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U.S. Forest Service wildfire tab tops record $2 billion and blazes continue to rage
The Forest Service has spent more than $2 billion battling forest fires around the country — a record as wildfires blacken the American West in one of the nation's worst fire seasons. Wildfires have ravaged the West this summer with 64 large fires burning across ...
Japan Times 1992: 'Students get a taste of five-day school weeks'
Schoolchildren had no classes on Saturday for the first time in 120 years as a limited five-day week system started at public schools nationwide.
A ruling by an Oregon appeals court upholding an order that a couple muffle their continuously barking dogs through "debarking" surgery stirred outrage among animal rights groups on Thursday, which called the procedure cruel and unnecessary. The case stems from a long-standing feud between neighbors ...
Residents of the U.S. Pacific Northwest were enduring sweltering heat on Wednesday as temperatures smashed records and hit triple digits in a region better known for rain and mild weather. Portland had a high of 103 degrees Fahrenheit (39 Celsius) on Wednesday, meteorologists said, well ...
Oregon offers third option to driver's licenses: Male, female or X
Oregon became on Thursday the first U.S. state to allow residents to identify as other than male or female on state driver's licenses, a decision that transgender advocates called a victory. Under a policy unanimously adopted by the Oregon Transportation Commission, residents can choose to ...
Skills forged in Kyushu, blades forged in Oregon
After failing to win respect for his craft in Japan, 17th-generation bladesmith Murray Carter brought the Yoshimoto name to Portland.
Protesters set fires, vandalize businesses as anger over Trump win explodes in several U.S. cities
Demonstrators angry about the election of Donald Trump smashed windows and set garbage bins on fire early Wednesday in downtown Oakland, California, joining protesters elsewhere in the country who swarmed streets in response to the election. Other protests were generally peaceful. In Oregon, dozens of ...
Oregon DA wants 1,500 drug convictions reviewed in wake of lab tech's evidence tampering
At first, authorities in Oregon believed the lab tech had been stealing drugs from just one batch of evidence. Then they saw drugs were missing from other cases she had worked. And then they finally concluded she had also stolen evidence from ones she ...
Oregon officials want oil trains barred from Columbia Gorge after fiery derailment
The fiery derailment of an oil train in Oregon's Columbia River Gorge has state transportation officials asking for a halt to the massive trains because of concerns their heavier weight could be putting extra strain on a certain type of bolt that fastens the ...
Oregon livestock firm wins injunction against Chinese who allegedly stole its trade secrets
An Oregon livestock company has won an injunction against a former employee accused of stealing trade secrets to start his own company in China. OmniGen Research of Corvallis, Oregon, has filed a lawsuit saying that scientist Yongqiang Wang is trying to sell knockoffs of its ...
Track faulted in Oregon oil-train wreck that took out town's water system
An oil-train derailment and fire has damaged essential city services in a small Oregon town, authorities said Sunday. The Mosier waste water treatment plant and sewer system are not operational as a result of the derailment Friday of 16 of the 96 tank cars on ...
Sharp-eyed Oregon vet spots tick, spares paralyzed collie named Ollie poised to be put down
A paralyzed collie just moments from being euthanized and his Oregon owners have more days to share thanks to a sharp-eyed vet intern who spotted the culprit — a tick. KPTV in Portland reports (is.gd/ilDKmI ) that Ollie's owner, Falline Fate, says a thorough check ...
