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Month: October 2024

Wyden backs bill to build homes for working families, introduces bill to ban lavish gifts to Supreme Court justices

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) —  Senator Ron Wyden said Thursday he is cosponsoring legislation that would provide tax credits to generate incentives for new investments and additional resources for single-family home construction and renovations for working families in Oregon and nationwide. Senator Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., who led the New Homes Tax Credit Act, released a report on housing supply

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Company recalls nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry dishes for listeria contamination

AP Health Writer A company is recalling nearly 10 million pounds of meat and poultry products made at an Oklahoma plant because they may be contaminated with listeria bacteria that can cause illness and death. BrucePac of Woodburn, Oregon, recalled the roughly 5,000 tons of ready-to-eat foods this week after U.S. Agriculture Department officials detected

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Florida residents over 100 miles from Milton’s landfall faced a different threat: 3 tornadoes in less than 25 minutes

By Alisha Ebrahimji, Paul P. Murphy and Mary Gilbert, CNN St. Lucie County, Florida (CNN) — As Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm — weakening to a Category 1 as it sliced through the state — at least nine tornadoes tore through communities over 100 miles inland, including three

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Florida residents over 100 miles from Milton’s landfall faced a different threat: 3 tornadoes in less than 25 minutes

CNN By Alisha Ebrahimji, Paul P. Murphy and Mary Gilbert, CNN St. Lucie County, Florida (CNN) — As Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key, Florida, as a dangerous Category 3 storm — weakening to a Category 1 as it sliced through the state — at least nine tornadoes tore through communities over 100 miles inland, including

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Hurricane Milton’s winds topple crane that was building west Florida’s tallest residential tower

Associated Press A construction crane came crashing down on the building that houses the Tampa Bay Times during the height of Hurricane Milton’s menace across Florida. The crane being used to work on a 46-story condominium and office building toppled over Wednesday night. No injuries were reported. The mayor of St. Petersburg had warned residents

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