SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon National Guard Soldiers and Airmen took part in Memorial Day services and community events around the state on Monday, pausing to remember fallen service members who have given their lives in defense of the nation. Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty, an Army veteran, along with her husband, Oregon Army National Guard Maj.
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An outbreak of paralytic shellfish poisoning that sickened at least 20 people is prompting state health officials to urge those who harvested mussels from a now-closed stretch of Oregon’s coast since Saturday to discard the mollusks.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. House recently passed the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act with broad bipartisan support. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted in favor of the legislation, which would provide tax breaks to wildfire victims who were granted relief payments any time after December 2019. Specifically, if the bill passes the U.S. Senate, it
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley on Thursday joined the reintroduction for a third time of legislation they say would strengthen the U.S. Department of Justice’s and state governments’ ability to hold police and other officials accountable for discriminatory practices. After Michael Brown was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – During Mental Health Awareness Month, Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05) announced the reintroduction of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, legislation that would greatly boost the availability of mental health providers in America’s public schools. Mental illness affects 20% of American youth. This bicameral legislation will put
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, joined with four congressional colleagues last week to urge top federal officials to investigate use and disclosures of legally protected and sensitive taxpayer information by tax prep companies. The letter from Wyden and the four members of the Senate and House follows
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The public is invited to comment on the draft 2025-29 Oregon Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) titled Balance and Engagement: Sustaining the Benefits for All Oregonians. A copy of the draft SCORP document and support documents are posted online for public review. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) will accept comments
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon consumers can get a first look at requested rates for 2025 individual and small group health insurance plans, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services announced Thursday. In what DCBS called a major win for Oregonians, Moda will become the fifth company to offer health insurance in every single
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After a two-day bench trial, the U.S. Department of Labor said, a federal judge has ordered the U.S. Postal Service to pay $141,307 in lost wages and damages for emotional distress suffered to an Oregon probationary mail carrier who the agency fired after they reported an on-the-job injury to their supervisor and filed an accident report.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry and the Oregon State Fire Marshal are convening a workgroup to discuss solutions for sustainable wildfire mitigation and suppression funding to address the growing wildfire crisis. The Legislature tasked the two agencies with establishing the workgroup through House Bill 5701 in the 2024 legislative session. The group
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff pursuant of 4 U.S.C. 7m and the President’s Proclamation on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, from 12:01 a.m. until noon. “On Memorial Day, we honor all our heroes and fallen soldiers, and keep them and their
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 142nd Wing out of Portland Air National Guard Base will conduct Memorial Day flyovers for ceremonies at locations throughout northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. “We support the Memorial Day flyovers to honor the great men and women who have given their all in defense of this great nation,” said Lt.
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By BECKY BOHRER and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s new election system — with open primaries and ranked voting — has been a model for those in other states who are frustrated by political polarization and a sense that voters lack real choice at the ballot box. Used for the first
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Representative Kim Schrier, D-Wash., on Thursday reintroduced the bipartisan National Prescribed Fire Act of 2024, which would support pre-fire season prescribed burns as an “essential, science-based strategy to save lives and property,” the lamwkers said. Here’s Wyden’s announcement about the legislation and its goals: In the 2022 Fiscal
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(Update: Adding Oregon DHS news release on settlement) PORTLAND Ore. (KGW/KPTV) – On Thursday, the plaintiffs in a federal class action lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Human Services reached a settlement that has major implications for the youth foster care system in the state, KPTV reported. According to the settlement in Wyatt B., et al.
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As warmer weather arrives, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission said Friday it will expand its Minor Decoy Operations, to ensure that OLCC licensees are not selling alcohol and cannabis products to individuals under the age of 21. The stepped-up effort will also include MDO activity for alcohol home delivery.
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East Bend resident Rick Rankin has been living in the area for 11 years, but says recently, he’s noticed an increase in RVs campers, and tents behind the Safeway store.
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday rejected a recommendation to cut a proposal for what would be the state’s largest wind farm in half, giving new life to the $1.7 billion project. Plans for the Horse Heaven wind farm originally included up to 222 wind turbines across 24 miles (38.6 kilometers)
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Forest Service road crew has completed grading work on the road to Tumalo Falls, which is now open for the season just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, the Deschutes National Forest said Thursday. The work to improve Forest Service Road 4603 took a few days. “Please drive slowly
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County announced Thursday the appointment of Will Van Vactor as the interim county manager. Van Vactor, who currently serves as the Community Development Department director, “will step into this role effective immediately, bringing with him a wealth of professional experience and expertise,” the county said. Here’s the rest of the
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