon getting an additional congressional seat based on population growth, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers on Friday presented dueling visions on where that new district should be.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon starts wrestling over new congressional district

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With Oregon getting an additional congressional seat based on population growth, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers on Friday presented dueling visions on where that new district should be.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon starts wrestling over new congressional district

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With Oregon getting an additional congressional seat based on population growth, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers on Friday presented dueling visions on where that new district should be.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon counties request trucks for bodies as deaths climb

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly in some counties that the state has organized delivery of one refrigerated truck to hold the bodies and is sending a second one, the state emergency management department said Saturday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon county asks for morgue truck as COVID fatalities rise

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Noting that the COVID delta variant “is spreading like wildfire among the unvaccinated in our community," the leaders of an Oregon coastal county said Friday they no longer have capacity to store the bodies of those who have died and are asking the state for a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon counties request trucks for bodies as deaths climb

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly in some counties that the state has organized delivery of one refrigerated truck to hold the bodies and is sending a second one, the state emergency management department said Saturday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon county asks for morgue truck as COVID fatalities rise

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Noting that the COVID delta variant “is spreading like wildfire among the unvaccinated in our community," the leaders of an Oregon coastal county said Friday they no longer have capacity to store the bodies of those who have died and are asking the state for a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon counties request trucks for bodies as deaths climb

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly in some counties that the state has organized delivery of one refrigerated truck to hold the bodies and is sending a second one, the state emergency management department said Saturday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon counties request trucks for bodies as deaths climb

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly in some counties that the state has organized delivery of one refrigerated truck to hold the bodies and is sending a second one, the state emergency management department said Saturday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon county asks for morgue truck as COVID fatalities rise

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Noting that the COVID delta variant “is spreading like wildfire among the unvaccinated in our community," the leaders of an Oregon coastal county said Friday they no longer have capacity to store the bodies of those who have died and are asking the state for a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon county asks for morgue truck as COVID fatalities rise

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Noting that the COVID delta variant “is spreading like wildfire among the unvaccinated in our community," the leaders of an Oregon coastal county said Friday they no longer have capacity to store the bodies of those who have died and are asking the state for a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon requires COVID-19 vaccination for teachers, staff

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Oregon is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine requirement to include all teachers, educators, support staff and volunteers in K-12 schools.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon requires COVID-19 vaccination for teachers, staff

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Oregon is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine requirement to include all teachers, educators, support staff and volunteers in K-12 schools.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon requires COVID-19 vaccination for teachers, staff

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Oregon is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine requirement to include all teachers, educators, support staff and volunteers in K-12 schools.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon requires COVID-19 vaccination for teachers, staff

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Oregon is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine requirement to include all teachers, educators, support staff and volunteers in K-12 schools.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Oregon adopts most protective heat rules for workers in US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon adopted an emergency rule Thursday that strengthens requirements for employers to safeguard workers from extreme heat, including expanding access to shade and cool water in what advocates called the nation's most protective heat rules following deadly record-high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Oregon adopts most protective heat rules for workers in US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon adopted an emergency rule Thursday that strengthens requirements for employers to safeguard workers from extreme heat, including expanding access to shade and cool water in what advocates called the nation's most protective heat rules following deadly record-high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Oregon adopts most protective heat rules for workers in US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon adopted an emergency rule Thursday that strengthens requirements for employers to safeguard workers from extreme heat, including expanding access to shade and cool water in what advocates called the nation's most protective heat rules following deadly record-high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Oregon adopts most protective heat rules for workers in US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon adopted an emergency rule Thursday that strengthens requirements for employers to safeguard workers from extreme heat, including expanding access to shade and cool water in what advocates called the nation's most protective heat rules following deadly record-high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. Some were elderly — one as old as 97. The body of an immigrant farm laborer was found in an Oregon nursery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. Some were elderly — one as old as 97. The body of an immigrant farm laborer was found in an Oregon nursery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds of deaths could be linked to Northwest heat wave

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities in Canada, Oregon and Washington state said Wednesday they were investigating hundreds of deaths likely caused by scorching temperatures that shattered all-time records in the normally temperate region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. Some were elderly — one as old as 97. The body of an immigrant farm laborer was found in an Oregon nursery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds believed dead in heat wave despite efforts to help

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Many of the dead were found alone, in homes without air conditioning or fans. Some were elderly — one as old as 97. The body of an immigrant farm laborer was found in an Oregon nursery.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Blackouts in US Northwest due to heat wave, deaths reported

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting a electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to resume rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds of deaths could be linked to Northwest heat wave

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities in Canada, Oregon and Washington state said Wednesday they were investigating hundreds of deaths likely caused by scorching temperatures that shattered all-time records in the normally temperate region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Historic Northwest heat wave may have killed hundreds

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of deaths in Canada, Oregon and Washington may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked the Pacific Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Historic Northwest heat wave may have killed hundreds

