Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) – Firefighters believe an explosion and two-alarm fire in Forest Grove early today was caused by someone making hashish oil, which is processed from marijuana using butane. KATU reports the fire was at a home near […]

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) – A lawyer is using an unusual defense for a woman accused of felony hit-and-run in the Forest Grove crash that killed two young sisters playing in a pile of leaves in the street. A trial began […]

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – The Portland City Council has upheld a city bureau’s decision to deny a permit for this year’s Hempstalk Festival – an annual event to advocate for the decriminalization of marijuana. The city parks bureau says the […]

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A second Oregon death row inmate is challenging the state to carry out its death penalty. Jason Van Brumwell agrees with fellow inmate Gary Haugen that pursuing appeals is pointless and he should be executed. Brumwell […]

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – An Albany woman says she suffered “a parent’s worst nightmare” after a school called to inquire whether her 9-year-old autistic son was coming to class. The Oregonian reports that Ashlee Ellefson’s son Lyfe Ellefson-Hamar was found […]

Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press PORTAND, Ore. (AP) – The leader of the Bonneville Power Administration, who was suspended last year amid an investigation into agency hiring practices, has resigned. BPA spokesman Doug Johnson said Bill Drummond resigned last Friday as administrator. Drummond had been […]