Tom Banse
Regional Correspondent
Stories
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Oregon officials worry 'world's smallest harbor' could shrivel unless dredged
If you've traveled the central Oregon coast, you might remember the signs marking Depoe Bay's claim to fame: the "World's Smallest Harbor." But now that...
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Otter fans float plan to bring sea otters back to Oregon coast
It's been more than a century since sea otters were hunted to near extinction along the U.S. West Coast. The cute animals were successfully reintroduced...
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A rural Oregon city has become a hub for drone testing. Now, it wants to expand its capacity
A dream to make rural Pendleton, Oregon into a drone testing mecca is becoming very real. It's so real, in fact, that the city-owned airport has run out...
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This Oregon hangar that once housed WWII bombers sat empty for decades. Now it's buzzing again
During World War II, the Pendleton, Oregon airport served as homebase to a bomber wing that flew anti-submarine patrols along the West Coast and took...
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Testing Of Ancient Pipes Indicates Tobacco Was Around In Northwest 1,200+ Years Ago
Tests performed at Washington State University have found that people smoked tobacco in the Pacific Northwest going back more than a thousand years ago.
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U.S. Coast Guard Will Help Researchers Track Whales Along The West Coast
The Oregon crab industry is putting up money to launch a new research study on where whales swim and feed along the Pacific Coast. The study stems from growing concern West Coast-wide about whales getting tangled in fishing gear.
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U.S. Coast Guard will help researchers track whales along the West Coast
The Oregon crab industry is putting up money to launch a new research study on where whales swim and feed along the Pacific Coast. The study stems from...
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Long-range forecast predicts mild winter for Pacific Northwest
If the long-range forecast from the National Weather Service is right, we have a mild winter ahead of us.
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To prevent devastating wildfires, old adversaries join forces
Nothing is simple when it comes to federal lands management. But in order to thin fire-prone forests — and to break political and legal gridlock —...
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State officials want you to be 'two weeks ready' for earthquake survival
The state of Oregon has set an ambitious goal to prepare more families in earthquake country to be "two weeks ready" after a disaster. Washington's...