Portland, Ore. – On May 24, fire restrictions will go into effect for all Bureau of Land Management public lands throughout Oregon and Washington. BLM leaders encourage all visitors to be aware of active restrictions and closures as warmer, drier weather sets in around the Pacific Northwest. These fire restrictions help reduce the risk of human-caused
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DALLAS, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The man who shot a Tigard resident nine times while he was returning home from a trip to the Oregon Coast with his wife has pleaded guilty, KGW reports. On Thursday, Justin Nathaniel McAnulty, 24, pleaded guilty except insane to one count of second-degree murder in Polk County Circuit Court. As part of
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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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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Four Oregon State Police traffic stops along Interstate 5 have yielded significant drug seizures in just over two weeks and resulted in seven arrests, troopers said Thursday. In the most recent incident, an arrested couple’s 6-month-old infant was placed in protective state custody. OSP troopers seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, PCP, and other
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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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CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon environmental, parks and wildlife officials, as well as federal agencies, responded Thursday to investigate reports of pieces of tar found on beaches along the Oregon coast, days after several birds were found with a tar-like substance along the coast. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said agencies received
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. (AP) — Six people killed when a pickup crashed into a passenger van in Idaho on Saturday were agricultural workers from Mexico, officials said. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico said in a news release that the van passengers were all agricultural workers from Mexico who were in the U.S. on
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)
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats have launched an inquiry into recent reports that Donald Trump offered oil executives the reversal of some of President Joe Biden’s climate policies upon the former president’s reelection in exchange for campaign contributions. The chairs of the Senate Finance and Budget committees announced in a joint statement
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Good news doesn’t always travel fast. Berry, a Linne’s two-toed sloth, slowly made her debut at the Oregon Zoo last week. Though sloths aren’t known for their speed, care staff say she’s settling in quickly to her new habitat.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry and its local, state, and federal partners have started implementing the 20-year Landscape Resiliency Strategy. The strategy prioritizes areas at high risk for wildfires. This year through mid-2025, the three programs paid for by the state’s General Fund will invest about $14 million into local, state,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice and AGs from 29 states and the District of Columbia in filing an antitrust lawsuit Thursday against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., which owns Ticketmaster, alleging that the company illegally monopolizes the live entertainment industry. Filed in the US District Court for Southern
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Democrats on Thursday selected Joe Biden as their their nominee for the White House, giving the president more delegates after he already clinched his party’s 2024 nomination. Biden won the state Democratic caucus with 95% of the vote in a low-turnout election with just over
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SALEM, Ore. — With over 91 percent of the state’s 1.5 million renewals complete, more than four out of five Oregonians are keeping their Oregon Health Plan (OHP) or other Medicaid benefits. An update this month to the ONE Eligibility system will enable Oregon to use an improved process for the remaining renewals. These changes
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Centrist district attorney candidate Nathan Vasquez has ousted the incumbent progressive prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, after running a campaign in which he vowed to be tough on crime. One of District Attorney Mike Schmidt’s deputies, Vasquez was endorsed by several police groups.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Wednesday he has joined 14 fellow senators in submitting a public comment letter to Secretary Miguel Cardona of the U.S. Department of Education on President Biden’s proposal to reduce or eliminate federal student loans for tens of millions of borrowers in Oregon and nationwide. Published in the Federal
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(Update: Oregon Democratic lawmakers demand ‘swift action’ to address issues) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — U.S. Department of Justice Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz announced Wednesday the release of an inspection of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Federal Correctional Institution Sheridan, a men’s prison in Oregon with an adjacent male detention center and minimum-security prison camp. The onsite inspection,
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Labor announced a voluntary resolution agreement Wednesday with the Employment Department of Oregon to reaffirm its commitment to provide meaningful access in its unemployment insurance program for people with limited English proficiency. A compliance review by the department’s Civil Rights Center determined Oregon’s UI program has made commendable efforts to
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters battling wildfires in the Pacific Northwest will now have the world’s largest public-facing system of wildfire cameras at their disposal. Three universities — including the University of Oregon’s Oregon Hazards Lab, known as OHAZ; the University of Nevada, Reno; and ALERTCalifornia at the University of California, San Diego — have
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A portion of U.S. Highway 97 in Klamath Falls will be fully closed for six weeks beginning Monday, July 8, with detours for a bridge replacement project. U.S. 97 over Lakeport Boulevard will be fully closed while crews replace the Pelican Bridge as part of the U.S. 97: OR 58-California Border
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