SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged, for the first time, the harmful role it has played over the past century in building and operating dams in the Pacific Northwest — dams that devastated Native American tribes by inundating their villages and decimating salmon runs while bringing electricity, irrigation and jobs to nearby … Read more
Emergency crews in Oregon rescued 28 people Friday after they were stuck upside down for about half an hour on a ride at a century-old amusement park. Portland Fire and Rescue said on the social platform All riders were evacuated and medically examined, and no injuries were reported. A rider with a pre-existing health condition … Read more
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon emergency crews rescued 28 people Friday after they were trapped for about a half-hour upside down on a ride at a century-old amusement park. Portland Fire and Rescue said on the social platform All riders were evacuated and medically examined, and no injuries were reported. A rider with a pre-existing … Read more
An out-of-control rodeo bull leapt out of an Oregon arena and charged through a crowd of spectators Saturday, violently throwing and shoving a woman who stood in its path. Chaotic video shows the fleeing animal charging at the woman – who was wearing a red shirt – as it tore through the 84th Sisters Rodeo. … Read more
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials have closed the state’s entire coastline to mussel harvesting because of an “unprecedented” outbreak of seafood poisoning that has sickened at least 20 people. They also banned the harvest of razor clams, clams and oysters in parts of the Oregon Coast. “We had a paralytic seafood poisoning event in … Read more