ASTORIA, Oregon, Oct. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release: The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned to their homeport of Astoria Friday following a 10,700 nautical mile, 65-day, multi-mission patrol, resulting in the interdiction of nearly 4,000 pounds of cocaine worth approximately $54 million. Alert's crew conducted counterdrug operations in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, where boarding teams in  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Portland Field Office issued the following news release: Welcome to the Oregon FBI's Tech Tuesday segment. This week: building a digital defense against skimmers. October is cyber security month in the U.S., and in recognition of that, we are spending some time talking about how you can protect yourself online. This week: e-skimming. This warning is specifically targeted to small and medium-sized bus  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the appointment of the following individuals to be Members of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology: Catherine P. Bessant of North Carolina Dario Gil of New York Sharon Hrynkow of Virginia H. Fisk Johnson of Wisconsin Attiganal Sreeram of Michigan Shane Wall of Oregon K. Birgitta Whaley of California  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.7 million grant to the city of Oregon, Ohio, to help attract new businesses to the region by expanding the Cedar Point Industrial Park. This grant, to be matched with $679,179 in local funds, is expected to help generate $905 million   more