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Law enforcement officers aim their weapons at a home during a standoff in Grants Pass, Ore., on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Police said the standoff involving a man suspected in a violent kidnapping in Oregon who was barricaded underneath the home has been “resolved.” (Scott Stoddard/Grants Pass Daily Courier via AP) ORGRA601 ORGRA601

February 1, 2023 at 10:10 pm

Inside the hunt for a serial kidnapper, and a bloody finale

Police in Oregon have released details of a long and arduous hunt for a man who they say beat his girlfriend unconscious and killed two...

February 1, 2023 at 2:10 pm

Police: Oregon kidnap suspect killed 2 men before cornered

Police in Oregon say the suspect in a violent kidnapping killed two men before being cornered by officers and fatally shooting himself.

January 30, 2023 at 4:43 pm

Suspect sought in violent Oregon kidnapping had been released the day he arrived at Nevada prison

A man currently the focus of an intense police search in Oregon had been released from custody in 2021 by Nevada prison officials on the...

January 27, 2023 at 2:06 pm

Police warn that Oregon torture suspect is using dating apps

Police say a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive in Oregon, and who was convicted in Nevada of keeping another woman in...

January 26, 2023 at 7:11 pm

Cops hunt Oregon torture suspect jailed in Vegas kidnap case

Police in southern Oregon are searching for a man accused of torturing a woman he held captive.

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January 6, 2023 at 4:44 pm

Outgoing Oregon governor reflects on challenges, successes

Kate Brown's final term was marked by the pandemic, major wildfires and backlash from conservatives over pandemic restrictions and climate change measures.

January 5, 2023 at 4:48 pm

Idaho court tosses lawsuits aiming to block abortion bans

The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that the state Constitution does not implicitly enshrine abortion as a fundamental right.

Psilocybin facilitator students sit with eye masks on while listening to music during an experiential activity at a training session near Damascus, Ore., on Dec. 2, 2022. They are being trained in how to accompany patients tripping on psilocybin as Oregon prepares to become the first state in America to offer controlled use of the psychedelic mushroom to the public. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky) FX401 FX401

December 22, 2022 at 6:11 am

Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators VIEW

Oregon will begin allowing licensed, regulated use of psychedelic mushrooms in 2023.

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FILE – State Rep. Dallas Heard speaks to a group of about 90 people during a rally in front of the Douglas County Courthouse in Roseburg, Ore., on Aug. 25, 2020. Heard, a Republican state senator in Oregon who once led the state GOP party abruptly resigned Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (Michael Sullivan/The News-Review via AP, File)

December 16, 2022 at 1:45 pm

Oregon GOP state Sen. with stormy political career resigns

A Republican state senator in Oregon who once led the state GOP party has abruptly resigned as a lawmaker in the middle of his term.

FILE – In this Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, photo, The Dalles Mayor Richard Mays looks at the view of his town and the Columbia River from his hilltop home in The Dalles, Ore. Residents of The Dalles should soon know how much of their water Google’s data centers there have been using to cool the computers, after a lawsuit seeking to keep the information confidential was dropped. (AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File) LA402 LA402

December 15, 2022 at 7:25 pm

Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private

Residents of The Dalles, Oregon, are learning how much water Google’s data centers there have been using to cool the computers.

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