OHA, DEQ announce Oregon beaches to be monitored for bacteria in 2024-25
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program has finalized a list of beaches to be monitored for unsafe levels of bacteria during…
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OHA urges Oregonians to resolve to get vaccinated against respiratory viruses for new year
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the new year fast approaching, Oregon health officials are asking people to resolve in 2024 – or in what remains of…
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Jury clears 3 Washington officers in death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who said he couldn’t breathe
By MARTHA BELLISLE and MADDY GRASSY Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A jury cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal…
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New Oregon Transparency website launches with links to meetings, records, data, budgets and more info
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)— The state of Oregon’s Enterprise Information Services has launched a new Oregon Transparency website, which went live last…
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Extreme heat represents a new threat to trees and plants in the Pacific Northwest
By NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — From June 25 to July 2, 2021, the Pacific Northwest experienced a record-breaking heat…
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Oregon appeals court finds the rules for the state’s climate program are invalid
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A state appeals court in Oregon decided late Wednesday that the rules for a program designed to limit and drastically reduce…
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Measure 110 Hotline gets new ownership; OHA reports increase in calls
People seeking Measure 110 services and supports can now access a newly invigorated helpline to connect individuals more efficiently with treatment,…
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Methamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl and methamphetamine drove a record number of homeless deaths last year in…
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Jacqueline ‘Jacque’ Buchanan named Forest Service Pacific Northwest regional forester
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore announced Wednesday the appointment of Jacqueline “Jacque” Buchanan as the…
Continue ReadingVictim of Green River serial killer identified after 4 decades as teen girl who ran away from home
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities have identified a teenage girl killed by the Green River serial killer in Washington state four decades ago. Lori Anne…
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New lawsuit against the US by protesters alleges negligence, battery in 2020 clashes in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters who were injured by federal law enforcement officers in Portland more than three years ago have filed a new…
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Oregon’s jobless rate holds steady at 3.6% in November, despite workforce decline of 7,300 jobs
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 7,300 jobs in November, following a revised loss of 4,300 jobs in October, but…
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State audit finds Measure 110 grants have helped expand drug treatment, but ‘significant challenges remain’
Funds from Ballot Measure 110 have expanded community-based treatment and recovery services for drug and alcohol use, but challenges remain to fully…
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Bentz leads coalition in amicus brief urging Supreme Court to curb presidential overreach under Antiquities Act
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) announced Tuesday he is leading a coalition of congressmen and senators in filing an amicus brief…
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‘They were heroes’: 3 men killed in Polk County plane crash were Afghan Air Force pilots who served with US military
INDEPENDENCE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The victims of a small plane crash in Independence Saturday evening were all Afghan refugees and former pilots…
Continue Reading Chavez-DeRemer, Problem Solvers Caucus endorse bill to improve child care access for police officers
WASHINGTON (KTVZ), D.C. – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined her colleagues on the Problem Solvers Caucus to endorse H.R. 2722, the…
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Gov. Kotek orders public flags lowered in memory of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Monday ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff from midnight until sunset…
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That turtle you give as a gift may have been trafficked illegally, ODFW warns
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Turtle shell fragments scattered around the nest boxes confirmed his fears: 14 newly-hatched turtles were missing. …
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OSU researchers find some coral species could be more resilient to climate change than previously thought
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Some coral species can be resilient to marine heat waves by “remembering” how they lived through previous ones,…
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OSU scientists collect aardvark poop to learn how species is affected by climate change in Africa
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – In a first-of-its-kind study of aardvarks, Oregon State University researchers spent months in sub-Saharan Africa…
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