Politics Mar 05 Momentum builds in major homelessness case before U.S. Supreme Court In 2018, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled it was unconstitutional to punish people who for sleeping outside if there are not enough shelter beds. Many Western officials say it has prevented them from addressing homeless encampments.
Politics Feb 01 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can't run for reelection, Oregon high court says The 2023 walkout paralyzed the Legislature for weeks and only ended after Republicans forced concessions from Democrats on a sweeping bill related to expanding access to abortion and transgender health care and another measure regarding the manufacture and transfer of…
Politics Jan 23 With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law The bill would recriminalize the possession of small amounts of drugs as a low-level misdemeanor, enabling police to confiscate them and crack down on their use on sidewalks and in parks, its authors said.
Politics Jan 19 WATCH: Biden makes welcome remarks at bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors at White House The meeting came as the nation's cities face multiple crises including two weeks of storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from Oregon to Tennessee and caused power outages that could take weeks to…
Nation Jan 19 East and West coasts brace for more snow and ice amid deadly storms In the past two weeks, storms have blasted much of the U.S. with rain, snow, wind and frigid temperatures, snarling traffic and air travel and causing at least 45 deaths.
Nation Jan 17 Much of the U.S. endures freezing temperatures as the Pacific Northwest prepares for more winter storms Snow and strong winds were blamed for at least seven deaths in the Pacific Northwest, including a man whose Lake Oswego house was struck by a tree and a woman who died when a tree crushed a recreational vehicle in…
Nation Jan 12 Powerful winter storm to bring 'life-threatening wind chills' and cancels flights in Northwest An approaching storm in the Northwest is one of a number of sprawling storms bringing everything from what the National Weather Service called “life-threatening wind chills” in South Dakota to the possibility of tornadoes in the South.
Nation Jan 08 Boeing jetliner was restricted due to warning light before inflight blowout Alaska Airlines decided to restrict the aircraft from long flights over water so the plane could land quickly if the warning light reappeared.
Nation Jan 07 FAA says some Boeing 737 Max 9 planes may need maintenance to prevent another blowout Alaska Airlines again grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners on Sunday after federal officials indicated further maintenance might be required to assure that another inflight blowout like the one that damaged one of its planes doesn’t happen again.
Health Dec 22 New FDA rules allow gay blood center employee to donate after years of denial The new U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines are the latest step in a yearslong effort to reverse restrictions that were designed to protect the blood supply from HIV, but which were increasingly criticized as discriminatory following scientific advances that…