SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services has released its 2023 Annual Report, “Building Oregon’s Future,” to show and highlight outcomes achieved throughout the state to meet the housing needs of Oregonians with low to moderate incomes. “Building Oregon’s Future describes the progress that OHCS has made in delivering results on the strategic goals
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined Senate colleagues Tuesday in calling on the Senate Appropriations Committee to secure funding for the Pell Grant program for Fiscal Year 2025. In the letter, the senators request a discretionary increase to the award as Congress works towards doubling the Pell Grant for students. “We
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NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows. When urchin numbers rise, the spiky marine invertebrates can devour kelp forests that are
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., expanded his ongoing investigation into Big Pharma’s tax avoidance and profit shifting with a new letter sent on Monday to the CEO of Pfizer. An analysis by the Finance Committee of Pfizer’s SEC filings found that the company’s effective tax rate fell by 75 percent
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Oregon is poised to distribute funds for early childhood learning and literacy.
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By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Conservation groups say two new federal rules aim to help better protect public lands, including national parks. The Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule ensures conservation use is equal to extraction and development in decision-making on lands the agency manages. The BLM oversees 15.7 million acres
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Monday that they and more than 130 lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, applauding the Direct File program’s success pilot and urging them to make it permanent while expanding its functionality and scope.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A young woman died after falling off a cliff while hiking in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge, officials said Monday. Elisha Angelic Macias, 22, was hiking with friends Sunday near Horsetail Falls, about 35 miles (56.3 kilometers) east of Portland. After separating from the group and going off trail, she fell an
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A centrist candidate who has vowed to be tough on crime was leading in the race for top prosecutor in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, in a contest that was seen as a referendum on voter concerns over homelessness, public drug use and disorder. Nathan
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BAKER CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pioneers of all ages and backgrounds are invited to celebrate Friday’s reopening of the National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City. After a three-year closure for renovations, the center will reopen to the public at 1 p.m. Friday and offer free admission through Sunday. Beginning Saturday, summer hours
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A study from the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, commissioned by the Oregon Health Authority, shows that people living with both substance abuse and serious mental health issues experience a complex and uneven treatment landscape in Oregon, OHA reported Monday. The study—based on self-reported provider data— found that overall, 82 percent
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VIDA, Ore. (KTVZ) – Some tall, hazardous trees that pose a risk to motorists will be removed along state Highway 126E east of Vida starting this week, and the Oregon Department of Transportation is urging drivers to plan ahead the rest of the month. ODOT says it’s working with Oregon State Parks to remove the
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By CLAIRE RUSH and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A congressman who represents California’s north coast has sent a letter to federal regulators asking that they “urgently place” a senior official in the state to respond to tribal needs as wind power is developed offshore. U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman sent the letter as the U.S. offshore
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week (by announcing that travel industry employment in Oregon recovered to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, employee earnings grew significantly and visitor spending reached an all-time high of $14 billion — powering communities, connections and industries across the state. Here’s
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A woman took a deadly fall while hiking on a trail in the Columbia River Gorge on Sunday afternoon, according to the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, KGW reported. The hiker was a woman in her 20s who was hiking with a group of five friends at Horsetail Falls, officials said. At one point,
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CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KTVZ) – A rarely seen fish that lives in complete darkness has been found by beachcombers just south of Cannon Beach, the Seaside Aquarium reported Saturday. The deep-sea angler fish, also called a Pacific football fish, lives at 2,000 to 3,300 feet depths. The aquarium says only 31 specimens have been recorded
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the party’s voters are leaning more toward progressive or establishment factions in a critical presidential election year. The state’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes much of liberal Portland, will have its first open
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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Six people were killed Saturday in Idaho in a two-car accident that included a large passenger van, authorities said. Ten others were injured in the crash on U.S. Highway 20 in Idaho Falls and taken to local hospitals, Idaho State Police said in a statement. An eastbound pickup crossed the
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One of the most popular Santiam State Forest recreation areas, Shellburg Falls, reopened Friday after after years of work, having been closed in the aftermath of the destructive 2020 Labor Day wildfires.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday that a state law creating the Health Care Market Oversight Program does not violate the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Hospital Association of Oregon, which brought the lawsuit, said Friday it’s considering an appeal to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of
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