Aviation experts raise questions about 737 Max ‘door plug’ design
By Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — In the aftermath of last week’s Alaska Airlines in-flight emergency, some aviation experts are questioning…
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‘Radical incrementalism’: OSU-scientists outline bold solution to climate change, biodiversity loss, social injustice
CORVALLIS, Ore. – An international team of scientists led by Oregon State University researchers has used a novel 500-year dataset to frame a…
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OHA: Behavioral health providers funded by Measure 110 seeing more clients for substance abuse treatment
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Behavioral health providers funded by Measure 110 reported continued increases in clients served statewide for substance use…
Continue ReadingAlaska Airlines cancels flights on certain Boeing planes through Saturday for mandatory inspections
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Alaska Airlines is canceling through Saturday all flights on Boeing 737 Max 9 planes like the one that suffered an…
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Blizzard knocks out power and closes highways and ski resorts in Oregon and Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — A blizzard pounded mountainous areas of Oregon and Washington on Tuesday, knocking out power and prompting the closure of highways…
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Oregon Supreme Court could be next to rule on Trump’s eligibility for the ballot under the 14th Amendment
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Oregon Supreme Court will soon decide whether to remove Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballots because of…
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ODOT travel update: Winter storms forcing road closures, travel delays around state; storm impacts to continue
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Winter storms were affecting travel throughout Oregon on Wednesday, with impacts from snow, ice, high winds and heavy rain,…
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ODOT, partners educate truck drivers about human trafficking
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Truck drivers are learning about the crime of human trafficking – how to recognize it, how to report it and how to help…
Continue ReadingStarting his final year in office, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee stresses he isn’t finished yet
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Addressing the Legislature at the start of his final year in office, Democratic Gov. Jay…
Continue ReadingAmid a crisis, Boeing reports record orders and best deliveries in five years
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — While Boeing is starting 2024 with yet another crisis about its safety and reliability,…
Continue ReadingWhat happened after the Alaska Airlines flight took off, in 5 charts
By Matt Stiles and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Two major US airlines are scrambling to deal with cancellations and newly mandated inspections after…
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Oregon PUC OKs Pacific Power rate hikes averaging 13% for residential customers, starting this week
The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Tuesday it recently finalized the last of several rate-related filings submitted by PacifiCorp (doing…
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Falling post-holiday gas demand sends Oregon prices at the pump down 8 cents/gallon in past week, AAA reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon gas prices are ticking down as 2024 begins and are similar to prices at the start of 2023, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported…
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New online guides will aid in identification of Northwest’s native bees
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pollinator enthusiasts and scientists have new online tools to identify native bees in the Pacific Northwest. The publicly…
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ODFW: Invasive quagga mussels found on boat at Ashland inspection station
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff at the Ashland Boat Inspection Station found quagga mussels on a pontoon boat…
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ODOT warns drivers extreme winter weather will make travel difficult this week: If you can, ‘sit this one out’
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The first severe winter storm of the season is about to hit, and it’s coming to many corners of Oregon. The National Oceanic and…
Continue ReadingNew details emerge on piece of Alaska Airlines plane that blew off midflight as investigators probe ‘explosive decompression’
By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods and Nike are splitting up
By Parija Kavilanz and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Tiger Woods has broken up with Nike after a protracted 27-year collaboration with…
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Alaska and United cancel more than 300 flights Monday because of the 737 Max 9 grounding
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, both major US operators of the Boeing 737 Max 9, cancelled a combined…
Continue ReadingExplainer: Now-found door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Investigators said Sunday they had found the piece of fuselage that blew off a Boeing airliner over Oregon on…
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