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Woman killed after falling 100ft during hike in Oregon

Bystanders performed CPR on the female hiker, but she was pronounced dead by emergency responders

The Independent UK

Step Aside USDA Organic: Oregon Hemp Company Earns 'Regenerative Agriculture Certification,' It's New And It's Awesome

In the last decade, the extension of global cannabis value chains has played an important role in the proliferation of a number of certifications. Increasingly, whether producing cannabis flower, industrial hemp or derived products for global markets, producers have become subject to a variety of certifications, standards and good manufacturing practices.

Benzinga

Lawsuit alleges utility company is responsible for deadly McKinney fire in Northern California

LOS ANGELES — Residents in Northern California allege that sparks from PacifiCorp's high-voltage transmission lines and other equipment are what ignited the deadly McKinney fire last month near the California-Oregon border in Siskiyou County, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this week.

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Head of Oregon’s troubled public defense system is fired

Even as hundreds of people charged with crimes in Oregon remain deprived of legal representation, a commission tasked with fixing the problem fired the leader of the effort

The Independent UK

Scorching summer tests states workplace heat rules

PORTLAND, Ore. — When a record-breaking heat wave settled over the Pacific Northwest in late July, it didn't take long for high temperatures to test the effectiveness of new state safety rules aimed at addressing the effects of climate change on both indoor and outdoor workers.

Tribune News Service

Oregon top judge denies conflict led to firing of commission

Oregon’s chief justice has denied that a personality conflict led her to fire all members of a commission that governs the Office of Public Defense Services and appoints its executive director

The Independent UK

Couple horrified after lottery ticket shredded by dogs turns out to be a winner

Alaskan Klee Kais Jack and Apple attempted to eat the scratchcard but Oregon Lottery staff were able to piece it together and sent Nathan and Rachel Lamet a cheque

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After firing public defense commissioners, new members named

The day after Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters fired all nine members of the state commission that oversees public defense, she said Tuesday that she was appointing four new commissioners and reappointing five commissioners from the previous group

The Independent UK

Protection sought for rare butterflies at Nevada site

Conservationists suing to block a geothermal power plant in Nevada where an endangered toad lives are seeking U.S. protection for a rare Nevada butterfly near another geothermal project the developer plans near the Oregon line

The Independent UK

Couple's horror as their two dogs eat winning lottery ticket - ripping it to shreds

Nathan and Rachael Lamet, from Massachusetts, US, couldn't believe it when their two dogs ate their winning lottery ticket - but humoured staff at Oregon Lottery were able to fit the pieces back together and send the couple a cheque

Daily Mirror

Oregon justice fires panel due to lack of public defenders

Oregon’s chief justice has fired all the members of the Public Defense Services Commission, frustrated that hundreds of defendants charged with crimes and who cannot afford an attorney have been unable to find public defenders to represent them

The Independent UK

European Athletics Championships 2022: Leading British medal hopes include Dina Asher-Smith and Jake Wightman

The European Athletics Championships get underway in Munich on Monday, with Britain’s athletes continuing what has been a mammoth summer off the back of the World Championships and Commonwealth Games.

Evening Standard

A bizarre, controversial call by a Little League World Series umpire led to the weirdest walk-off

What happened here?!

USA Today Sports Media Group

Longtime TV anchor Leslie Griffith dies at 66 from Lyme disease

The family told KTVU that the journalist developed the disease after a 2015 tick bite in Oregon

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Quietly working his way up, Avinash Sable represents the steady rise of Indian athletics

Many call him the 'monk' of Indian athletics. Avinash Sable's international rise in the space of mere four years has been a meditative 'run'. For someone who thought he may not come close to his 3000m Steeplechase national record again after setting it first in 2018, Sable has broken it…

The Independent UK

'We're triaging': Cops combat violent crime as ranks dwindle

In Portland, Oregon, the police chief recently pulled detectives from cold case and assault units to backfill the homicide unit, which is overwhelmed by a spike in gun violence

Los Angeles Times

Dangerous winds could hamper fight against massive, lethal McKinney fire

Strong winds expected to sweep through the Shasta Valley could hinder the progress made in recent days by thousands of firefighters in containing the massive and deadly McKinney wildfire burning at the California-Oregon border.

The Independent UK

Tribe: California wildfire near Oregon causes fish deaths

The Karuk Tribe says a massive wildfire burning in a remote area just south of Oregon appears to have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Klamath River fish

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World champion Jake Wightman on why star-studded Commonwealth introduction was just the boost he needed

It's just 17 days since Wightman, 28, claimed 1500m gold in Oregon and he admits emotions have been spinning ever since

The Independent UK

Oregon's wildfire risk map emerges as new climate flashpoint

A new map in Oregon that rated the wildfire risk of every tax lot in the state — labeling nearly 80,000 structures as high-risk — generated so much pushback from angry homeowners that officials abruptly retracted it, saying they had not done enough local outreach before publicizing the ambitious project

Zenger

Mexico Recovers Hundreds Of Priceless Treasures From The United States

The treasures were handed over to Mexico's consulate in Portland, Oregon, by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office.

Tribune News Service

Looser liquor laws boosted restaurants — and maybe problem drinking

Most states that allowed curbside pickup or home delivery of alcohol to help restaurants, bars and liquor stores survive pandemic closures have extended the looser liquor laws. But in their desire to boost the hospitality industry, states might be fueling binge drinking and higher overall alcohol consumption, some research shows.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool's Jamie Webb on why he's desperate to seize his big chance at Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Webb missed selection for Team England in Birmingham after falling ill at the British Championships but was drafted in following an injury to national 800m number one Max Burgin at the recent Worlds in Oregon.

WEKU

He lived in Oregon and she lived in England. A drawing of a cat brought them together

When Grant Schroeder commissioned a drawing of his cat, Luna, he figured that was it. But he got a lot more when Emma Ferguson, who also had a cat named Luna, took notice. Soon a romance bloomed.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texans WR Nico Collins used Oregon trip to build chemistry with fellow perimeter players

Houston Texans receiver Nico Collins used the trip to Oregon with fellow perimeter players to forge chemistry.

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