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Month: March 2024

Interior Dept., National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announce two C. Oregon habitat, migration project grants

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Department of the Interior and National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced Tuesday $11.8 million for 10 projects in seven states — including two in Central Oregon — that will help restore habitat connectivity and secure key migration corridors for wildlife in the American West. One of the pair of grrants, each nearly $200,000, will go

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Emotional Baltimore Mayor urges prayers after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, “It looked like something out of an action movie”

By Julie Eich Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — An emotional Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott urged everybody to keep their focus on the victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Tuesday morning. Much of the 1.6 mile bridge collapsed overnight after being struck by a container ship. “This is

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Central Oregon jobless rates edge upward in February; Deschutes County adds jobs for month, year

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased in all three Central Oregon counties, but not by very much, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. In February, total nonfarm employment decreased in both Crook and Jefferson counties but increased in Deschutes County. Here’s the monthly report: Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate

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