10 apple types thought extinct found in West
Lost Apple Project team identifies pioneer-era fruits
DATE: Apr 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
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Carcass of giant blue whale brought to surface for study
PORTLAND, Ore. – The carcass of a giant blue whale that has been submerged off the Oregon coast for more than three years was hauled to the surface so it can be reassembled, studied and put ...
DATE: Nov 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
Growers hope standards bring order to hemp industry
Uniformity sought in ‘new’ industry
DATE: Jun 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Legal hemp, pot’s look-alike, creates quandary for police
Several people have been arrested transporting hemp across state lines
DATE: Mar 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Oregon man snowed in with taco sauce grateful for rescue
PORTLAND, Ore. – An Oregon man who was rescued after five days stuck in deep snow with his dog is deeply grateful to his rescuers and embarrassed to have caused so much trouble, his aunt tol...
DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
Government shutdown taking toll on wildfire preparations
PORTLAND, Ore. – Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up for this year’s fire season and fear the government shutdown could make it even mor...
DATE: Jan 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Wildfire smoke costs famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival
PORTLAND, Ore. – The famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival that attracts tourists from around the world said Tuesday that it lost $2 million this summer because wildfire smoke forced it to cance...
DATE: Sep 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Mayors form coalition to remove marijuana from federal list of illegal drugs
Trump expressed support to ease federal ban on pot
DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
Glut of marijuana in Oregon is cautionary tale, experts say
Small shops being priced out of market
DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business
U.S. tribe displays artifacts loaned from London
GRAND RONDE, Ore. – Tribal artifacts that have been hidden away in the archives of the British Museum in London for nearly 120 years are being returned to a Native American tribe for an exhi...
DATE: Jun 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel
Marijuana growers diversify with hemp amid CBD boom
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – A glut of legal marijuana has driven Oregon pot prices to rock-bottom levels, prompting some nervous growers to start pivoting to another type of cannabis to make ends me...
DATE: May 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World
The view of a lifetime: Eclipse chasers blaze trail to Oregon
MADRAS, Ore.
Just before sunrise, there’s typically nothing atop Round Butte but the whistle of the wind and a panoramic view of Oregon’s second-highest peak glowing pink in the f...
DATE: Jul 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel
