John Kitzhaber

Water war between Klamath River farmers, tribes poised to erupt

2013-05-07 00:00:00

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — For decades this rural basin has battled over the Klamath River's most precious resource: water that sustains fish, irrigates farms and powers the hydroelectric dams that block one of the largest salmon runs on the West Coast....

Death sentences plunge in U.S.; Texas again No. 1 in executions

2011-12-15 16:36:59

Snow wasn't bad enough? Now Oregon is battling floods

2012-01-19 21:37:56

Seattle headed back to what it knows best: rain

2012-01-20 16:37:28

Drones for U.S. law enforcement; value-added teachers' ratings; and Oregon's death penalty moratorium

2011-11-30 00:00:00

Oregon governor declares moratorium on death penalty

2011-11-22 21:37:16

Pardons aren't just for presidential turkeys this week

2011-11-23 16:35:11

Oregon joins fight against shark finning

2011-08-04 16:33:49

Tsunami mostly spares other nations around the Pacific Rim

2011-03-11 12:50:00

Strong aftershocks and a second sizable earthquake rattled Japan through the night after the island nation's worst quake in recorded history, but the tsunami waves that drowned hundreds in northeast Japan mostly spared other countries around the Pacific...

Tsunami triggers moderate water surges along Oregon coast

2011-03-11 11:30:00

Moderate surges were reported along the Oregon coast as coastal communities in the Pacific Northwest were pounded with waves of up to 6 feet, but the effects by mid-morning Friday were moderate and there were no reports of substantial damage. A couple...

Coquille doubles down on Medford casino

2013-05-13 06:24:03

A one-casino-per-tribe policy in Oregon faces a tough test as the Coquille Indian Tribe pursues a Medford gaming operation. Gov. John Kitzhaber and the tribe have been at odds over a so-called gentleman's agreement limiting each of the nine tribes in...

May Day activists cheer state immigration laws

2013-05-02 06:11:00

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — As Congress debates the first national immigration overhaul in decades, a state-level push advancing rights for people in the U.S. illegally has picked up momentum across the country. Among the patchwork changes to state law...

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber signs into law House Bill 2787, allowing in-state tuition for immigrant students, at the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.

2013-04-02 00:00:00