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July 1, 2019 at 4:13 pm

Police seek help finding 3 suspects from Portland protests

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland, Oregon, on Monday made public an anonymous email they received purporting to contain the recipe for "milkshakes" containing...

June 27, 2019 at 1:43 pm

Oregon GOP walkout threatens paid leave, money for housing

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An eight-day Republican walkout over sweeping climate change legislation in Oregon has prevented votes on the nation's most generous paid family...

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June 26, 2019 at 7:49 am

German tourists run over, killed at Washington swimming hole

WASHOUGAL, Wash. (AP) — Two German tourists visiting family in nearby Portland, Oregon, were run over and killed by a local man as they sunbathed...

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June 25, 2019 at 9:37 pm

Climate fight lays bare a divide between rural, urban Oregon VIEW

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The divide in Oregon between the state's liberal cities and its conservative and economically depressed rural areas has made it fertile...

June 21, 2019 at 9:11 pm

Militia threat shuts down Oregon Statehouse amid walkout VIEW

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Capitol will be closed Saturday due to a "possible militia threat" from right-wing protesters as a walkout by Republican...

June 20, 2019 at 9:29 pm

Militia threat shuts down Oregon Statehouse amid walkout VIEW

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The president of the Oregon Senate ordered the state Capitol to close on Saturday due to a "possible militia threat" from...

FILE – In this April 19, 2018, file photo, a man displays hemp seeds being prepared for sale to industrial hemp farmers at his facility in Monmouth, Ore. A global hemp research lab announced Thursday, June 13, 2019, in Oregon, is part of a larger movement to bring the standardization to hemp that traditional crops like corn and cotton enjoy. (AP Photos/Gillian Flaccus, File) RPGF501 RPGF501

June 14, 2019 at 7:04 am

Growers hope standards bring order to hemp industry ‘mess’ VIEW

AURORA, Ore. (AP) — A unit of wheat is called a bushel, and a standard weight of potatoes is called a century. But hemp as...

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June 13, 2019 at 11:39 am

Oregon public defenders mobilize for pay, staffing overhaul

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Facing an ever-mounting caseload, dozens of public defenders in Oregon walked out of courthouses and into the Statehouse this week to...

June 10, 2019 at 10:00 pm

AP analysis: Legal pot for all takes a toll on medical users VIEW

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When states legalize pot for all adults, long-standing medical marijuana programs take a big hit, in some cases losing more than...

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May 21, 2019 at 3:07 am

‘Instincts just took over’: Coach describes stopping gunman VIEW

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former University of Oregon football star Keanon Lowe said he had just entered a classroom at the Portland high school where...