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Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press; Published: 11 August 2024

Wildfires in Oregon have burned more acres of land in 2024 than in any other year since reliable records began in 1992. According to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center, more than 1.4 million acres, or 2,200 square miles, have burned in the state so far with 32 homes lost. The state's largest blaze is the Durkee Fire in eastern Oregon. It has burned nearly 460 square miles but is at least 95% contained as of Friday

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2024

Jordan Chiles (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Chiles and Carey — part of the “Golden Girls” squad led by Simone Biles that soared to gold in Paris — have both announced they are returning to college. Chiles goes to UCLA, and Carey is at Oregon State.

Details: Written by CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press; Published: 09 August 2024

(AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

The Grants Pass City Council voted Wednesday to ban camping on public property, including parks, and create four sites across the city where homeless people can go set up their tents. The ordinance comes after the Supreme Court ruled in a case brought by Grants Pass that cities can enforce outdoor sleeping bans.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 07 August 2024

City councilors will be district-specific, and chosen through ranked-choice voting, as Portland transitions to a voter-approved revamp of local government.

Details: Written by DAVID KOENIG and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers; Published: 06 August 2024

(National Transportation Safety Board via AP, File)

The National Transportation Safety Board are holding a two-day hearing into the blowout of a panel from the side of a Boeing 737 Max airliner. The board is calling it a fact-finding hearing. The NTSB will not vote on a probable cause for the accident. That step probably won't happen for another year or longer after more investigation.

Details: Written by GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press; Published: 05 August 2024

(AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Oregon AG attending an Olympic soccer game in addition to the sponsored events, paid for those tickets and a few days in France with her husband with her personal funds.

Details: Written by HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press; Published: 01 August 2024

Rep.-elect Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Congressional primary races in Washington state are attracting outsized attention. Voters in the 4th District will decide on one next week that pits one of the last U.S. House Republicans left who voted to impeach Donald Trump against two conservative candidates whose platforms are in lock-step with the presidential nominee.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 31 July 2024

Win With Black Women founder Jotaka Eaddy

Whether you want to stump for Harris or support BIPOC candidates in battleground states, work can be done door-to-door or from the comfort of your living room.

Details: Written by WILL GRAVES AP National Writer; Published: 31 July 2024

Jordan Chiles (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

“The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. With Biles at her show-stopping best, the Americans’ total of 171.296 was well clear of Italy and Brazil and the exclamation point of a yearlong run in which Biles has cemented her legacy as the greatest ever in her sport and among the best in the history of the Olympics.

Details: Written by REBECCA BOONE and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press; Published: 26 July 2024

(AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Multiple communities in Idaho have been evacuated after lightning strikes sparked fast-moving wildfires. As that and other blazes scorch the Pacific Northwest, authorities say California's largest wildfire is zero-percent contained after destroying 134 structures and threatening 4,200 more. A sheriff says it was started by a man who pushed a burning car into a gully. Officials say they have arrested a 42-year-old man who will be arraigned Monday.