12-07-2024  7:15 pm   •   PDX and SEA Weather

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Charles Fennell of OHSU's Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center 

Recently approved Lecanemab shows promise for prevention.

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(AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) 

Oregon's pioneering experiment with legalized magic mushrooms took a step closer to reality as the first “facilitators” who will accompany clients as they experience the drug received their state licenses

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Authorities have arrested Rene Castro (pictured), suspected of killing an eastern Oregon reserve police officer. (Photos courtesy of Malheur County District Attorney) 

Johnson, a 43-year-old reserve officer for the Nyssa Police Department, died Saturday night after a man he pursued in a car shot at him.

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(AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File) 

One of the most sweeping bills being proposed, would increase the purchasing age to 21 for AR-15s and similar types of guns, impose penalties for possessing undetectable firearms and allow for more limited concealed-carry rights.

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Artist Devin Finley at work. 

Devin Finley works on commission, largely in communities of color.

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Seattle, Washington 

House Bill 1110 passed on a 35-14 vote with about a half-dozen Republicans joining Democrats to pass it. The bill would override local zoning rules that have long kept large areas in cities for only single-family homes

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Reverend Nat’s Hard Cider (Photo/ Congressman Earl Blumenauer via Facebook) 

Borrowing for small businesses was already constrained due to rising interest rates. Following the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, some lenders may be forced to tighten credit further

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(AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File) 

The nation's top health official said Sunday that a court ruling threatening the availability of a main drug used in medication abortion was “not America" and he did not rule out defying the judge's order if necessary.

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(Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP, File) 

The new, billion-dollar international terminal at Seattle's airport that opened last year was supposed to be able to fit 20 large planes side by side, but it can only fit 16 planes because of flaws in the design.

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Income checks were suspended during the pandemic but are resuming this month. An estimated 90,000 to 300,000 Oregonians could lose eligibility for Medicaid coverage due to income changes.

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