Epic drought means water crisis on Oregon-California border
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hundreds of farmers who rely on a massive irrigation project that spans the Oregon-California border learned Wednesday they will get a...
Skeletal remains identified as man who disappeared in 1979
In 1979, Kenneth Bell, a 22-year-old California man, went missing as he was apparently traveling to Washington state to visit family.
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Tensions rise in water battle along Oregon-California line
PORTLAND, Ore. — One of the worst droughts in memory in a massive agricultural region straddling the California-Oregon border could mean steep cuts to...
A year after COVID-19 superspreader, family finds closure
SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. — With dish soap, brushes and plastic water jugs in hand, Carole Rae Woodmansee’s four children cleaned the gravestone their mother shares...
Inmates sue over county’s handling of COVID-19
PORTLAND, Ore. — More than a dozen current and former inmates have sued Multnomah County over its handling of COVID-19.
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Steep decline in giant sea turtles seen off US West Coast
MONTEREY, Calif. — Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California's beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed that leatherbacks — massive sea...
Oregon city hires consultant to probe police racial bias
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland, Oregon, has hired a California consulting firm to investigate whether the culture of the city’s police force includes racial or...
Portland leaders to re-establish anti-gun violence unit
The mayor of Portland, Oregon, and city commissioners have reached a deal on proposals intended to stem a spike in gun violence over the...
Rare bipartisanship: Police reform bills advance in Oregon
SALEM, Oregon — Republicans and Democrats on the Oregon House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved almost a dozen bills on police reform, a rare show...
Study: Drought-breaking rains more erratic, rare in US West
BILLINGS, Mont. — Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over the past half-century as climate change...
