Hacker News with Generative AI: Oregon

Chipmaker TSMC is booming, but its factory near Portland is at a low point (oregonlive.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. enjoyed a remarkable year in 2024, with sales up by more than a third and profits climbing even faster.

Semiconductors, Business, Oregon

4 points by rwc9 2 days ago | 0 comments

Oregon spent funds meant for addiction services on prosecutors, police gadgets (theguardian.com)
The state of Oregon, which has long struggled with one of the worst drug-addiction crises in the US, last year announced $20m in grants to help connect people to substance-use services.

Addiction, Law Enforcement, Public Spending, Oregon, Social Issues

28 points by c420 4 days ago | 7 comments

Oregon house votes to protect consumers from data center power costs (oregonlive.com)
The Oregon House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to shield residential ratepayers and small businesses from the costs of providing electricity to large data centers.

Oregon, Energy, Politics, Data Centers

5 points by rwc9 31 days ago | 0 comments

2 in Oregon die of rare brain disease (oregonlive.com)
Health officials in Hood River County say that two people have died of a rare brain disease.

Health, Oregon, Disease

8 points by rwc9 38 days ago | 1 comments

In Portland, teachers are missing more school than ever (oregonlive.com)
Well before the share of students missing more than three weeks of the school year skyrocketed to near-highest-in-the-nation levels during the pandemic, Oregon was battling a high rate of chronic absenteeism.

Education, Portland, Chronic Absenteeism, Oregon

5 points by rwc9 40 days ago | 2 comments

Oregon abandoned its drug law. Then came the mass arrests (theguardian.com)
At 7.45am on a cool February morning in Medford, Oregon, six police officers pulled up to a desolate road lined with tarps and a shopping cart and began making arrests.

Law Enforcement, Drug Policy, Oregon, Criminal Justice

34 points by c420 53 days ago | 38 comments

When Oregon blew up a whale with 20 cases of dynamite (2024) (katu.com)
Tuesday, November 12 denotes a remarkable day in Oregon history: 54 years since a dead whale was infamously blown up on a Florence beach, showering bystanders and cars with whale bits - and capturing the hearts and minds of the public.

History, Oregon, Wildlife, Accidents

83 points by gscott 66 days ago | 65 comments

Firing of USFS workers raises concerns about wildfires in Oregon, the West (opb.org)
Since last week, the Forest Service has fired at least 2,000 employees, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees the Forest Service.

Wildfires, Oregon, Government, Environment, Employment

7 points by y33t 91 days ago | 2 comments

Oregon house cat dies from eating product that tested positive for bird flu (cnn.com)

Oregon, Avian Flu, Animal Health, Pets

19 points by bikenaga 148 days ago | 2 comments

AI slop is already invading Oregon's local journalism (opb.org)
Silicon Valley’s latest hot technology is being used to further degrade the news available to Oregonians

Artificial Intelligence, Journalism, Oregon, Technology

210 points by pseudolus 164 days ago | 140 comments

Tsunami warning canceled after 7.0 earthquake shakes California, Oregon (accuweather.com)
People along the coast of California and Oregon rushed to higher ground after a tsunami warning was issued on Thursday morning following a powerful earthquake just off the West Coast of the United States.

Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Tsunamis, California, Oregon

4 points by jpcom 169 days ago | 0 comments

Salmon Return to Klamath River After 112 Years, with Largest Dam Removal in U.S. (smithsonianmag.com)
For the first time in 112 years, Chinook salmon are swimming freely in the Klamath Basin in Oregon.

Environmentalism, Salmon, Dams, Oregon, River Restoration

59 points by rntn 210 days ago | 1 comments

1,300 jobs will be eliminated at Intel's Hillsboro campus, company tells state (opb.org)
One of Oregon’s largest private employers told the state Tuesday it’s permanently laying off 1,300 workers.

Layoffs, Technology, Oregon, Business, Intel

45 points by doppp 218 days ago | 26 comments

Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green but Still Sells as Much Fossil Fuel (propublica.org)
Seven years ago, Oregon’s biggest natural gas company set out to convince lawmakers and residents that an abundant new source of green energy was out there, just waiting to be tapped.

Greenwashing, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuels, Oregon

31 points by PaulHoule 241 days ago | 32 comments

Oregon law rolling back drug decriminalization set to take effect (apnews.com)

Oregon, Law, Drug Policy, Criminal Justice

36 points by geox 264 days ago | 81 comments

Over 2,400 patients may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis at Oregon hospitals (cbsnews.com)

Healthcare, Public Health, Oregon, HIV, Hepatitis

40 points by geox 313 days ago | 25 comments

Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme heat (insideclimatenews.org)

Climate Change, Lawsuits, Fossil Fuels, Oregon

22 points by ndsipa_pomu 318 days ago | 2 comments

Proposed ballot measure to raise corporate taxes, give every Oregonian $750/year (oregonlive.com)

Politics, Taxes, Oregon, Economy

45 points by docdeek 337 days ago | 48 comments