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With Measure 110 gutted, Eastern Oregon harm reduction group remains undeterred
Harm reduction in Pendleton sometimes begins with a folding table in a parking lot. On a recent March day, Crescencia Witherspoon and Brandy Anderson of the Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living offered harm reduction supplies at a Salvation Army center in downtown Pendleton, where the charity serves a hot lunch daily. The foot traffic was brisk and EOCIL tried to catch patrons before they left with their food.
The potential boondoggle of Greater Idaho
It is unique: Some parts of Oregon are seeking a divorce from the state because the residents do not feel represented in the state Legislature. In recent elections, 11 Oregon counties voted to change states, from Oregon to Idaho. Greater Idaho, the nonprofit group promoting the move, said four Washington Counties (Asotin, Columbia, Walla Walla […] The post The potential boondoggle of Greater Idaho appeared first on Washington State Standard.
Marble-sized hail expected with thunderstorms to hit Ochoco-John Day Highlands Friday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 4:47 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 5:15 p.m. for Ochoco-John Day Highlands. The storms are packing marble-sized hail (0.5 inches) and wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 4:47 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm...
Stretch of westbound I-84 reopens in eastern Oregon after crash forces closure
BOISE, Idaho — The westbound lanes of Interstate 84 are reopened in eastern Oregon after officials closed them due to a semi crash Thursday afternoon, the Oregon Department of Transportation reported. The closure began around 3 p.m. and stretched from La Grande to Cabbage Hill, milepost 265 to milepost...
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