Northwest

Northwest News

Details: Written by By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press; Published: 28 September 2022

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A renewable energy plant being commissioned in Oregon combines solar power, wind power and massive batteries to store the energy generated there is the first utility-scale plant of its kind in North America.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 28 September 2022

Sen. James Manning

Sen. James Manning of Eugene voices concerns about the Lottery’s special treatment of two of its managers

Details: Written by By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 28 September 2022

Oregon State Capitol

Three candidates clashed over gun control, abortions and the homeless crisis, just six weeks before election day.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 26 September 2022

Pilot program will support promising small business owner ready to take the next step.

Details: Written by NNPA; Published: 26 September 2022

Second-annual competition challenged participants to develop new technologies to help consumers during their journey to find a home.

Details: Written by ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press; Published: 25 September 2022

When voters passed the state's pioneering Drug Addiction Treatment andRecovery Act in 2020, the emphasis was on treatment as much as on decriminalizing possession of personal-use amounts of heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs. But progress has been slow and Oregon still has among the highest addiction rates in the country yet over half of addiction treatment programs in the state don't have enough staffing and funding to help those who want help

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 23 September 2022

Mayor Ted Wheeler

The decision to advance a pilot program with ShotSpotter was made after Wheeler met with Police Chief Chuck Lovell.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 22 September 2022

The tests administered last spring were the first reliable comparison to pre-pandemic testing done in 2019.

Details: Written by Saundra Sorenson; Published: 21 September 2022

Rev. LeRoy Haynes

Proposed law would require permits to purchase, limit magazine rounds.

Details: Written by Associated Press; Published: 21 September 2022

Seattle, Washington

Diaz joined the agency in 1997 and has worked in the Seattle Police Department’s patrol and investigations units, and served as assistant chief before he was promoted to deputy chief.