PORTLAND, Ore. – With the Wednesday, Feb. 21 deadline fast approaching for updating kids’ vaccinations, the Oregon Immunization Program reminds parents and caregivers that their children may miss out on school or child care if their records on file show missing immunizations. The third Wednesday in February is known as School Exclusion Day. By this
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PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – Emergency responders who help stranded drivers on the side of the road are struck and killed nearly four times more than reported. A new study by the AAA Foundation for Safety reveals a disturbing picture of the dangers of helping stranded drivers. AAA Foundation researchers combed through the data and uncovered
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, along with a task force of state securities regulators, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a $3 million settlement in principle with TradeStation Crypto, Inc. over its unregistered crypto interest earning program. The settlement resolves allegations that TradeStation violated state and federal securities
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Whether you’re watching the Super Bowl for the plays on the field or to see Taylor Swift, fans have a variety of fun wagers available through the Oregon Lottery’s DraftKings Sportsbook. For this year’s match up of the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers, DraftKings Sportsbook has a series of themed
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum made special appearances before the Oregon Legislature this week to support three important pieces of legislation. One would create an impactful 100-year environmental clean-up fund using the proceeds of a best-in-the-nation settlement she obtained from Monsanto at the end of 2022. Another would ensure consumers have
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday it is offering a $50,000 reward as it seeks information regarding the deaths of three endangered gray wolves found east of Bly in southern Oregon late last year.
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By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials have agreed to conduct a full, year-long review to determine whether a tiny snail found only in high-desert springs near a huge lithium mine being built along the Nevada-Oregon line should be listed as a threatened or endangered species. The U.S. Fish and
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state says she will not seek reelection after two decades in Congress. McMorris Rodgers, 54, the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said in a statement Thursday she made the decision “after much prayer and reflection.” She did not give a
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned Thursday for federal protection of Sierra Nevada red foxes in the Oregon and California Cascades, from Lassen Peak to Mount Hood. The petition (see below) asks that the fox be listed as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. “These precious mountain foxes need
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Facing staffing and funding challenges, the Oregon Employment Department is looking to make changes to House Bill 4035, which would increase the budget allocated to them by the Oregon Legislature. After News Channel 21 had several viewers reach out saying they were having serious delays with getting their unemployment claims resolved,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, along with 40 counterparts nationwide, sent a letter Wednesday urging Congress to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund. The VOCA Fund supports essential direct services for crime victims and survivors throughout the country, including in Oregon. These services can include medical
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man scheduled to be executed at the end of the month is asking a federal court to put his lethal injection on hold and order a new clemency hearing after the previous one resulted in a tie vote. Thomas Eugene Creech is Idaho’s longest-serving
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregonians are earning more and report higher net wealth, yet also are more likely to express difficulty paying their monthly bills. In addition, fewer than half of Oregon adults report ever taking a personal finance class. Those are some of the takeaways from the 2024 Oregon Financial Wellness Scorecard, released Wednesday
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new quarterly Oregon revenue outlook was released Wednesday morning, two days into the 35-day “short session” of the state Legislature, and the big picture provides a relatively stable outlook and prompted reactions from Gov. Tina Kotek and others. The Office of Economic Analysis issued its Economic and Revenue Forecast for
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University has been ranked one of the nation’s 10 best online education providers for the 10th consecutive year by U.S. News & World Report — an accomplishment no other institution in the country can claim. The list, published Wednesday, ranks Oregon State No. 4 out of nearly 350 higher education
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By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — For months, Andrea studied for her master’s degree in library sciences between dancing naked at clubs in Seattle. But then she was sexually assaulted at work and slapped by a customer — and nobody stepped in to help. Now, she and hundreds of other strippers in Washington
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle gun shop and its former owner will pay $3 million for selling high-capacity ammunition magazines despite a state ban, the Washington attorney general said Tuesday. Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the settlement with Federal Way Discount Guns and Mohammed Baghai after a King County judge found last year
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Audubon has changed its name to the “Bird Alliance of Oregon,” in the latest example of a local chapter to do so because of John James Audubon’s views on slavery and his desecration of Native American graves. The organization shared its decision Tuesday after soliciting community feedback in the past
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the Oregon State Hospital Plan of Correction. The plan details how the hospital is responding to findings that it was deficient in areas related to the secure medical transport of justice-involved patients. CMS surveyors visited OSH in September and October 2023
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Final data validated Tuesday by Oregon Housing and Community Services confirmed that the state exceeded all three goals set by Governor Tina Kotek through her homelessness state of emergency, which she signed on her first full day in office. The data showed that following the signing of EO 23-02 and passage of House
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