U.S. Forest Service Agents and Clackamas County Sheriff's deputies discuss Wednesday how they will deal with climbing rope which secures a tree sitter pod and blocks a logging access road in the Mt. Hood National Forest at the Eagle Creek timber sale nar Estacada.
Protesters vow to block logging at Eagle Creek ESTACADA - Activists who blocked an access road to the Eagle Creek timber sale site are vowing to do what they can to keep a logging company from cutting there later this week.
Drug cost measure faces uncertain future SALEM - A measure that would help seniors pay for prescription drugs won initial approval in the Oregon House Wednesday, but was referred to Ways and Means by a partisan vote that leaves its future in question.
Gov. Kitzhaber signs `Patients Bill of Rights' SALEM (AP) - A "Patient's Bill of Rights" signed into law Wednesday by Gov. John Kitzhaber would give 2 million Oregonians new tools to challenge health coverage decisions.
Bill would make phone `slamming' a crime SALEM (AP) - The Oregon House revived a bill Wednesday that would criminalize "slamming," the practice of switching a telephone customer's long-distance service without permission.
Police say student was murdered PORTLAND (AP) - A 21-year-old woman found dead in a University of Portland dorm room was murdered, according to results from an autopsy Wednesday.
Green initiative would call for instant runoffs PORTLAND (AP) - Criticized for helping throw last year's presidential election to Republican George W. Bush, the Green Party is starting an initiative campaign to create an instant-runoff voting system in Oregon.
Woodburn pedestrian sting working WOODBURN (AP) - More than two dozen motorists came away with $210 traffic tickets in a sting operation to safeguard pedestrians at a busy intersection.
Snodgrass backs Jack Roberts for Oregon governor SALEM - Former House Speaker Lynn Snodgrass, a leading social issues conservative who had been mentioned as a possible contender for governor, announced Wednesday she's endorsing Labor Commissioner Jack Roberts for the 2002 gubernatorial race.
House eliminates second language requirement SALEM - High school students won't be required to take two years of foreign language classes before graduating under a bill approved by the Oregon House and sent to the governor for final review on Wednesday.
Mill settlement may keep salmon out of hot water PORTLAND (AP) - A legal settlement between a suburban paper mill and two conservation groups should help salmon and may set a statewide precedent for managing industrial wastewater pollution.
U.S. Forest Service Agents and Clackamas County Sheriff's deputies discuss Wednesday how they will deal with climbing rope which secures a tree sitter pod and blocks a logging access road in the Mt. Hood National Forest at the Eagle Creek timber sale nar Estacada.
