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Oregon Sheriffs Change Their Approach To Gun Laws

Many sheriffs in Washington and Colorado are saying they won’t enforce new gun laws. But some Oregon sheriffs already tried that and realized it doesn’t work.

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Where Will Portland's Alder Street Food Carts Go? North Park Blocks An Option.

Nursing Home Closures In Washington Send Families Scrambling As Industry Sounds Alarm

US Battles To Beat Spain At Women's World Cup

Even More Water Problems Arise In Warm Springs

Could A Few Words End The Oregon Senate Standoff?

PNW Oyster Farmers Struggle As Shrimp Population Booms

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'Kits For Kids' Take Preparedness Up A Notch At Tsunami-Vulnerable Cannon Beach Academy

Northwest News Network

How's this for emergency preparedness? An elementary school located in the tsunami inundation zone in Cannon Beach, Oregon, has equipped every student with a personal disaster survival kit.

Oregon Legislature Repeals 25-Year-Old Tsunami Zone Building Law

Oregon House Approves Paid Family Medical Leave

Trump Delays Immigration Raids, Giving Democrats '2 Weeks' To Change Asylum Laws

8 Political Questions Ahead Of The 1st Democratic Debates

Class Of 2025: Middle School Vs. K-8

With Alberta Commons, Portland Sees A Chance To Do Redevelopment Right

Another American Tourist Death Reported In The Dominican Republic

How Georgia Became A Surprising Bright Spot In The U.S. Solar Industry

Instagram Advertising: Do You Know It, When You See It?

Trump Administration Pushes To Make Health Care Pricing More Transparent

Arts & Life

The Hawaiian Language Nearly Died. A Radio Show Sparked Its Revival

NPR

In Hawaii today, nearly everyone knows how to speak a few words and phrases of Hawaiian. But the practice of primarily speaking the Hawaiian language from birth nearly died two generations ago.

Native Artist Creates New Bronze Statue For Joseph

'Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am': A Defiant Tour Of A Beloved Author's Life, Work

Bloom Where You’re Planted: Arte Soleil In Southeast Portland

Skywalker, The Joker, Now Chucky: Mark Hamill Takes On Another Iconic Character

Music For Plants Is Real (Even If The Science Isn't)

The Raconteurs Mark Its Return: 'We Have This Chemistry'

2 Fractured Halves Make A Whole In 'Evvie Drake'

'Stonewall' Opera Marks Uprising's 50th Anniversary

Dave Bartholomew, A Father Of Rock And Roll, Dead At 100

How Prince Worked His Magic On The Bangles' 'Manic Monday'

Environment

Next Round Of Jordan Cove LNG Public Hearings Planned For Southwest Oregon

OPB

Federal energy regulators are asking for input on draft environmental impact findings for the proposed Jordan Cove LNG fossil fuel project.

Change To Oregon Smoke Rules Seeing Early Results For Prescribed Burns

This Washington Fire District Will Use Goats To Reduce Fire Risks

Washington Has More Dead Whales Than It Knows What To Do With

How Georgia Became A Surprising Bright Spot In The U.S. Solar Industry

Oregon Legislature Repeals 25-Year-Old Tsunami Zone Building Law

'Kits For Kids' Take Preparedness Up A Notch At Tsunami-Vulnerable Cannon Beach Academy

Oregon Senate Standoff Continues: Could A Few Words Make A Difference?

I Spy, Via Spy Satellite: Melting Himalayan Glaciers

After Long-Awaited Repairs, Even More Water Problems Arise In Warm Springs

Trump Administration Abandons Plans To Close Forest Service Job Corps Centers