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November 10, 2019 at 9:08 pm

Besieged Portland paramedics get defense training: 'We are the safety net' VIEW

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trisha Preston was transporting a patient in a mental health crisis in the back of her ambulance when suddenly the woman...

Police respond to a shooting at an apartment building, top rear, in Vancouver, Wash., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019. Vancouver police say a resident of the building shot several people in the lobby of the Smith Tower Apartments. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) RPGF402 RPGF402

October 3, 2019 at 2:37 pm

1 killed in shooting at Washington apartment building for seniors VIEW

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A man opened fire Thursday in the lobby of a building for senior residents, killing a man and wounding two women...

October 2, 2019 at 3:43 pm

Prosecutor: Mexico-to-Oregon ring had $15M in meth, heroin

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. authorities said Wednesday they completed drug-trafficking busts in Oregon that involved an international network of couriers, dealers and stash-house operators...

In this photo taken Sept. 20, 2019, David Alport, owner of the Bridge City Collective marijuana dispensary in Portland, Ore., goes over sales numbers with the store’s general manager Cameron Moore. The company has seen a 31% decrease in its sales of vaping products in the past two weeks. â€œItâ€™s having an impact on how consumers are behaving,â€ said Alport. â€œPeople are concerned, and weâ€™re concerned.â€ (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) FX401 FX401

September 25, 2019 at 10:03 pm

Sales of marijuana vaping products sink amid lung-disease outbreak

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Vaping products, one of the fastest-growing segments of the legal marijuana industry, have taken a hit from consumers as public health...

Business

September 18, 2019 at 6:57 am

Oregon’s public university workers vote to authorize strike

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Workers at seven public universities in Oregon have voted to authorize a strike if a new contract deal isn't reached, their...

September 16, 2019 at 9:28 am

Oregon bans trapping of rare, cat-like Humboldt marten

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A cat-like creature in Oregon's coastal forests that's so rare it was once thought to be extinct can no longer be...

September 9, 2019 at 2:42 pm

TV anchor gives on-air rebuttal to viewer critique of attire VIEW

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A weekend news anchor and TV reporter in Portland, Oregon, is doubling down on her preference for high-waisted pants after a...

September 9, 2019 at 9:53 am

Broken Columbia River barge lock means commerce chokehold

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A critical navigation lock at the mighty Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River has shut down because of cracked concrete, meaning...

Local News

September 6, 2019 at 12:50 pm

Federal judge: Oregon pot racketeering lawsuit can proceed

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a racketeering lawsuit brought by a vineyard against a neighboring marijuana operation can go forward despite...

Local News

September 4, 2019 at 12:22 pm

Oregon death is 2nd linked to vaping, 1st tied to pot shop

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Public health officials in Oregon said Wednesday that a person who recently died of a severe respiratory illness had used an...

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