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State to launch homeowner assistance for Labor Day 2020 wildfire victims still needing help to rebuild or replace homes

March 16, 2024 11:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services will launch the intake phase of the Homeowner Assistance and Reconstruction Program for survivors of the 2020 Labor Day wildfires and straight-line winds on Monday, March 25. Phase 1 of HARP will help low- and moderate-income homeowners who still need assistance to repair, rebuild or replace their homes. Beginning on

Merkley, colleagues call on FAA to work on rules to let flight crews pump breastmilk aboard aircraft

March 16, 2024 11:03 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley led 19 senators in a letter to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker, calling attention to the continued need for clear and workable rules permitting members of flight crews to pump breastmilk aboard aircraft during non-critical phases of flight. Joining Merkley in this letter are U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders

Oregon DEQ to reopen Clean Vehicle Rebate Program for 2-month window, April 3 to June 3

March 16, 2024 10:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced Wednesday it will reopen the Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate Program for a two-month window, from April 3 through June 3. Based on past program participation and limited funds, projections show the program will be oversubscribed and must close on June 4. Any vehicles purchased or leased either before

Wyden urges NCSC to warn public about backdoor codes to commercial locks and safes

March 16, 2024 10:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has urged National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director Michael Casey to alert the public to the possibility that the Chinese government may possess backdoor codes to electronic locks made in China, by updating public educational materials to recommend that businesses upgrade their safe locks to meet U.S. government

OLCC set to launch first phase of new online cannabis and alcohol licensing system on Monday

March 16, 2024 10:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission will launch the Cannabis and Alcohol Management Program (CAMP), a new online licensing system, on Monday. This first phase will transition Recreational Marijuana Program licensees from an online licensing system OLCC has had since 2016 into CAMP, with alcohol licensees following later this year. The

Merkley, Wyden join colleagues in letter to postmaster general, demanding protection of USPS jobs, mail delivery

March 15, 2024 8:57 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon’s U.S. senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a letter led by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, urging him to stop any changes to United States Postal Service service standards that would result in job losses and further degrade mail delivery performance, especially in rural areas. Joining Merkley, Wyden

Older Boeing plane found to have missing panel after flight from California to southern Oregon

March 15, 2024 4:50 pm The Associated Press

By CLAIRE RUSH and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A post-flight inspection revealed a missing panel on an older Boeing 737-800 that had just arrived at its destination in southern Oregon on Friday after flying from San Francisco, officials said, the latest in a series of recent incidents involving aircraft manufactured by

‘It’s all about hooking kids early’: Wyden wants stores, wholesalers to pull unauthorized vaping products from shelves

March 10, 2024 8:56 pm KTVZ News Partners

NewsChannel 21 spoke Friday with Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, about how he and four fellow senators recently wrote to 22 major convenience stores and their wholesalers, reminding them of their obligations and legal liability under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

Oregon GOP senators barred from reelection over walkout seek statewide office instead

March 14, 2024 12:01 pm The Associated Press

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Two Republican state senators in Oregon are seeking statewide office after being barred from reelection for staging a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender health care and gun control. Sen. Brian Boquist, who also made headlines for his threatening comments toward state police during GOP-led walkouts in

Seat belt saved passenger’s life on Boeing 737 jet that suffered a blowout, new lawsuit says

March 14, 2024 7:26 pm The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in January are suing — including one who says his life was saved by a seat belt. The latest lawsuit, representing seven passengers, was filed in Washington’s King County Superior Court Thursday against Boeing,

Oregon kicker tax credit claims top $1.6 billion with a month to go before filing deadline

March 14, 2024 11:13 am Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon taxpayers have already claimed more than $1.6 billion of the record $5.61 billion surplus revenue kicker tax credit being returned to taxpayers in 2024, the Oregon Department of Revenue announced Thursday. The department also reported that it has received more than 950,000 tax returns thus far this year. Another 1.2

Dog deaths revive calls for end to Iditarod, the endurance race with deep roots in Alaska tradition

March 13, 2024 9:07 pm The Associated Press

By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For the past five years, Alaska’s annual Iditarod sled dog race has gone off mostly free of controversy, as teams of dogs and their mushers braved the elements in the 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) test of endurance across the frozen wilderness. This year the deaths of three dogs

Semi carrying large wind turbine tower overturns, closing long stretch of I-84 in Eastern Oregon

March 13, 2024 8:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

BAKER CITY, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A crash along Interstate 84 in Eastern Oregon closed the highway for a substantial stretch Wednesday as road crews work to clear a semi that was carrying a wind turbine tower section. The crash happened between Baker City and Ontario, near milepost 332, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. The agency

Portland passes ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, starting in 2026

March 13, 2024 7:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Portland City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance that will ban the use of gas-powered leaf blowers on all public and private property, KGW reports. The ban takes effect in January 2026, although gas leaf blowers will still be permitted during the months of October, November and December for the first two

Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer vote for potential TikTok ban; C.O. users who profit from videos concerned about app’s future

March 13, 2024 11:44 am Jillian Fortner

(Update: adding video comments from local TikTokkers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer voted with the strong House majority Wednesday to require that the popular social media app TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, be required to sell the app to a U.S. company or that the app be banned from being

Boeing is unable to provide key information in door plug blowout investigation, NTSB chair says

March 13, 2024 11:23 am CNN Newsource

By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Investigators probing the Boeing 737 Max blowout say their investigation is being held back by Boeing’s lack of a paper trail for key work. Despite interviewing employees who work at Boeing’s Renton, Washington facility that assembles the 737 Max, as well as collecting other paperwork, the National Transportation Safety

Alaska Airlines flight was headed for maintenance the same day part of the plane blew off

March 12, 2024 5:42 pm CNN Newsource

By David Goldman and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Alaska Airlines flight 1282, on which a door plug blew off the side of the plane shortly after takeoff on January 5, was scheduled to be taken out of service for maintenance the night of the incident, the airline said Tuesday. Although Alaska Airlines did not

Boeing promises changes after getting poor grades in a government audit of manufacturing quality

March 12, 2024 1:05 pm The Associated Press

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Responding to a U.S. government audit, Boeing said Tuesday that it would work with employees found to have violated company manufacturing procedures to make sure they understand instructions for their jobs. The aircraft maker detailed its latest steps to correct lapses in quality in a memo to employees from

Senators Wyden, Sanders press federal agencies to protect Americans against surprise medical bills

March 12, 2024 8:07 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate Health, Employment, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee Chair Bernard Sanders, I-Vt., sent a letter to federal agencies this week, requesting they issue guidance to insurers to crack down on cost-sharing practices that land patients with surprise medical bills after receiving preventative services. “Health plans

Oregon hospitals report second year of losses, stress need for policy changes

March 12, 2024 9:23 am KTVZ News Partners

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KTVZ) — A combination of factors including high inflation, workforce shortages and escalating expenses continue to squeeze the operating margins of Oregon hospitals, their association said Tuesday, underscoring the urgency of implementing policy solutions to ensure they can continue to support their communities. New data released this week by Apprise Health Insights

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