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of deaths in Canada, Oregon and Washington may have been caused by the historic heat wave that baked the Pacific Northwest and shattered all-time temperature records in usually temperate cities.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Hundreds of deaths could be linked to Northwest heat wave

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities in Canada, Oregon and Washington state said Wednesday they were investigating hundreds of deaths likely caused by scorching temperatures that shattered all-time records in the normally temperate region.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Over 100 deaths may be tied to historic Northwest heat wave

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The grim toll of the historic heat wave in the Pacific Northwest became more apparent as authorities in Canada, Washington state and Oregon said Wednesday that they were investigating more than 100 deaths likely caused by scorching temperatures that shattered all-time records.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

More deaths reported in intense US Northwest heat wave

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Blackouts in US Northwest due to heat wave, deaths reported

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting a electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to resume rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

More deaths reported in intense US Northwest heat wave

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Blackouts in US Northwest due to heat wave, deaths reported

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday — prompting a electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to resume rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles await

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in the state's pine forests, many people thought he was nuts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles await

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in the state's pine forests, many people thought he was nuts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles await

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in the state's pine forests, many people thought he was nuts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles await

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in the state's pine forests, many people thought he was nuts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Oregon legislator is 1st-ever ousted after Statehouse breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers in Oregon on Thursday night expelled a Republican legislator who let violent, far-right protesters into the Statehouse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon legislator is 1st-ever ousted after Statehouse breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers in Oregon on Thursday night expelled a Republican legislator who let violent, far-right protesters into the Statehouse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon legislator is 1st-ever ousted after Statehouse breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon legislator is 1st-ever ousted after Statehouse breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers in Oregon on Thursday night expelled a Republican legislator who let violent, far-right protesters into the Statehouse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon GOP legislator ousted over state Capitol breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon GOP legislator ousted over state Capitol breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican lawmakers voted with majority Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives to take the historic step of expelling a Republican member who let violent, far-right protesters into the state Capitol on Dec. 21.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers in Oregon on Thursday night expelled a Republican legislator who let violent, far-right protesters into the Statehouse.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Panel: Lawmaker should be removed over Oregon Capitol breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Almost a half-year after a Republican legislator let violent, far-right protesters into the Oregon State Capitol, a committee of six lawmakers on Thursday unanimously supported a resolution that he be the first member of the House to be expelled in its 160-year history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Committee weighs GOP lawmaker role in Oregon Capitol breach

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Almost a half-year after a Republican legislator let violent, far-right protesters into the Oregon State Capitol, a committee of six lawmakers examined his role Monday and could recommend he be the first member of the House to be expelled in its 160-year history.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion in assault on state Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker faces being expelled from office after a video emerged apparently showing him choreographing how he would let far-right protesters into the closed Oregon Capitol days before he did so in December.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion in assault on state Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker faces being expelled from office after a video emerged apparently showing him choreographing how he would let far-right protesters into the closed Oregon Capitol days before he did so in December.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion for assault on state Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker faces being expelled from office after a video emerged apparently showing him choreographing how he would let far-right protesters into the closed Oregon Capitol days before he did so in December.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion in assault on state Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker faces being expelled from office after a video emerged apparently showing him choreographing how he would let far-right protesters into the closed Oregon Capitol days before he did so in December.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon bans guns from Capitol, demands safe storage in homes

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Legislators have brought guns into the Oregon State Capitol for personal protection. Protesters have carried semi-automatic rifles onto the grounds and into the building.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon bans guns from Capitol, demands safe storage in homes

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Legislators have brought guns into the Oregon State Capitol for personal protection. Protesters have carried semi-automatic rifles onto the grounds and into the building.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Oregon bans guns from Capitol, demands safe storage in homes

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Legislators have brought guns into the Oregon State Capitol for personal protection. Protesters have carried semi-automatic rifles onto the grounds and into the building.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'Nothing looks good' preparing for summer wildfire season

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'Nothing looks good' preparing for summer wildfire season

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'Nothing looks good' preparing for summer wildfire season

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

'Nothing looks good' preparing for summer wildfire season

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Wearing soot-smudged, fire-resistant clothing and helmets, several wildland firefighters armed with hoes moved through a stand of ponderosa pines as flames tore through the underbrush.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Second Amendment sanctuaries facing 1st court test in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The first court test of whether local governments can ban police from enforcing certain gun laws is playing out in a rural Oregon county, one of a wave of U.S. counties declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Street racing surges across US amid coronavirus pandemic

Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Street racing surges across US amid coronavirus pandemic

Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Street racing surges across US amid coronavirus pandemic

Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Street racing surges across US amid coronavirus pandemic

Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Street racing surges across US, with deadly consequences

Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US cities see surge in deadly street racing amid pandemic

Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

US cities see surge in deadly street racing amid pandemic

Jaye Sanford, a 52-year-old mother of two, was driving home in suburban Atlanta on Nov. 21 when a man in a Dodge Challenger muscle car who was allegedly street racing crashed into her head-on, killing her.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Oregon moves toward safe storage of guns; ban from Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers strenuously objected, saying they and others will be deprived of the ability to defend themselves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

