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Federal government postpones sale of floating offshore wind leases along Oregon coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The federal government postponed an auction of floating offshore wind leases off the Oregon coast on Friday after developers said they wouldn't bid and the state's governor asked that all leasing activities stop. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management did not...
No. 8 Oregon makes its Big Ten debut at UCLA with a late kickoff
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oregon’s first game as a member of the Big Ten Conference will be against a familiar opponent — UCLA. It also comes with a kickoff time that most thought would be a thing of the past when both schools left the Pac-12. The game between the...
Companies back away from Oregon floating offshore wind project as opposition grows
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The number of companies planning to bid on a chance to develop a floating offshore wind project off the Oregon coast has been dwindling as opposition to the plan remains strong. The federal government finalized two areas for floating offshore wind farms along...
No. 8 Oregon looks for another late-night win in Big Ten opener at struggling UCLA
No. 8 Oregon (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at UCLA (1-2, 0-1), Saturday, 11 p.m. ET (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oregon by 25 1/2. Series record: UCLA leads 40-32. WHAT’S AT STAKE? The Ducks will try to pick up their first Big Ten win in...
Howard, No. 3 Ohio State excited to open Big Ten season at Michigan State
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Will Howard grew up in Pennsylvania watching Big Ten football on television and Saturday he will finally get his first conference test when the third-ranked Buckeyes visit Michigan State. “Man, I’m excited,” said Howard, who...
Illinois and Indiana are both 4-0 and sitting atop the Big Ten standings
No, this is not a typo or somebody's idea of a joke: Illinois and Indiana, two perennial also-rans in the mighty Big Ten, are both 4-0 and sitting atop the conference standings. The last time both of those schools were unbeaten after the first four games was in 1910. The last time...
Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, sent inquiries to nine hospitals ahead of...
Climate solutions: 2 kinds of ocean energy inch forward off the Oregon coast
NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — On a cloudy late August morning, Burke Hales was on a boat a mile off the central Oregon coast, pointing to a sandy beach along the forested shoreline. It was there, the Oregon State University oceanography professor said, that the subsea cables from the first large wave...
Oregon removes over 1,200 voters from rolls for failing to provide proof of citizenship
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon elections officials said Monday they had struck over 1,200 people from the state's voter rolls after determining they did not provide proof of U.S. citizenship when they were registered to vote. Of those found to be possibly ineligible, only nine...
Jam Griffin runs for 137 yards and a TD as Oregon State beats Purdue 38-21
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Jam Griffin ran for 137 yards and a touchdown and Oregon State utilized a strong rushing attack in a 38-21 victory Saturday over Purdue. Griffin’s 14-yard touchdown run with 9:57 remaining extended the lead to 31-14 and the Beavers (3-1) were well on their...
