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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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