GOP lawmaker charged in Oregon Capitol protest has COVID

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker who authorities say let violent protesters into the Oregon Capitol in December says he is ill with COVID-19.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Oregon lawmaker charged for breach of Oregon State Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors levelled two criminal charges Friday against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol in December.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Oregon lawmaker charged for breach of Oregon State Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors levelled two criminal charges Friday against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol in December.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Oregon lawmaker charged for breach of Oregon State Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors levelled two criminal charges Friday against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol in December.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Oregon lawmaker charged for breach of Oregon State Capitol

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors levelled two criminal charges Friday against a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives who let far-right rioters into the state Capitol in December.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Pacific Northwest faces shutdowns amid rising virus cases

When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, their governors quickly reacted with shutdowns. Now they are about to impose new restrictions again as infections and hospitalizations rise to alarming levels.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Pacific Northwest faces shutdowns amid rising virus cases

When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, their governors quickly reacted with shutdowns. Now they are about to impose new restrictions again as infections and hospitalizations rise to alarming levels.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Pacific Northwest faces shutdowns amid rising virus cases

When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, their governors quickly reacted with shutdowns. Now they are about to impose new restrictions again as infections and hospitalizations rise to alarming levels.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Oregon gun storage law would be among the toughest in the US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A proposed gun storage law that would be among the toughest in the U.S. is headed for a vote in the Oregon Legislature, with backers saying it will save lives and opponents contending it could lead to deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Oregon gun storage law would be among the toughest in the US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A proposed gun storage law that would be among the toughest in the U.S. is headed for a vote in the Oregon Legislature, with backers saying it will save lives and opponents contending it could lead to deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Oregon gun storage law would be among the toughest in the US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A proposed gun storage law that would be among the toughest in the U.S. is headed for a vote in the Oregon Legislature, with backers saying it will save lives and opponents contending it could lead to deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

In bipartisan unity, police reform bills advance in Oregon

SALEM, Oregon (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on the Oregon House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved almost a dozen bills on police reform, a show of bipartisan unity in a Legislature that has been bitterly divided.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

In bipartisan unity, police reform bills advance in Oregon

SALEM, Oregon (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on the Oregon House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved almost a dozen bills on police reform, a show of bipartisan unity in a Legislature that has been bitterly divided.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

In bipartisan unity, police reform bills advance in Oregon

SALEM, Oregon (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on the Oregon House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved almost a dozen bills on police reform, a show of bipartisan unity in a Legislature that has been bitterly divided.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Rare bipartisanship: Police reform bills advance in Oregon

SALEM, Oregon (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on the Oregon House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved almost a dozen bills on police reform, a rare show of bipartisan unity in an otherwise bitterly divided Legislature.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

George Floyd death leads states to require cops to intervene

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When a police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd in Minneapolis, other officers at the scene didn't intervene, even while Floyd said he couldn't breathe and stopped moving.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

George Floyd death leads states to require cops to intervene

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When a police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd in Minneapolis, other officers at the scene didn't intervene, even while Floyd said he couldn't breathe and stopped moving.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

George Floyd death leads states to require cops to intervene

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When a police officer knelt on the neck of George Floyd in Minneapolis, other officers at the scene didn't intervene, even while Floyd said he couldn't breathe and stopped moving.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

GOP governors ignore Biden's latest plea on mask mandates

President Joe Biden's pleas for states to stick with mask mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus were being largely ignored Tuesday as several Republican governors stayed on track to drop the requirement in their states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

GOP governors ignore Biden's latest plea on mask mandates

President Joe Biden's pleas for states to stick with mask mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus were being largely ignored Tuesday as several Republican governors stayed on track to drop the requirement in their states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

GOP governors ignore Biden's latest plea on mask mandates

President Joe Biden's pleas for states to stick with mask mandates to slow the spread of the coronavirus were being largely ignored Tuesday as several Republican governors stayed on track to drop the requirement in their states.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

In Oregon, Democrats seek to end GOP boycotts of Legislature

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Walkouts by Republicans in Oregon's Legislature have become so frequent, with GOP lawmakers torpedoing progressive legislation, that Democrats want to sanction boycotters with $500 daily fines and even disqualify them from holding office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

In Oregon, Democrats seek to end GOP boycotts of Legislature

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Walkouts by Republicans in Oregon's Legislature have become so frequent, with GOP lawmakers torpedoing progressive legislation, that Democrats want to sanction boycotters with $500 daily fines and even disqualify them from holding office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

In Oregon, Democrats seek to end GOP boycotts of Legislature

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Walkouts by Republicans in Oregon's Legislature have become so frequent, with GOP lawmakers torpedoing progressive legislation, that Democrats want to sanction boycotters with $500 daily fines and even disqualify them from holding office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

In Oregon, Democrats seek to end GOP boycotts of Legislature

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Walkouts by Republicans in Oregon's Legislature have become so frequent, with GOP lawmakers torpedoing progressive legislation, that Democrats want to sanction boycotters with $500 daily fines and even disqualify them from holding office.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon Senate hit by another GOP boycott, now over COVID-19

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republicans in the Oregon Senate boycotted Thursday's session, using a tactic they have employed in the past two years to assert their will by stopping work in the Democratic-led Legislature — this time over the state's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon Senate hit by another GOP boycott, now over COVID-19

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republicans in the Oregon Senate boycotted Thursday's session, using a tactic they have employed in the past two years to assert their will by stopping work in the Democratic-led Legislature — this time over the state's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon Senate hit by another GOP boycott, now over COVID-19

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republicans in the Oregon Senate boycotted Thursday's session, using a tactic they have employed in the past two years to assert their will by stopping work in the Democratic-led Legislature — this time over the state's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon Senate hit by another GOP boycott, now over COVID-19

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republicans in the Oregon Senate boycotted Thursday's session, using a tactic they have employed in the past two years to assert their will by stopping work in the Democratic-led Legislature — this time over the state's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Oregon 1st state to decriminalize possession of drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Capitol attack reflects US extremist evolution over decades

The takeover in 2016 by right-wing extremists of a federal bird sanctuary in Oregon. A standoff in 1992 between white separatists and federal agents in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. The 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Capitol attack reflects US extremist evolution over decades

The takeover in 2016 by right-wing extremists of a federal bird sanctuary in Oregon. A standoff in 1992 between white separatists and federal agents in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. The 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Capitol attack reflects US extremist evolution over decades

The takeover in 2016 by right-wing extremists of a federal bird sanctuary in Oregon. A standoff in 1992 between white separatists and federal agents in Ruby Ridge, Idaho. The 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Americans who live, work near capitols see peace, new hope

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Normally quiet streets around U.S. state capitol buildings have looked more like battlegrounds recently, putting those who live and work there on edge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Americans who live, work near capitols see peace, new hope

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Normally quiet streets around U.S. state capitol buildings have looked more like battlegrounds recently, putting those who live and work there on edge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

US Capitol buildings offer front-row seats to troubled time

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Normally quiet streets around U.S. state capitol buildings have looked more like battlegrounds recently, putting those who live and work there on edge and instilling a sense of foreboding.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ex-foreign correspondent reflects on risks for US reporters

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the summer of 2000, I was among a group of foreign correspondents, photographers and video journalists who went to England to attend a hostile environment-first aid training course.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ex-foreign correspondent reflects on risks for US reporters

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the summer of 2000, I was among a group of foreign correspondents, photographers and video journalists who went to England to attend a hostile environment-first aid training course.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ex-foreign correspondent reflects on risks for US reporters

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the summer of 2000, I was among a group of foreign correspondents, photographers and video journalists who went to England to attend a hostile environment-first aid training course.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon National Guard to support COVID-19 vaccinations

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of people received COVID-19 vaccines Friday at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in a mass vaccination that the doctor in charge called “the most meaningful work of my career.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon National Guard to support COVID-19 vaccinations

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of people received COVID-19 vaccines Friday at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in a mass vaccination that the doctor in charge called “the most meaningful work of my career.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon National Guard to support COVID-19 vaccinations

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of people received COVID-19 vaccines Friday at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in a mass vaccination that the doctor in charge called “the most meaningful work of my career.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon House leaders move toward more diverse representation

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Acknowledging Oregon's history of racism, Democratic leaders in the state House pledged Monday to open paths for more diverse representation in the Legislature and its leadership.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Citing complexities, judge delays Islamic State support case

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the lawyer for a man charged with helping the Islamic State group maintain an online presence almost a year to prepare for a complicated trial involving classified information.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Citing complexities, judge delays Islamic State support case

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the lawyer for a man charged with helping the Islamic State group maintain an online presence almost a year to prepare for a complicated trial involving classified information.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon House leaders move toward more diverse representation

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Acknowledging Oregon's history of racism, Democratic leaders in the state House pledged Monday to open paths for more diverse representation in the Legislature and its leadership.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ranchers whose case sparked standoff may get grazing rights

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The federal government has proposed awarding grazing allotments to an Oregon ranching family whose members were convicted of arson in a court battle that triggered the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge by right-wing extremists.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ranchers whose case sparked standoff may get grazing rights

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The federal government has proposed awarding grazing allotments to an Oregon ranching family whose members were convicted of arson in a court battle that triggered the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge by right-wing extremists.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon House leaders move toward more diverse representation

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Acknowledging Oregon's history of racism, Democratic leaders in the state House pledged Monday to open paths for more diverse representation in the Legislature and its leadership.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon case reflects extremists' need of online presence

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man supported the Islamic State group for years from a Portland, Oregon, suburb by helping the extremists maintain an online presence that encouraged attacks and sought recruits, federal agents and prosecutors said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon case reflects extremists' need of online presence

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man supported the Islamic State group for years from a Portland, Oregon, suburb by helping the extremists maintain an online presence that encouraged attacks and sought recruits, federal agents and prosecutors said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon case reflects extremists' need of online presence

