WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * DGA Statement on President Trump Deploying National Guard Troops in Oregon and Illinois * DGA Statement on President Trump Deploying National Guard Troops in Oregon and Illinois Today, DGA Chair Kansas Governor Laura Kelly released the following statement in response to Donald Trump deploying National Guard troops in Oregon and Illinois : "It is appalling that Donald Trump continues to disregard t  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 7 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Federal funding expands OHSU telehealth, peer support project for vulnerable Oregonians After a successful trial, expanded project will address HIV, hepatitis C, substance use, mental health in 20 counties across Oregon By Erik Robinson A new three-year, $7.5 million federal award will ramp up treatment and prevention of hepatitis C, HIV and substance use disorders while also addressing mental   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 7 -- Idaho State University issued the following news: * * * Building Confidence Through Conferences in Graduate Student Research Portland, Oregon, is known for roses and microbreweries, but for Derrick Owusu and Dr. Marie Stango, Portland was known for one thing. The Rocky Mountain Workshop on African History was taking place there this year. The conference provided an opportunity for Idaho State University Graduate Scholar Owusu to present his research on mental healt  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Oregon Department of Aviation, Salem, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging the agency to adopt a streamlined and risk-based regulatory framework for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operating beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS). The comments are directed at proposed regulations outlined in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning BVLOS operations and are intended to influence the FAA's approach to integratin  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Some carbon projects are actually harmful to climate; study shows how to avoid that An analysis of forest-based projects funded through the sale of carbon credits shows that 10% of them may have a net warming effect on the climate because of the way they alter the Earth's albedo, or how much sunlight is reflected back into space. The study led by scientists in the Oregon State University Co  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Twin threat: Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked Two fault systems on North America's West Coast - the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault - may be synchronized, with earthquakes on one fault potentially triggering seismic events on the other, a new study (https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geosphere/article/doi/10.1130/GES02857.1/661517/Unravelling-the  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 7 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release: * * * PGE Reflects on a Summer of Preparation and Partnership Brian Henrichs, Division Chief of the Hoodland Fire District, stood outside of the Huckleberry Inn in Government camp, looking down Highway 26 toward Gresham and the Portland metro region beyond. "My biggest fear is that we're going to have a fire that starts on the east end of the district in an east wind event,   more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 6 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program application window open * The Seismic Rehabilitation Grant Program is taking applications until Jan. 23. The state program run by Business Oregon aims to strengthen and improve public buildings to withstand disasters and be available in emergencies. The competitive program is offering $50 million for public K-12 school districts, communit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2025: * * * Trump and Robert Kennedy Are Waging War Against Americans with Cancer New Memo Details The Most Destructive Assault In History On Cancer Research, Access To Care, And Affordable Treatments * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released new facts about the Trump administration's war on Americans with cancer. "Am  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, posted the following news release: * * * TCC Breaks Ground on VanRose Technology Center in Hillsboro, Oregon The project will deliver by 2026 * Trammell Crow Company (TCC), a leading commercial real estate developer, and JV partners Mar-Gulf Management Inc. ("Mar-Gulf") and MDI Capital, LLC ("MDI"), the international real estate subsidiaries of Kuwait Financial Centre ("Markaz"), have broken grou  more