Oregon State University–Cascades will offer a new bachelor’s degree this fall to address employer needs for engineers that can work across a wide range of engineering disciplines.
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A Vancouver, Washington man was arrested in Sunriver Saturday night, caught in the act of burglarizing two unoccupied condominiums, police said Monday.
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Every April, the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime leads communities across the country in observing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week to honor crime victims, promote their rights and recognize those who advocate on their behalf.
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For the next couple of days we will enjoy the influence of a nice ridge of high pressure.
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The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant, settling a quirk of constitutional law that had allowed divided votes to result in convictions in Louisiana and Oregon.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), along with 39 of their congressional colleagues, are blasting the Trump administration for continuing to garnish wages of millions of struggling student loan borrowers, despite a new law passed by Congress last month that prohibits such wage seizures during
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Ranking Member Ben Cardin, D-Md., U.S Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., a senior member of the Senate Small Business Committee, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., sent a letter Friday to U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the Oregon Department of Transportation will receive nearly $42.7 million in funding to support rural public transportation operations and projects — including coronavirus response efforts—in communities throughout the state.
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As some horse owners in Central Oregon struggle to afford food and medical care for their horses during the COVID-19 crisis, some horse rescue organizations are launching the “Keep Them Home” project to help provide hay.
Continue ReadingDozens of grocery store workers have died from the coronavirus, despite masks, temperature checks and capacity restrictions to keep them safe. So far, supermarkets have resisted the most draconian policy: banning customers from coming inside.
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The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has approved a temporary rule allowing OLCC licensed retailers to sell beer, wine and cider beginning at 6 a.m., an hour earlier than before.
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The Oregon Liquor Control Commission last week gave the go-ahead for random testing of marijuana products for the presence of undisclosed ingredients and additives.
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We saw more creativity on display for the second week of the #ToTheMax Challenge, with animals even getting involved this time! Send in your videos using #ToTheMax on social media or through the ‘Share’ tab on KTVZ.com. Your videos could end up on air and online next Sunday.
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Three people were killed and one was seriously injured in a house fire early Sunday morning near the Polk County city of Dallas, sheriff’s deputies said. Two others escaped with minor injuries.
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Sunday has brought beautiful bluebird skies on the High Desert, kicking off a short warming trend. Today we topped out in the 60s across the board, which is above average for this time of the year. These mostly clear conditions should stick with us through the rest of Sunday night through Tuesday. Monday will be
Continue ReadingAt least nine people were killed, including one Mountie, during a weekend shooting rampage in small-town Nova Scotia.
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For the second Sunday in a row, thousands of Oregonians trying to file their weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were falsely told they needed to restart their claims from the beginning. The issue was fixed by midday, users and officials said.
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Hundreds of people gathered at the Washington state Capitol on Sunday to protest Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order designed to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
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When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act three weeks ago, the bill included some much-needed economic support for Main Street.
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COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the death toll to 74, the Oregon Health Authority reported Sunday.
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