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A man supported the Islamic State group for years from a Portland, Oregon, suburb by helping the extremists maintain an online presence that encouraged attacks and sought recruits, federal agents and prosecutors said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Oregon sought local suppliers after scramble for equipment

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Oregon and other states had to scramble to get protective masks for front-line medical workers, often importing them from China amid intense competition for a dwindling supply.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Oregon sought local suppliers after scramble for equipment

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Oregon and other states had to scramble to get protective masks for front-line medical workers, often importing them from China amid intense competition for a dwindling supply.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Oregon sought local suppliers after scramble for equipment

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Oregon and other states had to scramble to get protective masks for front-line medical workers, often importing them from China amid intense competition for a dwindling supply.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Officials: No sign of hack affecting cities in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Amid a newly discovered hack of U.S. government agencies, city officials have been monitoring the situation in Oregon but so far, no intrusions have been detected.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Officials: No sign of hack affecting cities in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Amid a newly discovered hack of U.S. government agencies, city officials have been monitoring the situation in Oregon but so far, no intrusions have been detected.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

In quiet, fast vote, Oregon gave Biden its 7 electoral votes

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Meeting on the Senate floor in the Oregon State Capitol, Oregon's electors on Monday gave their seven votes to Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

In quiet, fast vote, Oregon gave Biden its 7 electoral votes

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Meeting on the Senate floor in the Oregon State Capitol, Oregon's electors on Monday gave their seven votes to Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Critics of Electoral College push for popular vote compact

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When the Electoral College meets Monday, its detractors hope it marks the beginning of the end of a system that twice this century has vaulted the loser of the popular vote to the presidency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How do other democratic nations select leaders?

The way the United States will formally choose its president on Monday stands in stark contrast to how most of the world’s democracies select leaders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: How do other democratic nations select leaders?

The way the United States will formally choose its president on Monday stands in stark contrast to how most of the world’s democracies select leaders.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Portland police ask for clear streets at barricaded house

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland's police chief on Friday implored protesters to clear the streets around a barricaded home that was owned by a Black and Indigenous family before it was allegedly taken through predatory lending practices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Critics of Electoral College push for popular vote compact

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When the Electoral College meets Monday, its detractors hope it marks the beginning of the end of a system that twice this century has vaulted the loser of the popular vote to the presidency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Critics of Electoral College push for popular vote compact

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — When the Electoral College meets Monday, its detractors hope it marks the beginning of the end of a system that twice this century has vaulted the loser of the popular vote to the presidency.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Portland police ask for clear streets at barricaded house

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland's police chief on Friday implored protesters to clear the streets around a barricaded home that was owned by a Black and Indigenous family before it was allegedly taken through predatory lending practices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Portland police ask for clear streets at barricaded house

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland's police chief on Friday implored protesters to clear the streets around a barricaded home that was owned by a Black and Indigenous family before it was allegedly taken through predatory lending practices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Portland police head asks activists to quit barricaded house

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland's police chief on Friday implored protesters to leave a barricaded home that was owned by a Black and Indigenous family before it was allegedly taken through predatory lending practices.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fatal shooting of Black teen roils liberal town in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The killing of a young Black man last month by a white man who complained that he was playing loud music has roiled Ashland, Oregon, forcing the liberal college town that is famous for its Shakespeare festival to take a hard look at race relations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fatal shooting of Black teen roils liberal town in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The killing of a young Black man last month by a white man who complained that he was playing loud music has roiled Ashland, Oregon, forcing the liberal college town that is famous for its Shakespeare festival to take a hard look at race relations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Fatal shooting of Black teen roils liberal town in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The killing of a young Black man last month by a white man who complained that he was playing loud music has roiled Ashland, Oregon, forcing the liberal college town that is famous for its Shakespeare festival to take a hard look at race relations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Oregon has record COVID-19 deaths reported in a day: 24

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon reported 24 more deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, a record high for a single day in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Oregon has record COVID-19 deaths reported in a day: 24

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon reported 24 more deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday, a record high for a single day in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Oregon relaxes some restrictions, like restaurant dining

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Bars and restaurants can reopen for limited outdoor service next week but many restrictions will remain in place until a vaccine against the coronavirus is widely available, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Oregon relaxes some restrictions, like restaurant dining

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Bars and restaurants can reopen for limited outdoor service next week but many restrictions will remain in place until a vaccine against the coronavirus is widely available, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said on Wednesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Some GOP politicians push back on OR governor's restrictions

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Several Republican politicians and other officials were pushing back against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown’s orders to stem the spread of the coronavirus, even as Oregon reported on Thursday the highest daily number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Some GOP politicians push back on OR governor's restrictions

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Several Republican politicians and other officials were pushing back against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown’s orders to stem the spread of the coronavirus, even as Oregon reported on Thursday the highest daily number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Oregon hospital workers face strain as COVID-19 cases spike

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Working long shifts while trying to save coronavirus patients without getting sick themselves, health care workers are facing incredible stress as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Some GOP politicians push back on OR governor's restrictions

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Several Republican politicians and other officials were pushing back against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown’s orders to stem the spread of the coronavirus, even as Oregon reported on Thursday the highest daily number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Oregon hospital workers face strain as COVID-19 cases spike

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Working long shifts while trying to save coronavirus patients without getting sick themselves, health care workers are facing incredible stress as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What's with the confusion over masks?

