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‘The Evergreen’: How Oregon revolutionized IPAs
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Giving incarcerated youth in Southern Oregon a fresh start — with lasers
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If you go to prison in Oregon as a juvenile, your record is typically wiped clean when you leave. But if you have tattoos like gang symbols — or something else inappropriate — that record could still follow you. One program is trying to give kids a clean slate.
Conflagration declared as Highland Fire forces evacuations near Prineville
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Highland Fire on Saturday night — her fifth time doing so this year.
Syringe distribution ban in Roseburg may not decrease drug use, advocates say
For the city, the ban is one way of protecting workers and the public from the dangers posed by needles that have been discarded after being used to inject drugs.
After federal layoffs, a ranger’s creative exhibit brings joy back to a forest on the Idaho-Montana border
For three years now, park ranger Sacha Wells has made “Ground Squirrel High School” an annual summer exhibit at the Lolo Pass Visitor Center. Last year’s theme was prom. This summer, it's spirit week, but it almost didn't happen.
Portland, the Columbia Gorge and Willamette Valley are going to be dangerously hot next week
Temperatures are warming up across Portland with forecasters saying conditions could reach the mid-90s beginning Sunday. Temperatures are expected to get even hotter next week.
In pet-friendly Bend, a century-old parade celebrates all sorts of critters — almost
What was once a free-for-all animal extravaganza in the streets of the Central Oregon city now has some rules — and a kangaroo.
Oregon has a massive new wave energy testing facility. But who is going to use it?
Oregon’s PacWave testing facility is now complete, but delays and cuts to federal funding for renewable energy development could impact its future.
Scientists study dust devils in southeast Oregon’s Alvord Desert
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In pet-friendly Bend, a century-old parade celebrates all sorts of critters — almost
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What was once a free-for-all animal extravaganza in the streets of the Central Oregon city now has some rules — and a kangaroo.
