PORTLAND, Oregon, May 31 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: Water managers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invite the public to an online information session to learn about the summer reservoir forecast for Lost Creek and Applegate lakes at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 6. As of May 30, the Rouge River Basin system is 97% full. "Both of our Rogue River Basin reservoirs are nearly full and ready for recreation," said Salina Hart, t  more

SEATTLE, May 30 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: * * * More than 18,000 Pounds Collected in the Pacific Northwest * * * DEA and its local law enforcement partners collected 670,136 pounds of unused medications during the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2024. The DEA Seattle Field Division, which includes Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Idaho, collected 18,214 poun  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition. In Oregon, ten school districts will receive over $22.6 million to replace 96 older school buses with new electric or propane buses. The Program will help Oregon accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles and to replace older dies  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, June 1 -- The U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir issued the following news: By Shannon Collins With a standing start, the Soldier hyper focuses on the 28 914-mm high fixed barriers and seven water jumps he needs to clear in the 3000-mm steeplechase to secure his Olympic dream. Sgt. Anthony Rotich, a chemical equipment repairman assigned to the World Class Athlete Program at Fort Carson, Colorado, is the man to beat going into the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Track and Field in E  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: An Oregon man was sentenced today to eight years and six months in prison for conspiracy to distribute massive amounts of both fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to court documents, Sean Michael Johnson, 26, is a long-time supplier of narcotics to customers across the nation. Law enforcement learned that, dating back to at least May 2020,   more