A lot of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus comes down to a seemingly simple concept: Wearing a mask.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What's with the confusion over masks?

A lot of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus comes down to a seemingly simple concept: Wearing a mask.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

New secretary of state to examine election system warnings

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State-elect Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, said she will examine the “critical warnings” that the state's former elections director voiced before he was fired last week by the incumbent secretary of state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New secretary of state to examine election system warnings

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State-elect Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, said she will examine the “critical warnings” that the state's former elections director voiced before he was fired last week by the incumbent secretary of state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

New secretary of state to examine election system warnings

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Secretary of State-elect Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, said she will examine the “critical warnings” that the state's former elections director voiced before he was fired last week by the incumbent secretary of state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon elections director fired after he details problems

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's elections director was abruptly fired in a text message by the secretary of state after he pointed out serious issues with the state's aging and vulnerable technology for running elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon clerks: Voter registration system is weak point

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s centralized voter registration system is a weak point in the state's election system, county clerks told the secretary of state-elect, days after the incumbent fired the state elections director after he raised similar concerns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon clerks: Voter registration system is weak point

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s centralized voter registration system is a weak point in the state's election system, county clerks told the secretary of state-elect, days after the incumbent fired the state elections director after he raised similar concerns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon elections director fired after he details problems

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's elections director was abruptly fired in a text message by the secretary of state after he pointed out serious issues with the state's aging and vulnerable technology for running elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon elections director fired after he details problems

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's elections director was abruptly fired in a text message by the secretary of state after he pointed out serious issues with the state's aging and vulnerable technology for running elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon man charged with conspiring to aid Islamic State

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man was indicted Thursday after authorities said he supported the Islamic State group by distributing articles on how to kill and maim with a knife and encouraging readers to carry out attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon man charged with conspiring to aid Islamic State

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man was indicted Thursday after authorities said he supported the Islamic State group by distributing articles on how to kill and maim with a knife and encouraging readers to carry out attacks.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon leads the way in decriminalizing hard drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offenses, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other hard drugs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon leads the way in decriminalizing hard drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In a first in the nation, Oregon has rejected charging drug users with criminal offenses, with voters passing a ballot measure that decriminalizes possession of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other hard drugs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon 1st in US to soften on hard drugs, 'magic' mushrooms

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine and to legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms on Tuesday, with two ballot measures passing by large margins.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon 1st in US to soften on hard drugs, 'magic' mushrooms

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine and to legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms on Tuesday, with two ballot measures passing by large margins.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon 1st state to decriminalize drugs, legalize psilocybin

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon became the first state to decriminalize hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine and to legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin mushrooms on Tuesday, with two ballot measures passing by large margins.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

2 drug ballot measures in Oregon could be pioneering in US

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon, the first state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, could be the first state to do the same with hard drugs like heroin and methamphetamine, as well as legalize therapeutic use of psilocybin.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rally goers accused of intimidating Oregon voters

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A weekend rally was held in Oregon for President Donald Trump, with lots of flags and some attendees carrying guns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Trump rally goers accused of intimidating Oregon voters

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A weekend rally was held in Oregon for President Donald Trump, with lots of flags and some attendees carrying guns.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge orders Postal Service to take extraordinary measures

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to take “extraordinary measures” to deliver ballots in time to be counted in Wisconsin and around Detroit, including using a priority mail service.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon matches highest daily reported COVID-19 death toll

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health authorities reported Saturday that 14 more people in the state have died from COVID-19, matching the highest death toll reported in a single day as the state struggles to contain the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon matches highest daily reported COVID-19 death toll

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health authorities reported Saturday that 14 more people in the state have died from COVID-19, matching the highest death toll reported in a single day as the state struggles to contain the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize hard drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In what would be a first in the U.S., possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs could be decriminalized in Oregon under a ballot measure that voters are deciding on in Tuesday’s election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge orders Postal Service to take extraordinary measures

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to take “extraordinary measures” to deliver ballots in time to be counted in Wisconsin and around Detroit, including using a priority mail service.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon matches highest daily reported COVID-19 death toll

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health authorities reported Saturday that 14 more people in the state have died from COVID-19, matching the highest death toll reported in a single day as the state struggles to contain the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Judge orders Postal Service to take extraordinary measures

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to take “extraordinary measures” to deliver ballots in time to be counted in Wisconsin and around Detroit, including using a priority mail service.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize hard drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In what would be a first in the U.S., possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs could be decriminalized in Oregon under a ballot measure that voters are deciding on in Tuesday’s election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Oregon could become 1st US state to decriminalize hard drugs

