Ramirez was testifying in support of House Bill 1152, a proposal in the Washington Legislature to require gun owners to lock up their weapons in their cars and homes. The severity of the punishment for violating the proposed law rises based on the consequences, from a civil infraction to a felony if unsafe storage leads to someone being injured.

The Food and Drug Administration has newly classified the December recall of some Lay’s Classic Potato Chips sold in Oregon and Washington with the designation reserved for the highest degree of health hazard.

Launch Oregon is investing out of a $3 million “proof of concept fund” to help validate its investment strategy. It is tapping into innovation happening across the University of Oregon campus, and particularly at the Knight Campus science and research facility that opened in 2020 and is expanding.

The FDA upgraded a recall for Lay's Classic Potato Chips to the highest risk level for packages distributed in Oregon and Washington.

Class I, according to the FDA, means exposure to or consumption of the product could cause "serious adverse health consequences or death."

The Cascades will see heavy snowfall with up to a foot of accumulation into Saturday, impacting mountain travel.

Some 13-ounce bags of Lay's Classic Potato Chips have been recalled due to undeclared milk. No allergic reactions have been reported thus far.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) increased a major recall on Lay’s potato chips sold in stores across Oregon and Washington.

The “ Nation’s Report Card ” again shows the country’s schools continuing to fall short, with the Pacific Northwest largely following suit. In both Oregon and Washington, scores fell on three out of four tests, amid a national downward trend on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, tests.

TJ Bamba scored 21 points and Brandon Angel had 15 as No. 15 Oregon defeated Washington 82-71. Supreme Cook added 13 points for the Ducks, who shot 51% from the field.

Mount Hood, which is located about 70 miles east of Portland, is Oregon's tallest peak at approximately 11,240 feet, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It attracts more than 10,000 climbers each year, but it's a highly technical climb, requiring some planning and expertise.

Oregon Senate Bill 551, sponsored by Democrat Janeen Sollman of Hillsboro, would phase out all plastic checkout bags -- including 'reusable" ones - while also restricting the use of single-use plastic items,