Forest Service opens up 600 fire support positions in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska
OREGON (KTVZ) — The USDA Forest Service has announced it will be hiring nearly 600 fire support positions in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. It…
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30 Oregon school districts selected to receive literacy funding boost
OREGON (KTVZ) — 30 school districts across Oregon have been selected to receive a funding boost, all in the name of literacy. The Oregon Department…
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ODOT offers details of big cuts ahead if lawmakers don’t pass funding package at upcoming special session
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation provided new details Monday of how it landed in a major funding gap that soon could…
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Governor Kotek issues drought declarations for Coos and Wheeler counties, bringing total so far this year to seven
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday she has declared a drought in Coos and Wheeler counties through an executive order and…
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Lori Vallow Daybell back in Idaho prison
Curtis Jackson POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI)—Lori Vallow Daybell is back in Idaho, where she will spend the rest of her life behind bars. New video…
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Bryan Kohberger described as creepy, domineering by college peers in months before Idaho killings, newly released files show
By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — In the days and weeks after Bryan Kohberger was arrested in connection with the brutal killings of four undergrads…
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President Trump says he’ll sign executive order in bid to end mail-in ballots, voting machines; Oregon officials react strongly
WASHINGTON (NBC News) — President Trump said Monday in a post to Truth Social that he would sign an executive order to try to get rid of mail-in…
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Oregon DEQ issues report on 2024 smoke trends: Longer wildfire seasons mean more unhealthy air days in Bend, elsewhere
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has released the 2025 Wildfire Smoke Trends Report, which gathers and examines data about how the…
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Bend and Central Oregon again top AAA’s list of favorite Labor Day weekend travel destinations around the Northwest
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – It’s been a record-breaking summer travel season, and many will squeeze in one final trip over the Labor Day weekend…
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Oregon Department of Aviation and Yamaha sign a deal to explore the use of unmanned helicopters to fight wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Aviation said Thursday it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Yamaha Motor Corporation,…
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Coast Guard suspends extensive search for missing fisherman who disappared off Northwest coast on solo voyage
ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it suspended its search for a missing fisherman off the coast of Oregon and Washington around 1:30…
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‘Give Cancer Hell’: OHSU’s Knight Cancer Institute receives historic $2 billion donation from Phil and Penny Knight
By Luisa Anderson, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Phil and Penny Knight are donating a record-breaking $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science…
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Oregon State Police identifies motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 126 west of Sisters
A Springfield motorcyclist was killed in a crash Wednesday morning on Oregon Highway 126 near the intersection with U.S. Highway 20 west of Sisters,…
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Two adults, three children dead in apparent murder-suicide in Josephine County
(Update: Adding video) JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. (KOBI) – An investigation is underway into what authorities are saying is a murder-suicide that…
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Oregon jobless rate reaches 5%, highest in four years; state lost 11,000 jobs in two months, nearly 25,000 in past year
Oregon’s jobless rate rose to 5% in July, the highest in four years, as its seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 2,700 jobs…
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Another quiet week at the gas pumps as August settles in; Bend’s average price rose slightly, AAA reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The first full week of August was another week with just small price changes at the gas pumps around the U.S., Oregon and…
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Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon reaches deal to buy Portland Trail Blazers for more than $4 billion, reports say
By Jared Cowley (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, has a tentative deal to purchase the Portland…
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Landslide risk doesn’t always rise after a wildfire, University of Oregon study finds
(Adding video from 5PM broadcast) EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — In the wake of a wildfire, there’s often an assumption that burned landscapes will be more…
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Oregon estimates $15 billion Oregon impact from Trump budget cuts; Governor Kotek decries ‘needless, callous hardship’
SALEM. Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Monday that the budget reconciliation bill backed by the Trump Administration and passed by…
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Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman from capsized vessel near Newport; three others rescued
SEATTLE (KTVZ) — The Coast Guard on Monday suspended its search for a missing fisherman from a fishing vessel that capsized Sunday afternoon near…
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