Month: October 2017

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) – About 80,000 gallons of feces, urine and laundry waste rushed into the Columbia River on Wednesday. The Columbian…

A 76-year-old Springfield woman who was reported missing on a trip to the market was found dead Wednesday in her vehicle, which had flipped onto its…

As fires continue to burn during the most expensive wildfire season on record, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., urged Senate leadership Wednesday night…

Oregon farmers who haven’t yet heard of the Food Safety Modernization Act and its acronym, FSMA, will likely soon become quite familiar with…

Walking is one of the best things you can do for your health. But walking at night can be dangerous if you can’t be seen. That’s why SAIF…

(Update: Police say suspect in critical condition, also robbed check-cashing store) PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Portland police say officers shot and…

(Update: Bend FD details; gas line replacement crew hit line; why power was shut off) An excavator doing natural gas line replacement work struck and…

It’s something lots of people would find terribly uncomfortable: telling someone, face to face, why they matter. But it happened Wednesday at…

Three Creswell boys — a 16-year-old and two 13-year-olds — have been charged with starting a fire that burned a lumber mill office and…

Higher Oregon vehicle registration, title and trip permit fees take effect Jan. 1, providing funding for a major investment in the state’s…

Sam Carpenter, a Bend entrepreneur/businessman, author, philanthropist and former Republican U.S. Senate candidate, declared his candidacy for…

MCKENZIE BRIDGE, Ore. (AP) – Loggers gained access to a timber sale in the Willamette National Forest by pulling apart a roadblock installed by…

The Deschutes National Forest said Wednesday it recently finished the Rim Butte project, an 18 -mile off-highway vehicle trail system for Jeeps and…

Here are the results of Tuesday’s KTVZ.COM Poll, asking if you believe all businesses should be required to provide access to the disabled:…

PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) – A pulp mill is under construction in southeast Washington that plans to give farmers in the state and in Eastern Oregon…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Complaints about food are common in prison, but some inmates at the Columbia River Correctional Institution are more…

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and five conservation groups are teaming up to offer $15,500 for information…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Authorities say a 30-year-old man was shot during an apparent argument in northeast Portland. Portland police Sgt.…

Mega Millions is being redesigned to bring more value to its players, with starting jackpots more than doubling from $15 million to $40 million, and…

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – Striking government employees in Lane County are going to back to work after a walkout that lasted more than a…