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The one place in the United States most at risk for a catastrophic earthquake – the “big one” — may not be Los Angeles or San Francisco, but instead Seattle and the surrounding region. The Cascadia Fault, as it is ...

A federal judge in Oregon has handed local governments and organic farmers an important weapon in the battle against GMO crops. U.S. Judge Mark D. Clarke upheld voter-passed Measure 15-119 , a ban on genetically engineered crops in Jackson County, ...

An Oregon raw milk farmer who was fined for posting raw milk prices online is suing the state. Last year Christine Anderson made the mistake of listing the price she charges for raw milk on her website. Even though it ...

A man who was arrested while legally carrying a handgun near his own mailbox has won a settlement against the city of Corvallis, Oregon. The city’s insurance carrier paid 31-year-old Kevin Hall $5,000 after a federal judge concluded that a ...

Oregon scientists are warning that the state is due for a mega-earthquake that would cut off parts of the state for five years and stop power from flowing in the rest of the state for months. While California may be ...

More than 150 agricultural organizations, companies and businesses who oppose genetically modified foods (GMOs) have signed a letter calling on the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to increase oversight of genetically engineered seed trials. The discovery of unapproved GMO wheat ...

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed into law a Canola production ban designed to protect the area’s seed and organic vegetable farms from the mostly GMO crop. The law will halt the commercial production of rapeseed (Canola) until 2019 inside ...

A Tennessee man defended his store from would-be robbers with his gun, and may now lose his lease. The shooting incident took place recently at the Southland Mall in Memphis. Three men entered a cookie store and stole $45 from ...

Editor’s note: This article is the third piece in our series on gardening for your specific location. Check back every day this week for a new featured area of the country! The Pacific Northwest is a gardener’s paradise in many ...