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Idaho and West Virginia tap Supreme Court to uphold transgender sports ban
Republican attorneys general in Idaho and West Virginia asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to take up their appeals of lower court rulings that blocked laws that would prevent biological males who identify as female from competing on girls’ sports teams. Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador and West Virginia Attorney General Pat Morrisey filed petitions […]
Washington State Serial Killer Once Played for Green Bay Packers
Washington State Serial Killer Once Played for Green Bay Packers. When you read about serial killers, some are reclusive while others are surprisingly extroverted and one such serial killer from Washington State even went on to play for the Green Bay Packers. The I-5 Killer Was Only Convicted Of One...
Missing, Endangered Idaho Child Hasn’t Been Seen Since 2021
It's been nearly three years since a Boise-area child disappeared and is still listed as endangered online. Many people have been investigated regarding this case since 2021, but the whereabouts of Joseph Michael Vaughan are still unknown. Joseph Michael Vaughan went missing on July 27, 2021, from downtown Fruitland, a...
A secured five-year commitment to state’s western wildfire response is announced
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Val Hoyle—along with U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer—and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek announce today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF), and Forest Protective Agencies (FPAs) reached a renewed five-year commitment to the Western Oregon Operating Plan (WOOP). The WOOP serves as the long-term agreement that governs fire response for the BLM, ODF, and FPAs all over western Oregon. As the previous...
Thousands of Oregon hospital patients may have been exposed to infectious diseases
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Officials with health care companies in Oregon say more than 2,400 patients at hospitals in the Portland area may have been exposed to infectious diseases such as hepatitis B and C, and HIV, because of a physician who may not have followed infection control practices. Providence Health said in a statement Thursday that it is notifying about 2,200 people that the physician’s actions might have put them at low risk of exposure to possible infections. Officials at Legacy Health said they are sending letters to 221 patients who also may have been exposed. Officials encourage those patients to get a free blood test to screen for infections.
Rep. Blumenauer honored for decades supporting end-of-life care
More honors are being showered upon a longtime Oregon elected during what has been a celebratory final year of public service. Congressman Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, was awarded for his “exceptional and vital contributions to the end-of-life care movement” during his nearly three decades in Congress. The award was presented Wednesday, July 10, by Compassion & Choices. “It is an honor to receive this award from a group which for decades...
Appeals court hears arguments in Oregon lawsuit on Department of Human Services protections for LGBTQ kids
A federal appeals panel heard arguments Tuesday, July 9, in a Malheur County woman’s lawsuit that challenges state adoption rules intended to protect LGBTQ children on the basis of religious and free speech rights. Jessica Bates, who lives in Vale, sued the state in U.S. District Court in Portland in April 2023 after the Oregon Department of Human Services blocked her from qualifying as an adoptive parent. The state requires adoptive parents to support LGBTQ children they adopt — something that goes against Bates’ Christian...
Philomath connection continues at Oregon State Grange
The Philomath connection continues at the Oregon State Grange. Sonny Hays-Eberts, who is a member of Marys River Grange No. 685, was installed last month during the 151st annual Oregon State Grange Convention as the organization’s 31st president. Hays-Eberts succeeds Jay Sexton, another Philomath-area resident who has a long history with the local grange and in recent years has led Willamette Grange No. 52 southeast of town on Greenberry Road and Highway 99W.
Update: Eastern Oregon fire threatens Brogan residents, U.S. Highway 26 remains closed
BOISE, Idaho — Multiple fire crews are battling two fires near U.S. Highway 26 in Eastern Oregon, which started Early Thursday morning. The fires are called the Cow Valley Fire and the Bonita Road Fire. Cow Valley Fire. At 8:45 p.m., the Vale District Dispatch Center told KTVB that...
100 human-caused wildfires since June; lightning in forecast for record dry forests
Since June, there have been 100 human-caused wildfires on national forests and grasslands in Oregon and Washington. While firefighters have been largely successful in putting out these preventable fires, the extremely hot and dry conditions are significantly ramping up fire danger across the region. “We’re entering a very dangerous time period in the Pacific Northwest wildfire season,” said Ed Hiatt, Pacific Northwest Assistant Fire Director for Operations. “Mother Nature turned on the oven for a week in local forests and now we’re preparing for the...
Oregon State Police team hazed trooper with homophobic mock trial. No one faced discipline
Oregon State Police initiated an investigation of a notorious episode of homophobic harassment by supervisors and members of its crowd control team only after prodding more than a decade later. The inquiry began after another trooper, who faced discipline after he made a separate homophobic remark in June 2019, asked...
Hermiston Approves Annexation of Nearly 26 Acres Into City Limits
The Hermiston City Council amended its Comprehensive Plan Map prior to approving the annexation of nearly 26 acres into the city limits at its Monday meeting. The land is located on the northeast corner of E. Theater Lane and N.E. 10th Street. The application for the amendment was filed by Dennis Gisi, Larry Bankston and the Victory Lighthouse Church.
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