An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon late Friday, creating a gaping hole that forced the pilots to make an emergency landing
The proposal would sharply limit commercial timber harvests in old-growth forests while allowing logging to continue in ‘mature forests’ that have not yet reached old-growth stage
The western state can proceed with its plan to find, capture and transport up to 10 wolves from Oregon starting Sunday
Google, Apple’s main competitor in mobile operating systems, already had such a policy in place for its Android system
The most ambitious wolf reintroduction effort in the U.S. in almost three decades marks a sharp departure from aggressive efforts by Republican-led states to cull wolf packs
The case argued Tuesday was brought by Charles and Kathleen Moore of Redmond, Washington. They challenged a $15,000 tax bill based on Charles Moore’s investment in an Indian company
Experts may have identified a pathogen that has sickened and killed dogs around the country
It is one of a growing number of states to do so. It will start limiting the amount of new gasoline-powered cars that can be sold in the state starting in 2027
Federal data shows Oregon saw the biggest increase in synthetic opioid deaths since 2019 among states that have reported their numbers
Election workers across the country have been besieged by threats, harassment and intimidation since former president Donald Trump and his supporters began spreading false election claims after he lost the 2020 election
The growing thirst of data centers, which use water to cool their equipment, is beginning to cause tensions in the territories where they are located
The deal sets minimum hourly wages at $25 in California, where most of Kaiser’s facilities are located, and $23 in other states
The bust came as two states and several cities in the U.S. have decriminalized psychedelic mushrooms and their active ingredient, psilocybin. About 20 other states have active legislation on changing laws
While psilocybin remains illegal in most of the United States, the Food and Drug Administration in 2018 designated it a ‘breakthrough therapy’
Leading tech developers including Microsoft, OpenAI and Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their AI tools carries hefty costs
Many Democrats fear the party will boost former President Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House
Authorities say they are looking for more possible victims after linking the man, Negasi Zuberi, to violent sexual assaults in at least four other states
Twenty-nine-year-old Negasi Zuberi is now behind bars in Nevada, waiting to be extradited to Oregon. He is charged with interstate kidnapping and transporting an individual across state lines with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity
The FBI said Wednesday that police in Reno, Nevada, arrested 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi on July 16, a day after he fled from his home in Klamath Falls, Oregon, where he had taken the Seattle woman
The walkout happened despite voters passing a ballot measure in 2022 that disqualifies lawmakers with 10 or more unexcused absences from reelection
Posing as an aunt or uncle seeking help for a fictitious 16-year-old who survived a fentanyl overdose, researchers called U.S. rehabs and asked if they offered the treatment medication buprenorphine
Police say Lincoln Clayton Smith was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, manslaughter and assault
Legislature met behind closed doors for a second day Thursday to try to bridge the divide as the boycott entered its ninth straight day, with deeply partisan bills on abortion, gender-affirming care and gun control on the line.
Twenty-five U.S. jurisdictions have legalized the drug, while others have only decriminalized. If you’re traveling, make sure to avoid legal issues
The debate in Oregon comes as Democrats and Republicans across the country spar over gun rights, and as the number of gun violence deaths nationwide has risen to nearly 12,000 so far this year
In recent years, California, Colorado and Maryland passed similar bans on cosmetics containing PFAS that go into effect in 2025. Proposals are under consideration in Washington and Oregon while bills have also been introduced in Illinois, Rhode Island and Georgia.
Federal officials are expected to prohibit king salmon fishing this season along much of the West Coast, which many predict could stretch into 2024 season
