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Trump approves disaster requests for at least 7 states including Oregon and Washington
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (566+ words) A road remains submerged in water after heavy rains and a levee failure caused flooding Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Pacific, Wash. Lindsey Wasson / AP The Trump administration approved major disaster declaration requests for at least seven states this week, according to…...
Oregon and other states across the wildfire-prone Western US are using AI for early detection
2+ week, 6+ day ago (921+ words) On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona's Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn't a cloud or dust, then alerted the state's forest service and largest electric utility. One of…...
Federal court rules Oregon law requiring insurance to cover abortion, contraception unconstitutional
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (532+ words) The Oregon State Capitol in Salem, Ore. on Monday, Feb 2, 2026. A federal judge in Oregon ruled Tuesday that a state law requiring insurance plans to cover abortions and contraception violates the Constitutional rights of Oregon Right to Life. The full…...
Oregon gave millions in erroneous benefits for state health plan, audit says
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (895+ words) FILE - Clinic details at Dr. Lisa Reynolds" pediatrics clinic in Portland on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Rian Dundon/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Rian Dundon / Rian Dundon A free Oregon health care program for adults who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid…...
The Final Four is set as UConn stuns Duke to join Illinois, Arizona and Michigan
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1043+ words) Get swept away by the new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas" iconic story of revenge, transformation, and romance " The Count of Monte Cristo. Stream all eight episodes now with OPB Passport on your favorite device with the PBS app. All that…...
Oregon researchers document a new risk of fentanyl use: life-threatening burns
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1137+ words) Get swept away by the new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas" iconic story of revenge, transformation, and romance " The Count of Monte Cristo. Stream all eight episodes now with OPB Passport on your favorite device with the PBS app. Earlier this…...
Oregon foster kids could be guaranteed the right to see their siblings under new bill
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (559+ words) For years, it's been clear to Oregon policymakers that keeping siblings placed in foster care connected often improves their mental and emotional well-being. Just ask Riley Thomas, who said after being placed in foster care, she lost contact with her…...
Intel will cut another 669 workers in Oregon by the end of 2025
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (435+ words) Award-winning food writer Heather Arndt Anderson shares her favorite soup-erabundant collection of recipes featuring seasonal and local ingredients with step-by-step instructions. Get cooking with our 16 cozy recipes! Intel's Jones Farm Campus in Hillsboro, Ore. , July 8, 2025. Intel plans to cut another…...
Oregon senators demand FAA action after deadly Arizona helicopter crash
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (366+ words) An undated image posted to the social media account for Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona near Telegraph Canyon, south of the town of Superior, where a helicopter crash took the lives of four Oregonians, Jan. 2, 2026. Pinal County Sheriff's Office…...
OPB Politics Now: Oregon enters an election year with big political questions
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (131+ words) Last year was a tumultuous one in Oregon politics. The city of Portland had an entirely new government and mayor. The U. S. president started talking a lot about Portland and mobilized members of the National Guard to the state. And the…...