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In what would be a first in the U.S., possession of small amounts of heroin, cocaine, LSD and other hard drugs could be decriminalized in Oregon under a ballot measure that voters are deciding on in Tuesday’s election.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Paris train attack hero makes bid for Congress from Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In 2015, Alek Skarlatos and two friends thwarted an attack by a gunman on a Paris-bound train, a dramatic and heroic action that was made into a movie by Clint Eastwood in which the trio starred as themselves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Paris train attack hero makes bid for Congress from Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In 2015, Alek Skarlatos and two friends thwarted an attack by a gunman on a Paris-bound train, a dramatic and heroic action that was made into a movie by Clint Eastwood in which the trio starred as themselves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Paris train attack hero makes bid for Congress from Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In 2015, Alek Skarlatos and two friends thwarted an attack by a gunman on a Paris-bound train, a dramatic and heroic action that was made into a movie by Clint Eastwood in which the trio starred as themselves.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Authorities look for killer of Oregon wolf; reward offered

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Someone shot a wolf in Oregon, leaving its pack without a breeding male, wildlife officials said on Friday as they announced a $6,150 reward for the shooter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Authorities look for killer of Oregon wolf; reward offered

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Someone shot a wolf in Oregon, leaving its pack without a breeding male, wildlife officials said on Friday as they announced a $6,150 reward for the shooter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Authorities look for killer of Oregon wolf; reward offered

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Someone shot a wolf in Oregon, leaving its pack without a breeding male, wildlife officials said on Friday as they announced a $6,150 reward for the shooter.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Environmental groups sue over Portland tear gas use

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne chemicals that settle on the ground, later to be washed into storm drains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Environmental groups sue over Portland tear gas use

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne chemicals that settle on the ground, later to be washed into storm drains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Environmental groups sue over Portland tear gas use

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne chemicals that settle on the ground, later to be washed into storm drains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

2 drug measures on Oregon ballot

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — War veterans with PTSD, terminally ill patients and others suffering from anxiety are backing a ballot measure that would legalize controlled, therapeutic use in Oregon of psilocybin mushrooms, which they say has helped them immeasurably.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2 drug measures on Oregon ballot

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — War veterans with PTSD, terminally ill patients and others suffering from anxiety are backing a ballot measure that would legalize controlled, therapeutic use in Oregon of psilocybin mushrooms, which they say has helped them immeasurably.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2 drug legalization measures on Oregon ballot

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — War veterans with PTSD, terminally ill patients and others suffering from anxiety are backing a ballot measure that would legalize controlled, therapeutic use in Oregon of psilocybin mushrooms, which they say has helped them immeasurably.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Portland, Oregon, protests relatively calm after US drawdown

The first nightly protest in Portland, Oregon, since a deal was struck for federal agents to withdraw from the city was largely peaceful after state troopers took over protecting a federal courthouse
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Source: US, Oregon in talks about pulling agents in Portland

A senior White House official says the Trump administration has started talks with the Oregon governor’s office and indicated that it would begin to draw down the presence of federal agents in Portland if the state stepped up its own enforcement
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

More US agents may go to Portland; mayors want limits

The mayors of six U.S. cities are appealing to Congress make it illegal for the federal government to deploy militarized federal agents to cities that don’t want them
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

FROM THE AP: Fires set, fences moved: Police call Portland protest a riot

Protesters broke into a building, set it on fire and started dumpster fires late Saturday night in Oregon’s largest city, police said, as demonstrations that have been taking place since the death of George Floyd intensified for another night in Portland.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Oregon officials credit early action, luck to curbing virus

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon is in its fourth week of lockdown. Residents can’t enter state parks in mountains and in valleys now blooming with springtime flowers, or go to the state’s trademark wineries and microbreweries.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

What's essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns

The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what's “essential” and what things we really can't do without, even though we might not need them for survival.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

What's essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns

The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what's “essential” and what things we really can't do without, even though we might not need them for survival.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

What's essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns

The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what's “essential” and what things we really can't do without, even though we might not need them for survival.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Oregon primary elections, by mail, to proceed as planned

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's primary elections will proceed as scheduled on May 19, the state's top election official said Thursday, though results may be slower to come in because of the coronavirus pandemic.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US panel approves pipeline, natural gas terminal in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. regulatory agency on Thursday approved a controversial natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal project in Oregon, with one member saying the environmental impacts are acceptable considering the public benefits that will be provided by the project.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Layoffs, shut downs; leaders face scope of virus fallout

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers laid off, losing income as rent or mortgage payments are due. Small businesses shut down because of the coronavirus outbreak, and at risk of never reopening their doors again.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Layoffs, shut downs; leaders face scope of virus fallout

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers laid off, losing income as rent or mortgage payments are due. Small businesses shut down because of the coronavirus outbreak, and at risk of never reopening their doors again.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Layoffs, shut downs; leaders face scope of virus fallout

