SpaceX’s 1st private crew motivates cancer kids from orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s first space tourists are taking in sweeping views of Earth that few have witnessed and motivating children with cancer....
Illegal marijuana farms take West’s scarce water
LA PINE, Ore. — Jack Dwyer pursued a dream of getting back to the land by moving in 1972 to an idyllic, tree-studded parcel...
Fighting fire with fire to protect ancient sequoia trees
LOS ANGELES — With flames advancing toward the signature grove of ancient massive trees in Sequoia National Park, firefighters on Thursday fought fire with...
Body composting a ‘green’ alternative to burial, cremation
LAFAYETTE, Colo. — In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with...
Drought haves, have-nots test how to share water in the West
MADRAS, Ore. — Phil Fine stands in a parched field and watches a harvester gnaw through his carrot seed crop, spitting clouds of dust...
Contest winners, health worker orbiting world in SpaceX 1st
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The four people on SpaceX’s first private flight are fairly ordinary, down-to-Earth types brought together by chance.
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Portland scraps Texas boycott, allocates abortion funds
PORTLAND, Ore. — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has scrapped a plan to boycott Texas businesses because of a new law that prohibits...
US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting
BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration said Wednesday that federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S. after...
SpaceX aiming for night launch of 4 on 1st private flight
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX aimed to blast a billionaire into orbit Wednesday night with his two contest winners and a health care worker...
After humble beginnings, Oregon’s Dutch Bros launches IPO
SALEM, Ore. — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation decades ago in an Oregon town and growing into a company with hundreds of...