Oregon

Oregon Set To Pass The First Statewide Rent Control Bill

9:06pm February 27, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The measure would limit rent increases to 7 percent annually, plus inflation, and offer renters more protection from eviction. Supporters celebrate as critics fear it will diminish housing options.

Gulls were eating more juvenile salmon than biologists realized, which meant fewer of the fish were making it to the ocean.

National

To Protect Imperiled Salmon, Fish Advocates Want To Shoot Some Gulls

7:00am February 12, 2019

by Courtney Flatt

Biologists think gulls are eating more juvenile salmon than they thought, and fish advocates are proposing to kill problem gulls. But opponents say dam modification is what's needed to protect salmon.

Amber Gorrow and her daughter, Eleanor, 3, pick out a show to watch after Eleanor's nap at their home in Vancouver, Wash., on Wednesday. Eleanor has gotten her first measles vaccine, but Gorrow's son, Leon, 8 weeks, is still too young to be immunized.

Health & Safety

Measles Cases Mount In Pacific Northwest Outbreak

3:34pm February 08, 2019

by Jonathan Lambert

So far this year, 55 measles cases have been confirmed in Washington state, most of them in unvaccinated children. The outbreak's epicenter is Clark County, Wash., just north of Portland, Ore.

A row of new reverse vending machines, which collect drink containers for recycling, greets customers at the grand opening of the BottleDrop Redemption Center in Medford, Ore.

Oregon Bottle Deposit System Hits 90 Percent Redemption Rate

1:11pm February 04, 2019

by Cassandra Profita

The expanded program includes more types of containers and benefits from a cleaner mix of recyclable materials, which is easier to sell than the mishmash of waste that ends up in curbside bins.

A measles outbreak in Washington State has triggered a state of emergency. In Clark County, where 35 cases have been reported, 31 were not immunized.

Health & Safety

Washington State Officials Declare State Of Emergency As Measles Outbreak Continues

9:36pm January 28, 2019

As of Monday, public health authorities reported 36 cases, most affecting children under the age of 10. All but four of those with the highly contagious disease have not been vaccinated.

The climate change lawsuit inspired this rally in Seattle, along with ones in Portland and Eugene, Ore.

Young Activists Can Sue Government Over Climate Change, Supreme Court Says

4:30pm November 03, 2018

by Jacob Pinter

The 21 plaintiffs, many of whom are minors, say government policies infringe on their rights. "We need to as a country, do much bigger things," Leigh-Ann Draheim, the mother of one plaintiff said.

According to a criminal complaint, Gregory Rodvelt, in a photo provided by the Surprise Police Department in Arizona from a separate incident, told law enforcement "I would not race right in" to the booby-trapped home.

National

FBI Agent Shot By Booby-Trapped Wheelchair

6:00pm October 02, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Before the highly trained team even entered the house in Oregon, it encountered a series of traps straight out of the adventures of Indiana Jones.

Double Mountain Brewery founder Matt Swihart grabs freshly bottled pale ale from the bottling line in Hood River. The ale is among the first to be sold in Oregon's new refillable beer bottles.

Oregon Launches First Statewide Refillable Bottle System In U.S.

8:02am September 17, 2018

by Cassandra Profita

The new beer bottles can be refilled up to 40 times and are designed to be easily separated from the rest of the glass in the deposit system, ensuring that they get refilled instead of recycled.

Nancy Crampton-Brophy has been charged with the murder of her husband, Daniel Brophy. She is the author of romantic suspense novels, who in a 2011 blog post outlined various motives and methods of killing a husband.

National

Novelist Who Penned 'How To Murder Your Husband' Essay Charged With Husband's Murder

4:02pm September 12, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Chef Daniel Brophy was shot dead in June at the culinary institute where he was an instructor. In 2011, his wife wrote a blog post imagining different methods and motives for killing one's spouse.

Ryan Coleman, 34, accused his former employer — a construction company in Oregon — of firing him for refusing to attend required Bible study meetings.

Construction Worker Sues Company, Says He Was Fired For Not Attending Bible Study

8:28pm August 30, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The $800,000 lawsuit contends that Ryan Coleman, 34, was required to attend weekly meetings against his wishes. The company said the requirement was not illegal and employees were paid to attend.