A timeline of the killings of four University of Idaho students
By Alaa Elassar, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The killings of four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home in Moscow…
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FBI: Several Oregon county clerks’ offices received suspicious letters during election, their latest challenge
Oregon’s 36 county clerks play a critical role on the front lines of administering Oregon’s elections and are essential in promoting our…
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Oregon motorists can be thankful for eight straight weeks of gas price declines, GasBuddy reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 10.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.14/g Monday, according to…
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Portland-area veterinarians, ODA looking for cause of respiratory illnesses affecting dogs
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Veterinarians are warning dog owners about a respiratory illness impacting canines in and around the Portland metro area,…
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How researchers, farmers and brewers want to safeguard beer against climate change
By MELINA WALLING, AMANDA LOMAN and BROOKE HERBERT Associated Press MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. (AP) — On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle…
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Alaska pilot speaks from jail: I thought ‘I would wake up’ after trying to shut off engines mid-flight, he tells the NYT
By Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — An Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to shut off the engines of a plane midflight told the New York Times he…
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Oregon Health Authority urges protecting infants from RSV amid shortage of new immunization
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – State health officials are urging Oregonians to practice everyday preventive measures to protect infants from respiratory…
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Not just squeaking by: New survey shows pikas on the rebound in Columbia Gorge in the wake of the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire
In the wake of the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire, conservationists were relieved to learn that one of the Columbia Gorge’s fluffiest residents — the…
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Two popular Oregon coast campgrounds to temporarily close for construction
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two popular coastal campgrounds will temporarily close through spring/summer 2024 due to construction. Bullards Beach…
Continue ReadingSuspicious letters sent to election offices being investigated by federal law enforcement
KING, WXIA, CNN By Fredreka Schouten, Nick Valencia, Kevin Conlon and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Federal law enforcement officials are…
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Merkley welcomes Biden Administration’s move to protect communities from wildfire and smoke impacts
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – As an outspoken leader for protecting communities from extreme wildfire and smoke events, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley,…
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Judge blocks enforcement of Portland’s daytime camping ban
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A judge on Thursday placed a temporary hold on the enforcement of Portland’s daytime ban on homeless camps that was slated…
Continue ReadingFederal judge puts Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law on hold during lawsuit
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law from…
Continue ReadingElection offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent…
Continue ReadingFirst-of-a-kind nuclear project is terminated in a blow to Biden’s clean energy agenda
By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A project to build a first-of-a-kind small modular nuclear reactor power…
Continue Reading Chavez-DeRemer, colleagues introduce legislation to help lower prescription drug costs
WASHINGTON (KTVZ – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), Kathy Manning…
Continue Reading Wyden, Crapo press federal agencies on use of artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) have requested information from…
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Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors worry a wind farm will overshadow the past.
By ED KOMENDA and LINDSEY WASSON Associated Press JEROME, Idaho (AP) — Behind the barbed wire, the little boy pressed his ink-covered index finger…
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Mount St. Helens records more than 400 earthquakes since mid-July, but no signs of imminent eruption
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — More than 400 earthquakes have been detected beneath Washington’s Mount St. Helens in recent months, though there are…
Continue Reading4 elections offices in Washington are evacuated due to suspicious envelopes, 2 containing fentanyl
SEATTLE (AP) — Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious…
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