States shield addresses of judges and other public employees after threats
The new laws add a layer of secrecy to government documents as a means of improving the personal safety of officials
‘Fosbury Flop’ high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76
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‘Dick Fosbury was a true LEGEND! He changed an entire event forever with a technique that looked crazy at the time but the result made it the standard”, said Michael Johnson
Wife of man killed by Oregon police gets apology and settlement
A lawsuit over the death Robert Box, who was killed by Oregon State Police outside his home in 2015, has been settled for $1.6 million
Restoring rights for felons a rare bipartisan voting change
More than 4.6 million people are disenfranchised in the United States because of felony convictions, according to the Sentencing Project
NFL launches professional development program for players
The program kicks off next week in Los Angeles with 18 players, including Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith
Blazers’ Lillard has 71 pts and 13 3s, then gets drug tested
Lillard got tested on the night he tied Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season
Los Angeles area still blanketed by snow in rare heavy storm
More than 120,000 California utility customers remained without electricity, according to PowerOutage.us
California faces more wind, snow in multistate storm
The National Weather Service said blizzard conditions were expected at higher elevations
California could face floods, blizzards from huge US storm: “We’ve not had an ice storm in the last 50 years like this”
The weather service issued rare blizzard warnings for Southern California mountain areas and urged drivers to avoid dangerous roads
New emergency bid to appeal, block huge Nevada lithium mine
Four environmental groups want US District Judge Miranda Du in Reno to temporarily halt any work at the project near the Oregon border
Oregon liquor agency head resigns amid bourbon scandal
The funneling of the top-end whiskey to leaders of the state agency violated several statutes
Man rescued by Coast Guard wanted in bizarre fish incident
Police said he left a dead fish at the Astoria, Oregon, home featured in the classic 1985 film, ‘The Goonies’
GM conditionally OKs $650-million Nevada lithium mine investment
Lawyers for the mining company and the US government told a judge during a Jan. 5 hearing the project is critical to meeting the growing demand for lithium to make electric vehicle batteries
Police warn that Oregon torture suspect is using dating apps
Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, is the subject of an intensive, round-the-clock search by law enforcement
Oregon’s drug decriminalization gets poor marks on audit
Decriminalization of personal-use amounts of drugs was approved by voters in 2020 under Ballot Measure 110
Psychedelic therapies make inroads in the American West
In several states, compounds in hallucinogenic mushrooms are being used to treat Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder, chronic pain and other diseases
The mental health benefits of being able to see three trees from home
The 3-30-300 rule for healthier cities includes having three specimens within sight, living in a neighborhood with 30% plant cover and being less than 300 meters from a park
Why don’t we know who won the US midterm elections yet?
State vote-by-mail laws, the Georgia runoff and the tight result are delaying the outcome