Tulip, daffodil farmworkers strike over wages, conditions
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A group of Washington state tulip and daffodil farm workers have gone on strike to demand that the Washington Bulb…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff to honor Madeleine Albright
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Sunday, to honor the life…
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State housing agency seeks public input on funding priorities for recovery from 2020 Labor Day fires
Oregon Housing and Community Services said Wednesday it is looking for public input on what the priorities should be for spending $422 million in…
Continue Reading Proud Boy member appears in court on riot, assault charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A member of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been arraigned on charges stemming from a rally in Portland, Oregon.…
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ODOT reminder: Oregon’s studded tire season ends March 31
Spring is here, and it’s time to take off the studded tires, the Oregon Department of Transportation reminded Wednesday. Oregon drivers have until…
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Washington state Gov. Inslee signs bill limiting firearm magazines
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state on Wednesday signed a bill that will ban the sale, manufacturing,…
Continue Reading Amazon fined by WA over risk of worker injury at warehouse
KENT, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries says it has fined Amazon $60,000 for “knowingly putting workers at…
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Oregon ‘continuum of care’ organizations receive $46 million from feds to help homeless
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday more than $46 million in FY2021 Continuum of Care Competition awards headed to seven…
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Oregon OSHA fines Dollar Tree Stores $32,000 for repeated workplace safety violations
Oregon OSHA announced Wednesday it has fined Dollar Tree Stores Inc. $32,000 for repeatedly exposing employees to potential serious injury from…
Continue Reading Idaho governor signs abortion ban modeled on Texas law
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has become the first state to enact a law modeled after a Texas law banning abortions…
Continue Reading Omicron subvariant found in 25% of cases tested at UW lab
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials say the subvariant of omicron known as BA.2 accounts for about one-fourth of COVID-19 cases sequenced in…
Continue Reading Suit: Third grader thrown across room by school worker
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by the mother of a third grader says a Multnomah Education Service District worker inflicted illegal corporal…
Continue Reading Officials investigate 2 deaths at Franklin County Jail
PASCO, Wash. (AP) — A second inmate in a month has died at the Franklin County jail. An autopsy was conducted Tuesday after an Othello woman was…
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Oregon Zoo welcomes first condor chick of the season
The first fluffy California condor chick of 2022 hatched last week at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, marking the…
Continue Reading Pierce County OKs $4M settlement over Manuel Ellis death
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Pierce County Council has approved a settlement that will pay $4 million to the family of Manuel Ellis, a Black man killed…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, 269 cases; St. Charles patient count lowest since July
There are eight newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,983, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday as…
Continue Reading 2 drivers charged in speed racing death of woman in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police have arrested two men in connection with a car crash amid speed racing that killed a woman in Portland. The…
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Clackamas County man receives award for heroism and life-saving efforts
By Bridget Chavez Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — John Cerda has now been…
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Oregon public defense agency agrees to resume paying prosecutors discovery fees
The state agency that oversees public defense in Oregon says it will resume paying district attorneys discovery fees after cutting off the payments…
Continue Reading Oregonians who fish recreationally cannot take home starfish
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon residents who fish recreationally are now prohibited from taking home sea stars, otherwise known as starfish. Oregon…
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