Man accused of walking into FBI office, confessing to killing Boston woman in 1979
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A 68-year-old man walked into an FBI field office in Oregon and confessed to bludgeoning a woman to…
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Oregon gas prices dipped just a bit last week, but are still higher than a month or a year ago
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.68/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
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Two more miles of Columbia River Gorge state trail open to public
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) – State, federal and local partners helped dedicate two additional miles of the Historic Columbia River Highway State…
Continue ReadingOfficers shoot and kill ‘agitated’ man in coastal Oregon city, police say
ROCKAWAY BEACH, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man described as “agitated” in the small coastal city of…
Continue ReadingPolice fatally shoot man who was holding handgun in Idaho field
STAR, Idaho (AP) — A man described as suicidal died after a police officer fired at him in Idaho, authorities said. Police officers in the city of…
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Oregon to receive $40 million from $1.3 billion national opioid settlement with grocery giant Kroger
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Saturday an agreement in principle with national grocery giant Kroger that…
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Gov. Kotek orders Oregon’s public flags lowered to half-staff in remembrance of 9/11 victims
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Saturday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on…
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OSU part of new earthquake center that aims to advance understanding of Cascadia Subduction Zone
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers will play key roles in a new multi-institution earthquake research center dedicated to…
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State agency creates workgroup to guide newly funded efforts to address abandoned, derelict vessels
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of State Lands announced Friday a statewide workgroup to guide newly funded efforts to address…
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Crisis helpline launched for Oregon’s ag, forestry communities
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A crisis helpline dedicated to serving Oregon’s agricultural and forestry communities is now open. The Oregon…
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Oregon State, Washington State sue Pac-12 to protect assets, for possible ‘rebuilding’ of the conference
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University and Washington State University, the two remaining members of the Pac-12 Conference, initiated…
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Kroger and Albertsons sell 400 stores to Piggly Wiggly’s parent company
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Kroger and Albertsons are selling roughly 400 stores to Piggly Wiggly’s parent company in an…
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Oregon company CEO, executives get federal prison terms in $300 million fraud conspiracy
PORTLAND, Ore (KTVZ). — Following their conviction at trial, three former executives of Aequitas Management, LLC, and associated companies were…
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OHSU researchers discover new cause of Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia
Study highlights microglia degeneration in brain caused by iron toxicity PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Researchers at OHSU say they have discovered a new…
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OSP raids Christmas Valley illegal marijuana grow, destroys nearly 1,600 plants; Calif. man jailed
CHRISTMAS VALLEY, Ore. (KTVZ) – A recent Oregon State Police raid on an allegedly illegal marijuana growing operation in Christmas Valley turned up…
Continue ReadingMost federal oversight of Seattle Police Department ends after more than a decade
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Police Department has achieved “full, sustained and lasting compliance” with most of the provisions of a federal…
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Chavez-DeRemer backs two bills to boost affordable housing, ease supply crunch
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – As thousands of Oregonians struggle to find safe, affordable places to call home, and as homelessness continues to rise across…
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Bursting air bubbles may play key role in how glacier ice melts, OSU research suggests
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University research has uncovered a possible clue as to why glaciers that terminate at the sea are retreating…
Continue Reading2 men plead guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state on Christmas Day
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state in attacks that left thousands without power…
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Crater Lake National Park lifts fire restrictions but notes campfires prohibited, except in designated areas
CRATER LAKE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The fire danger level within Crater Lake National Park has dropped from extreme to high, due to recent moisture and…
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