OSU, NASA partnership will send microbes to space to see how they grow in low gravity
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two Oregon State University College of Engineering faculty members are partnering with NASA on a $525,000 National…
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Oregon gas prices continue to fall as Thanksgiving travel week arrives
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 7.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.06/g Monday, according…
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Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession…
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OSU alumni’s $20 million gift will establish new marine innovation and technology center
A $20 million gift to the Oregon State University Foundation by alumni Judy and Mike Gaulke will create a new center to lead and support innovative…
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Gov. Kotek names Shana McConville Radford as tribal affairs director
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Thursday that Shana McConville Radford has joined the administration as her Tribal Affairs…
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Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer comment on legislation that averted federal government shutdown
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez DeRemer, R-Ore., issued statements after voting for Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to fund the…
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Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states…
Continue ReadingDogs are coming down with an unusual respiratory illness in several US states
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs, and encouraging…
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OSU researchers receive $2 million to look for new ways to prevent organic potatoes from sprouting, spoiling
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers have been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop…
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USDA unveils updated plant hardiness map, a tool for gardeners and growers, based on OSU climate data
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday released its new Plant Hardiness Zone Map, the national standard by which…
Continue ReadingJudge rules against tribes in fight over Nevada lithium mine they say is near sacred massacre site
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge in Nevada has dealt another legal setback to Native American tribes trying to…
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OHA: At least six Oregon children have had high blood lead levels after eating WanaBana applesauce pouches
State and local health officials said Thursday they have identified at least six children in Oregon with elevated blood lead levels after they ate…
Continue Reading Wyden, colleagues want critical road safety provisions implemented: ‘Now is not the time to turn on cruise control’
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Senate colleagues has sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,…
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Climate change is hastening the demise of Pacific Northwest forests
By NATHAN GILLES, Columbia Insight SHERWOOD, Ore. (AP) — Deep inside a forest in Oregon’s Willamette Valley stands a dead “Tree of Life.” Its…
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Oregon sees 4,600-job drop in October as unemployment rate rises slightly
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 4,600 jobs in October, following a revised gain of 5,500…
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24 people arrested in Southern Oregon drug trafficking investigation
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — An investigation into what authorities described as a major drug trafficking group based in southern Oregon resulted in…
Continue ReadingBiden announces 5 federal judicial nominees and stresses their varied professional backgrounds
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced five nominees to federal judgeships, including the…
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FBI urges Oregonians to report federal hate crimes, says number has doubled in five years, despite underreporting
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Portland Division of the FBI is joining the FBI’s nationwide efforts to increase awareness about hate crimes and…
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Pair of XL babies – a rhinoceros and an elephant – are on the way at the Oregon Zoo
Jozi the rhinoceros, Rose-Tu Asian elephant among the largest, most endangered land mammals PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two of the largest and most…
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Oregon reps Chavez-DeRemer, Bentz split on Mayorkas impeachment referral vote — but both want him out
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., voted to voted with the slim majority Monday to refer a resolution to impeach Homeland Security…
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