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Tens of thousands of workers laid off, losing income as rent or mortgage payments are due. Small businesses shut down because of the coronavirus outbreak, and at risk of never reopening their doors again.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US struggles to fill requests for protective gear

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government is rushing protective equipment to states, packing dozens of flights and hundreds of trucks with supplies for medical workers who will be on the front lines of the coronavirus fight.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US struggles to fill requests for protective gear

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government is rushing protective equipment to states, packing dozens of flights and hundreds of trucks with supplies for medical workers who will be on the front lines of the coronavirus fight.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

US struggles to fill requests for protective gear

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government is rushing protective equipment to states, packing dozens of flights and hundreds of trucks with supplies for medical workers who will be on the front lines of the coronavirus fight.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Portland to put homeless in public buildings, end evictions

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Oregon rose sharply by 18 cases to at least 65, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday as officials in the Portland area announced plans to house the vulnerable homeless.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Brown extends Oregon school closures to fight virus spread

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown late Tuesday announced an extension of her previous statewide school closure order to combat the spread of coronavirus, saying now schools will be shuttered until at least April 28.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Brown extends Oregon school closures to fight virus spread

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown late Tuesday announced an extension of her previous statewide school closure order to combat the spread of coronavirus, saying now schools will be shuttered until at least April 28.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon bans mass gatherings, will close schools over virus

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon is closing its schools and should prepare for thousands of cases of coronavirus, Gov. Kate Brown said.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon governor to announce virus rules

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — With officials assuming that thousands of Oregonians will get the new coronavirus, an Associated Press source says Gov. Kate Brown is preparing to announce steps to stem the spread of the disease, including policies that could restrict large gatherings similar to those imposed on the Seattle …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon governor takes sweeping action to cut global warming

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In an end run around Republican legislators, Oregon's Democratic governor ordered the state on Tuesday to lower greenhouse gas emissions, directing a state agency to set and enforce caps on pollution from industry and transportation fuels.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon governor takes sweeping action to cut global warming

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In an end run around Republican legislators, Oregon's Democratic governor ordered the state on Tuesday to lower greenhouse gas emissions, directing a state agency to set and enforce caps on pollution from industry and transportation fuels.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon governor takes sweeping action to cut global warming

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In an end run around Republican legislators, Oregon's Democratic governor ordered the state on Tuesday to lower greenhouse gas emissions, directing a state agency to set and enforce caps on pollution from industry and transportation fuels.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Over GOP nays, Oregon funds move to cut greenhouse gases

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Democratic Gov. Kate Brown finalizes an executive order to cut Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions, a panel of Oregon lawmakers on Monday allocated $5 million to back the effort, though Republicans opposed it and predicted a court fight.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Over GOP nays, Oregon funds move to cut greenhouse gases

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Democratic Gov. Kate Brown finalizes an executive order to cut Oregon's greenhouse gas emissions, a panel of Oregon lawmakers on Monday allocated $5 million to back the effort, though Republicans opposed it and predicted a court fight.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Homeless at 'double risk' of getting, spreading coronavirus

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — They often don't have places to wash their hands, struggle with health problems and crowd together in grimy camps.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Homeless at 'double risk' of getting, spreading coronavirus

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — They often don't have places to wash their hands, struggle with health problems and crowd together in grimy camps.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Homeless at 'double risk' of getting, spreading coronavirus

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — They often don't have places to wash their hands, struggle with health problems and crowd together in grimy camps.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon Legislature crashes over climate, leaving acrimony

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A total of three bills passed while hundreds died as the Oregon legislative session went down in flames and cost taxpayers a half-million dollars, including $151 per diems to minority Republican lawmakers who went into hiding to kill environmental legislation.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon Legislature crashes over climate, leaving acrimony

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A total of three bills passed while hundreds died as the Oregon legislative session went down in flames and cost taxpayers a half-million dollars, including $151 per diems to minority Republican lawmakers who went into hiding to kill environmental legislation.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon 2020 legislative session implodes amid GOP walkout

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's 2020 legislative session imploded Thursday amid a boycott by minority Republicans over a climate change measure, an action they have taken repeatedly and which Democrats say threatens democratic rule.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon 2020 legislative session implodes amid GOP walkout

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's 2020 legislative session imploded Thursday amid a boycott by minority Republicans over a climate change measure, an action they have taken repeatedly and which Democrats say threatens democratic rule.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon 2020 legislative session implodes amid GOP walkout

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's 2020 legislative session imploded Thursday amid a boycott by minority Republicans over a climate change measure, an action they have taken repeatedly and which Democrats say threatens democratic rule.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon's governor asks feds to send 400k respirator masks

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon needs 400,000 respirator masks, gowns and gloves, disposable protective suits and up to 100 ventilators in case the coronavirus spreads more widely in the state, Gov. Kate Brown told Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Oregon's governor asks feds to send 400k respirator masks

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon needs 400,000 respirator masks, gowns and gloves, disposable protective suits and up to 100 ventilators in case the coronavirus spreads more widely in the state, Gov. Kate Brown told Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO