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Pacific Northwest snowpack levels above normal
The Pacific Northwest snowpack levels are far above their normal levels this year. That’s according to the latest numbers released by the National Weather Center in Portland. The data shows some areas are at 150 percent of normal. Central Oregon is 143 percent of normal while certain locations in southern Oregon have more than 200 […]
Ruling allows Navajo Nation to continue its lawsuit against Urban Outfitters
The Navajo Nation’s lawsuit against retailer Urban Outfitters has been upheld by a federal court judge. In 2012, the tribe filed suit against the clothing store in New Mexico’s U.S. District Court after accessories and clothing labeled Navajo were sold in stores and online. U.S. District Judge Bruce D. Black decided the suit could continue […]
Oregon’s new automatic voting registration law begins Jan. 1
On Jan. 1, Oregon’s new automatic voter registration law goes into effect. It’s the first automatic voting registration law in the U.S. Anyone who renews or obtains a new Oregon ID or driver’s license will be automatically registered if they are eligible to vote. People who wish to opt out of the registration system have […]
Karma is very real for Martin Shkreli
Poor Martin Shkreli. The chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals and KaloBios Pharmaceuticals Inc is having one hell of a year. First he becomes the target of the American media and becomes the most hated man in the country for raising the price of life saving AIDS medication by 5000 percent. Then he purchases the […]
Google Releases the Top Searches for 2015
At the end of the year Goggle summarizes what people globally were searching for over the last twelve months, in their Year of Search. Here are the top overall global searches for 2015: 1. Lamar Odom 2. Charlie Hebdo 3. Agar.io 4. Jurassic World 5. Paris 6. Furious 7 7. Fallout 4 8. Ronda Rousey […]
Troy Field Hearing Date Change
The Troy Field public hearing has been changed for a third time. Communications Director Justin Finestone said in an email that the hearing date was changed again because the City received several public comments asking for an afternoon hearing so that people interested wouldn’t have to miss work. Finestone said the hearing will be held […]
