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Oregon loses nearly 5,000 jobs to start 2024; cold January trims Central Oregon workforce, but rates hold steady

March 5, 2024 11:22 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In January, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment dropped by 4,900 jobs, following a revised gain of 1,900 jobs in December, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. In a rare start-of-year occurrence, Central Oregon’s jobless rates also were released Tuesday, and while the January winter weather contributed to a reduced workforce,

Legislative roundup: Nation’s strongest ‘right to repair’ bill heads to governor; task force on gun suicide prevention, more

March 4, 2024 11:33 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –The country’s most comprehensive Right to Repair legislation passed the Oregon House Monday, receiving strong bipartisan support with 42 votes, supporters said as legislative activity ramped up in the final week of the short legislative session. Here’s nearly a dozen news releases on that legislation an much more advancing Monday: SB 1596 will require manufacturing companies to make diagnostic tools,

Imposter scams, auto sales-repairs, telecom companies lead Oregon’s 2023 Top 10 consumer complaints

March 4, 2024 10:08 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — To mark National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Monday released the Oregon Department of Justice’s list of 2023’s top 10 consumer complaints. The Attorney General’s Consumer Hotline fielded 11,631 phone calls and 9,076 written complaints. And for the fourth year in a row, auto sales and repairs, imposter scams and

2 snowmobilers killed in separate avalanches in Washington and Idaho

March 4, 2024 5:11 pm The Associated Press

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Two snowmobilers have been killed in separate avalanches in Washington state and in Idaho. Two snowmobilers riding in the Cascade Mountains west of Yakima, Washington, triggered a slide Friday in a bowl near Darland Mountain, according to the Northwest Avalanche Center. The rider who did not survive was described as fully

New hospitality company set to take over concessions at Crater Lake National Park

March 4, 2024 8:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hospitality company ExplorUS has informed the National Park Service that it intends to take over the concessions contract at Crater Lake National Park currently held by Crater Lake Hospitality, LLC, a subsidiary of Aramark who’s been under fire after years of management issues. “If the proposed assignment is

OSU, OHSU researchers closing in on genetic treatments for hereditary lung disease, vision loss

March 4, 2024 8:42 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Researchers who work with tiny drug carriers known as lipid nanoparticles have developed a new type of material capable of reaching the lungs and the eyes, an important step toward genetic therapy for hereditary conditions like cystic fibrosis and inherited vision loss. The study led by Gaurav Sahay and Yulia Eygeris

Oregon lawmakers voted to recriminalize drugs. The bill’s future is now in the governor’s hands

March 4, 2024 5:06 pm The Associated Press

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. The bill — which would make the possession of small amounts of drugs a crime once more — has not

Oregon House passes, sends to Gov. Kotek $376 million Emergency Housing Stability and Production Package

March 4, 2024 3:33 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon House on Monday passed Senate Bills 1530 and 1537, key pieces of Gov. Tina Kotek’s $376 million Emergency Housing Stability and Production Package, sending them to her desk as her top priority and the only legislation she proposed for this short legislative session. The investment and related policy doubles down

FAA finds ‘multiple instances’ of Boeing quality control issues

March 4, 2024 11:15 am CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean, Gregory Wallace and Chris Isidore, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration has found multiple problems with Boeing’s production practices following a six-week audit of Boeing triggered by the January 5 door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines’ 737 Max 9. “The FAA identified non-compliance issues in Boeing’s manufacturing process

3 Portlanders aboard door plug blowout flight file $1B lawsuit against Boeing, Alaska Airlines

March 4, 2024 10:36 am KTVZ News Partners

On Jan. 5, 2024, Kyle Rinker and his girlfriend boarded an Alaska Airlines flight to Ontario, California. They’d taken this particular flight several times before, and were expecting to land about two hours later.

Botched execution of serial killer in Idaho puts focus on capital punishment secrecy laws

March 4, 2024 8:22 am The Associated Press

By REBECCA BOONE and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In 2012, two Idaho prison officials chartered a private plane and flew to Washington state with thousands of dollars in cash. They met with a pharmacist behind closed doors and bought the drug for a convicted murderer’s lethal injection. Only a years-long public

Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?

March 2, 2024 1:55 pm The Associated Press

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new measure approved by the state Senate that would reinstate criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of some drugs. The law, which took effect in 2021, decriminalized possession and personal use of all drugs, including small

Rally at Oregon Capitol targets Measure 110 ‘fix’; protesters say crackdown will disproportionately hurt Blacks, Latinos

March 3, 2024 2:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

Some Oregonians are pushing back on the passage of House Bill 4002.

‘We will never forget’: Washington State Patrol IDs trooper killed in crash on I-5 near Marysville; suspect in custody

March 3, 2024 1:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Washington State Patrol trooper who was struck and killed on Interstate 5 early Saturday morning was a “truly dedicated” member and “an even better human being,” Chief John Batiste said Saturday afternoon, KGW reported.

Legislative roundup: Bills to help wildfire victims, strengthen real estate transactions, raise cap on rainy day fund advance

March 2, 2024 10:18 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the Oregon Legislature’s short 2024 session moves toward adjournment, a variety of bills are advancing toward final passage. Here are three of this week’s news releases on legislation beyond the high-profile housing and Measure 110 “fix” packages drawing most attention: On Wednesday, From the Oregon Senate Republican Caucus: Financial Relief

OSU researchers are first to document seeing an at-risk hoary bat flying over the open ocean

March 2, 2024 8:26 pm KTVZ News Partners

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – On a research cruise focused on marine mammals and seabirds, Oregon State University scientists earned an unexpected bonus: The first-ever documented sighting of a hoary bat flying over the open ocean. The bat was seen in the Humboldt Wind Energy Area about 30 miles off the northern California coast; the Humboldt

OSU leads effort to expand ocean oxygen monitoring sensor use in fishing industry

March 2, 2024 8:17 pm KTVZ News Partners

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers are leading an effort to refine the design and expand use of oxygen monitoring sensors that can be deployed in fishing pots to relay critical information on changing ocean conditions to the fishing industry. The new project, a collaboration with industry and Tribal partners, is funded by

Chavez-DeRemer, colleagues introduce resolution supporting IVF treatments in wake of Alabama Supreme Court ruling

March 2, 2024 8:07 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – This week, Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Michelle Steel (CA-45), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced a resolution that expresses support for in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments in the wake of an Alabama court ruling that has raised issues about their legality. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 19 percent

USDA issues disaster designation for 9 Oregon counties due to 2023 weather events; farmers can seek emergency loans

March 2, 2024 7:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –Gov. Tina Kotek announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that losses during the 2023 crop year due to multiple weather events in nine counties across the state warrant a Secretarial natural disaster designation. This determination was made in response to a September 2023 request from Governor Kotek that outlined the

More than 200 firefighters from across Oregon take part in Winter Fire School training in Salem

March 2, 2024 7:45 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 200 career and volunteer firefighters from nearly 100 fire agencies throughout Oregon attended the 19th annual Winter Fire School at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in Salem last weekend. The two-day event was hosted by the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) and included nine classes offered

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