Oregon

On Wednesday, Idaho Senator Jim Risch and Central Washington Representative Dan Newhouse introduced the Northwest Security Act.  The legislation would o require the Bureau of Reclamation, the Bonneville Power Administration, and the U.S. Army C...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a $10,000 cash reward for information regarding a wolf poaching that took place in Morrow County back in November.  This is in addition to the standing reward of $10,000 offered by the Oregon Wildlife Coalition, raising the reward total to $20,000.   ...

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...

New research conducted in Eastern Oregon shows strategically grazing cattle could reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires.  Oregon State University Extension’s Sergio Arispe has spent a lot of time studying invasive weeds in Malheur County.   “Invas...

Nearly $760,000 in federal funds are coming to three western states, including Oregon, to help boost monarch butterfly populations.  U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley said the funding will benefit two projects in Oregon.   “One is to restore acres and make them better pollinator habitats, and also better acres for the monarch itself, which involves - you gotta make sure you’ve got some milkweed in there;

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...

Late last week, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced another round of states coming on board with the National Milk Testing Strategy.  Washington, Montana, Indiana, Maryland, New York, Ohio and Vermont will make up the second round of testing.  The Str...

Oregon's dairy industry collaborates with the state to test milk for H5N1 bird flu, aiming to protect farmworkers and communities.

The snowpack across the Northwest started with a bang thanks to two very large systems that rolled across the area in early to mid-November.  Since then, it’s been relatively quiet across the region, precipitation wise.   Matt Warbritton with NRCS says over the past month, Oregon has seen only a few winter storms that were much smaller.  While that could b...

It was a big one: a powerful 7.0 earthquake (near Ferndale, California) shook up this morning for many residents living along the Pacific Coast in northern California and Southern Oregon coastal areas. Many of our readers here in Washington State often travel to (and live in) Southern Oregon, so I just wanted to keep you updated and informed on the status of the tsunami warning. The huge e... Read