Ericka Cruz Guevarra, Author at Northwest Public Broadcasting

Hoping To Avoid ‘Another Charlottesville,’ Portland Cops Aim For Order, Make Arrests At Protests

By Ericka Cruz Guevarra August 5, 2018

Portland Police in riot gear stand between right-wing protesters and counter-protesters Saturday, Aug. 5, 2018. CREDIT: ERICKA CRUZ GUEVARRA/OPB

Police arrested four people at dueling rallies between the right-wing group Patriot Prayer and counter-protesters in downtown Portland Saturday, Aug. 4. The charges include harassment, reckless endangerment, unlawful use of weapons, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and attempted assault of a public safety officer.Read More

‘It’s Just A Tinderbox Out Here’: North Central Oregon Fire Near The Dalles Grows Fast

By Ericka Cruz Guevarra July 18, 2018

A grass fire near The Dalles, Oregon, forced evacuations of area residents. CREDIT: WASCO COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

A fast-growing wildfire east of The Dalles, Oregon, that forced evacuations Tuesday, July 17 and the following day is expected to make a push to the south and east due to dangerous fire conditions in the area, fire officials said. Read More

Hearing On Washington Amtrak Derailment Zeroes In On Problematic Curves

By Ericka Cruz Guevarra July 13, 2018

Cars from an Amtrak train lie spilled onto Interstate 5 below alongside smashed vehicles as some train cars remain on the tracks in DuPont, Washington. CREDIT: ELAINE THOMPSON/AP

The engineer operating the doomed Amtrak 501 train traveling from Seattle to Portland on Dec. 18 last year told investigators the train had a different control panel and displays than what he was used to.Read More

President Trump Pardons Eastern Oregon Ranchers Whose Case Sparked Malheur Refuge Occupation

By Ericka Cruz Guevarra July 10, 2018

President Trump pardoned Dwight and Steven Hammond Tuesday, June 10 2018 CREDIT: OPB

President Donald Trump has pardoned two key figures whose arrests led to the 2016 armed occupation at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.Read More

Oregon, Washington Suing EPA Over Vehicle Emission Standards

By Ericka Cruz Guevarra May 2, 2018

Oregon and Washington are joining a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia in suing the Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator Scott Pruitt over the decision to roll back greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles built between 2022 and 2025.Read More

Oregon School District Deems Book Inappropriate, Pulls 3-5 Graders Out Of Program

By Ericka Cruz Guevarra May 1, 2018

Wichita district not buying novel about transgender child. CREDIT: THE WICHITA EAGLE

Some students in the Hermiston School District will not participate in a statewide voluntary reading program after school administrators deemed one of the books inappropriate. The decision was based on a book about a transgender girl.Read More

Funding Revived For Timber-Reliant Oregon Counties, But Economic Problems Linger

By Ericka Cruz Guevarra March 22, 2018

A contractor sorts logs on Oregon Board of Forestry land in southern Oregon. CREDIT: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY

Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation say they’ve revived funding for an expired federal aid program that provided money to rural counties whose economies relied heavily on federal timber harvesting.Read More

Interior Secretary Zinke: West Coast Lacks ‘Resources Of Any Weight’ For Offshore Drilling

By Ericka Cruz Guevarra March 13, 2018

Drilling platform off Southern California

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell that his proposal for offshore oil and gas drilling will reflect the “interests of Washington.” “You should know off the coast of Oregon, Washington, most of California, there are no known resources of any weight,” Zinke said. Read More

Hoping To Avoid ‘Another Charlottesville,’ Portland Cops Aim For Order, Make Arrests At Protests

‘It’s Just A Tinderbox Out Here’: North Central Oregon Fire Near The Dalles Grows Fast

Hearing On Washington Amtrak Derailment Zeroes In On Problematic Curves

President Trump Pardons Eastern Oregon Ranchers Whose Case Sparked Malheur Refuge Occupation

Oregon, Washington Suing EPA Over Vehicle Emission Standards

Oregon School District Deems Book Inappropriate, Pulls 3-5 Graders Out Of Program

Funding Revived For Timber-Reliant Oregon Counties, But Economic Problems Linger

Interior Secretary Zinke: West Coast Lacks ‘Resources Of Any Weight’ For Offshore Drilling

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