A surface inversion is preventing the normal mixing of air, meaning pollutants will remain trapped at lower altitudes.

BOTTOM LINE: Idaho visits Portland State after Jack Payne scored 23 points in Idaho’s 80-67 win over the Sacramento State Hornets. The Vikings are 5-1 in home games. Portland State is second in college basketball with 44.8 points in the paint led by Terri Miller Jr. averaging 8.7.

Malheur County Commissioner Ron Jacobs told proponents of the Greater Oregon movement that Malheur County Court would decide on whether to support a bill to create a commission at the Oregon Legislature to meet with Idaho lawmakers about shifting central and eastern Oregon counties to Idaho. (The Enterprise/FILE)

The Oregon Legislature meets Tuesday for a 160-day "long" session, one facing big demands for funding toward some of the state's most pressing problems.

Boise St. at Colorado St., 8:30 p.m. Duquesne at La Salle, 11 a.m. Holy Cross at Army, 11 a.m. Marquette at Providence, 11 a.m. Navy at Boston U., 11:30 a.m.

Black Rock Coffee Bar, founded in Oregon and known for its premium roasted coffees, teas, smoothies and flavorful Fuel Energy drinks, is celebrating a significant milestone with the opening of its 150th location in the United States.

Tulane at Temple, 1 p.m. La Salle at UMass, 2 p.m. Rice at FAU, 1 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

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Junior forward Michael Rataj is the last of Oregon State's impressive 2022 recruiting class still wearing a Beavers uniform.

PULLMAN — The Cougars controlled the paint throughout a 92-70 West Coast Conference men’s basketball victory Saturday over visiting Portland. WSU (15-5, 5-2) finished with a 48-18 scoring advantage in the key and converted 17 Portland turnovers into 25 points.

The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already

Boise State has averaged 85 points over the past three games, but it was the other side of the ball that was under the microscope Tuesday night.