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A California class-action lawsuit accuses Tesla of odometer tampering. Have you noticed this?

A controversial law involving Oregon’s Wildfire Risk Map would be repealed, under a bill in the Legislature.  The map would have required property owners to take steps to reduce wildfire risk on their property.  Derrick Wheeler, with the Department of Forestry, said the new bill would remove those requirements.   "It removes the ...

The last of three suspects wanted in connection to a drive-by shooting in Moses Lake that killed a teenage boy and wounded four other people earlier this month has turned himself in to authorities. The Moses Lake Police Department says 20-year-old Jose Beltran-Rodriguez surrendered to police in Redding, California on Sunday...

According to NASS, honey production in the United States dipped 4% last year to 134 million pounds.  Nationwide, there were 2.6 million colonies producing honey in 2024, a 3% increase from 2023.  However, yield per colony averaged 51.7 pounds, down 6% y...

Clocks change to Daylight Saving Time on Sunday.   But two bills in the Oregon Legislature could eventually make that twice-a-year change obsolete.  State Senator Dick Anderson wants Standard Time all year.   "A growing body of research has shown that regions in countries that have abolished Daylight Saving Time, such as Arizona and Hawaii, have seen positive results," he noted.     Stat

On Monday, the Blue Dog Coalition announced its new leadership for the 119th Congress.  Southwest Washington Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez will serve as Co-Chair for Administration, California Representative Lou Correa will serve as Co-Chair for Policy and Legislative Strategy, while Texas Representative Vicente Gonzalez will serve as Co-Chair for Communications and Outreach, and Californ

The 2025 Oregon Legislative Session gets underway next week in Salem.  And while the priorities for the farming community vary quite a bit, there will be several key issues discussed; water, regulation and overtime.  For Jeff Stone Executive Director for the Oregon Nurseries Association, overtime will be one of, if not the top issues.   “What we'r...

  On Wednesday, California Representative Doug LaMalfa, Chairman on the Congressional Western Caucus, announced Executive Committee Members for the 119th Congress, which included Oregon’s Cliff Bentz.    "As a Congressman from the state of Oregon, I am committed to addressing the challenges and advancing the opportunities we face every day in the West," Bentz noted.  "As Vice Chairs

If you take a look back at the top 10 weather stories for 2024, USDA meteorologist Brad Rippy said the wildfire season that blackened so many acres across the Northwest and California would easily make that list.  And while we saw many acres burn here in the west, he pointed out that the southern plains saw a host of wildfires in 2024 as well.  When lo...

Portland-based Morasch Meats is recalling its Northwest Naturals 2lb Turkey Recipe raw & frozen pet food, after samples tested positive for H5N1.  The Oregon Department of Agriculture say it was this pet food that led to the death of an indoor cat in Washington County.    “We...