SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade certified the results of the 2024 primary election on Thursday. Official election results are available on their website. “Oregonians are voters, as proven with the success of this election,” Griffin-Valade said. “This primary election was one of the most secure in Oregon’s history, and the November
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Nike posted sluggish growth as the largest sportswear brand in the world faced rising competition, a consumer pullback in its key markets and strategy missteps. Nike’s sales grew 1% last year and were flat last quarter, the company reported Thursday. The company projects sales to drop 10%
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By Eric Levenson and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, the criminology grad student accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022, is set to begin June 2, 2025, according to a scheduling order filed in court. In a court hearing Thursday, Latah County Judge John Judge
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden said Thursday he is leading Senate colleagues including fellow Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley in calling on Postmaster General DeJoy and the U.S. Postal Service to share their plans to accommodate high volumes of mail expected in the upcoming 2024 general election in Oregon and nationwide. “In 2020, the Postal Service overcame
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Chris Isidore, CNN Renton, Washington (CNN) — For months, missing paperwork has hindered the investigation into how a door plug blew off a 737 Max on an Alaska Airlines flight in January, making it difficult to find out who made the near tragic mistake. This week, Boeing disclosed that the paperwork
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo’s newest residents are also its oldest: 25 Pacific lamprey moved in this week, and the ancient fish are making themselves right at home. Predating dinosaurs and even trees, this 400-million-year-old native species is an important part of the history and culture of the Pacific Northwest. “We’re so excited
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care has released the 2024-2029 strategic plan along with its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan. Outlined in the plans are the agency mission, vision, and values that reflect the agency’s mandate, along with key goals and objectives to guide the work for the
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The FBI is seeking the public’s assistance with obtaining identifying information regarding an unknown male who may have critical information pertaining to the identity of a child victim in an ongoing sexual exploitation investigation. Photographs and an informational poster depicting the unknown individual, known only as John Doe 48, are being
Continue ReadingFEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — A driver was found dead and three passengers in the vehicle were found hurt in an attack that involved a stabbing and shooting on Interstate 5 in Washington state Wednesday, law enforcement officials said. Washington state Trooper Rick Johnson told KING-TV that responding officers found the male driver dead of
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZZ) The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it has taken proactive steps by issuing emergency rules for livestock fairs and shows this summer to reduce the risk of avian influenza, often referred to as “bird flu.” The rules are a measure to prevent the introduction of High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI) into an exhibition
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“Significant resources” responded Wednesday to a new lightning-sparked wildfire, the Little Valley Fire near Harper in Eastern Oregon, which quickly grew to 12,000 acres and was threatening two structures.
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By Gabe Cohen, David Goldman and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A whistleblower has come forward Wednesday alleging parts of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner planes were built in an unsafe manner – potentially leading to “devastating consequences.” Richard Cuevas, a mechanic at Strom, a contractor for Boeing manufacturing partner Spirit Aerosystems, claims that he witnessed holes
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court appears poised to temporarily allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing a document that was inadvertently posted on the court’s website in an astonishing breach of protocol. The unsigned opinion showed that three conservatives – Chief
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University doctoral student and researchers at Adobe have created a new, cost-effective training technique for artificial intelligence systems that aims to make them less socially biased. Eric Slyman of the OSU College of Engineering and the Adobe researchers call the novel method FairDeDup, an abbreviation for fair deduplication. Deduplication
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The city of Portland will begin enforcement of its new ban on homeless camps beginning July 1, Mayor Ted Wheeler told KGW on Monday. The ordinance will allow the city to fine or jail homeless people if there are shelter beds available and they refuse to take the offer. Portland City Council adopted
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady and Brian Fung, CNN London (CNN) — Microsoft has violated European Union antitrust laws by bundling Teams with its other popular applications for businesses, EU officials said Tuesday, marking the bloc’s latest challenge to a US tech giant. If confirmed, the preliminary findings of an EU investigation could lead to a fine
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Summer’s here, and people looking to get in shape for the season could take some tips from Nolina, an elderly Oregon Zoo porcupine whose fitness routine is on point. This spiky senior citizen, who turned 20 Monday, is known for taking morning walks, which have kept her looking sharp in her
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Isidore and Evan Perez, CNN New York (CNN) — Prosecutors are urging the US Justice Department to file criminal charges against Boeing for safety issues surrounding its 737 Max, although top Justice Department officials haven’t made a final decision, a source familiar with the development tells CNN. The possible criminal charges are
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The snowcapped peak of Mount Rainier, which towers 4.3 kilometers (2.7 miles) above sea level in Washington state, has not produced a significant volcanic eruption in the past 1,000 years. Yet, more than Hawaii’s bubbling lava fields or Yellowstone’s sprawling supervolcano, it’s Mount Rainier that has many US volcanologists worried. “Mount
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help. As an information services librarian, answering patrons’ questions is part of Meissner’s day-to-day work, and serving the community is one of her favorite parts of the
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