SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A county judge has declared Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s coronavirus restrictions “null and void” because she didn’t have her emergency orders approved by the Legislature. Baker County Circuit Judge Matthew Shirtcliff made the ruling Monday in a lawsuit brought by churches that had sued saying the […]
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Democrats have dropped efforts to block the state’s mail-in primary election June 9 after Clark County agreed to provide more in-person polling places in Las Vegas and election officials agreed to other changes intended to protect the rights of elderly and disadvantaged voters. Lawyers for Nevada’s […]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The White House told governors their leadership is critical in testing for the coronavirus, providing a map showing that Oregon is among four states with the lowest testing capacity in the United States. Oregon, Montana, Oklahoma and Maine are able to test fewer than 30 in […]
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A recall was issued for frozen berries manufactured at a farm near Lynden, Washington amid potential exposure to Norovirus, federal food regulators said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and WinCo Foods issued the recall last Friday for frozen berries manufactured at Rader Farms and distributed […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-Pac-12 men’s basketball has ratcheted up expectations following a strong nonconference season. The conference has three ranked teams in No. 6 Oregon, No. 21 Washington and No. 24 Arizona and a string of marquee wins headed into league play. The rise follows a couple of down seasons. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Brant Kuithe scored three touchdowns and No. 6 Utah is locked up a spot in the Pac-12 championship game for the second consecutive season with a 45-15 victory over Colorado on Saturday night. The Utes (11-1, 8-1, No 6 CFP) needed a quarter to get […]
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu surpassed 2,000 career points and fell just short of a 19th triple-double as No. 1 Oregon routed Utah State 109-52 on Wednesday night. Ioenscu became the fourth Oregon player to reach the 2,000-point plateau. She had a scary moment in the third quarter when […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to ease some rules on mining, drilling and grazing across millions of acres in seven U.S. Western states. Judge B. Lynn Winmill said changes adopted by the administration in March likely would cause further declines in […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Utah men’s basketball sophomore forward Timmy Allen was named to the Pac-12’s all-preseason 2nd team Tuesday during the conference’s men’s basketball media day. The 6-6 205 pound forward out of Mesa, Ariz., averaged 12.2 points and 5.1 rebounds last season for the 17-14 (11-7 in Pac-12 play) Utes in […]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s greater sage grouse population has fallen more than 40% over the past three years, mirroring recent declines across the U.S. West for a bird species rejected for federal protections in 2015. State wildlife officials estimate there were about 44,000 ground-dwelling sage grouse in Montana this […]
