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Oregon

Community review board opposes OHSU acquisition of Legacy Health, but final decision lies with another agency

April 22, 2025, 6:10am Business

A community review board has unanimously opposed Oregon Health & Science University’s proposed acquisition of Legacy Health. But the final decision lies elsewhere. Read story

Electric vehicle owners don’t buy gas. Oregon among the states looking for other ways to pay for roads and bridges.

March 18, 2025, 7:35am Latest News

The pothole outside Timothy Taylor’s home was so deep, he could hear the clunk of cars hitting it from inside his house. Read story

Oleksandr Shvachka prepares to put on a prosthetic leg after a lesson with Oregon Adaptive Sports on the three track skiing method at Hoodoo Ski Area in central Oregon on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

Ukrainian war veteran amputees learn adaptive skiing in Oregon

Oleksandr Shvachka prepares to put on a prosthetic leg after a lesson with Oregon Adaptive Sports on the three track skiing method at Hoodoo Ski Area in central Oregon on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

March 15, 2025, 6:05am Health

Ukrainian war veteran Oleksandr Shvachka lost his left leg to Russian tank fire outside Kyiv. Three years on, the latest step in his physical and mental rehabilitation recently unfolded under a brilliant blue sky on a snow-covered mountain more than 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers) away. Read story

FILE - Democratic state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner speaks during press conference on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

Out-of-state law firms boost campaign cash of 2 Democratic statewide candidates in Oregon

FILE - Democratic state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner speaks during press conference on the first day of the legislative session at the Oregon state Capitol, Feb. 5, 2024, in Salem, Ore.

August 29, 2024, 7:47am Election

Out-of-state law firms have boosted the campaign cash of two Democratic candidates running for statewide offices in Oregon. Read story

The Swawilla Fire, currently burning on more than 50,000 acres in Central Washington, is one of the largest wildfires in the state. Smoke from wildfires like this one can affect fertility, according to a new study.

OHSU study finds wildfire smoke impacts fertility; Clark County residents included in research

The Swawilla Fire, currently burning on more than 50,000 acres in Central Washington, is one of the largest wildfires in the state. Smoke from wildfires like this one can affect fertility, according to a new study.

August 8, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health

A study published by Oregon Health & Science University in January revealed poor air quality from wildfires can impact the reproductive health of patients living in the Pacific Northwest — including those receiving fertility treatment. Read story

The Durkee Fire, seen here at the Huntington Exit off Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon, is burning on 244,842 acres as of Wednesday afternoon.

Oregon wildfire is the largest in the U.S.; officials warn an impending storm could make it worse

The Durkee Fire, seen here at the Huntington Exit off Interstate 84 in eastern Oregon, is burning on 244,842 acres as of Wednesday afternoon.

July 24, 2024, 1:45pm Latest News

Powerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho Wednesday afternoon, cutting power and stoking fires, including one in Oregon that is already the largest active blaze in the nation. Read story

Port Fire & Rescue battled a blaze at a recycling plant that sent a plume of smoke drifting over the Columbia River Tuesday.

Four-alarm fire at Portland recycling plant sends huge plume of smoke over Columbia River

Port Fire & Rescue battled a blaze at a recycling plant that sent a plume of smoke drifting over the Columbia River Tuesday.

July 18, 2024, 7:57am Clark County News

A four-alarm fire at Radius Recycling, which is affiliated with Schnitzer Steel, in North Portland sent a plume of smoke into the air that could be seen from all over Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon.  Read story

A car drives by a ballot drop box on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Sherwood, Ore. In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the historical social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a more centrist candidate vowing to be tough on crime, highlighting the growing pressure on liberal prosecutors across the U.S. amid voter concerns over public drug use and disorder.

Progressive prosecutor in Portland seeks to fend off tough-on-crime challenger in DA race

A car drives by a ballot drop box on Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Sherwood, Ore. In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the historical social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a more centrist candidate vowing to be tough on crime, highlighting the growing pressure on liberal prosecutors across the U.S. amid voter concerns over public drug use and disorder.

May 21, 2024, 7:24am Election

In Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, the progressive district attorney who took office during the social justice movement of 2020 is being challenged by a candidate vowing to be tough on crime, highlighting the growing pressure on liberal prosecutors across the U.S. amid voter concerns over public drug use… Read story

In this undated photo of an Oregon Trail reenactment, a long line of oxen-drawn wagons stops to rest along a trail. In 1878, a 21-year-old Missouri woman, Sarah Elizabeth Butler, kept a diary of her journey along the trail to Fort Vancouver.

Clark County History: Sarah Butler’s Oregon Trail journey

In this undated photo of an Oregon Trail reenactment, a long line of oxen-drawn wagons stops to rest along a trail. In 1878, a 21-year-old Missouri woman, Sarah Elizabeth Butler, kept a diary of her journey along the trail to Fort Vancouver.

March 23, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Life

Just east of the Kansas border at Carthage, Mo., 21-year-old Sarah Elizabeth Butler (1857-1931) opened her diary. Inside, she wrote eight sentences recording the first day of her trek along the Oregon Trail to the Washington Territory. She loaded that entry with information, perhaps rivaling her family’s packing of their… Read story

Traffic moves along I5 in the Rose Quarter in Portland on Friday morning, March 22, 2019.

Federal Highway Administration gives thumbs up to I-5 Rose Quarter improvement project

Traffic moves along I5 in the Rose Quarter in Portland on Friday morning, March 22, 2019.

March 12, 2024, 9:59am Business

A project that aims to ease traffic congestion into downtown Portland, benefiting Clark County commuters, cleared a key hurdle this week. Read story