SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she has directed the Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, the Oregon Department of Emergency Management and the Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Resiliency and Emergency Management to employ additional resources to aid in the state’s response to extreme winter storm conditions. “Over
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Three Washington state police officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — will each receive $500,000 to leave the Tacoma Police
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest was bracing for freezing rain and ice Tuesday even as tens of thousands of residents struggled with a dayslong power outage wrought by a weekend storm that was blamed for at least seven deaths. Freezing rain was forecast in the Seattle area, and
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden (D-OR) joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) in a bipartisan effort calling on the Senate Agriculture Committee to address long-term drought in the upcoming farm bill. “Agriculture is the economic backbone for rural communities in our states. However, severe, long-term drought is devastating
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sejal Hathi, M.D., M.B.A., a board-certified physician, former White House senior policy advisor and Johns Hopkins University faculty member, and staunch advocate for women’s and children’s health, has stepped into her newest role: Oregon Health Authority interim director. Dr. Hathi, who most recently was New Jersey’s deputy health commissioner for public
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In keeping with past practice, Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade on Tuesday released a preliminary list of candidates to appear on the 2024 Democratic and Republican Primary ballots for Oregon’s May 21 primary election. “The 2024 Primary Election is just four months away,” said Griffin-Valade. “I want to remind Oregonians to
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — As if Boeing needed any more bad news, a scathing report from Wall Street on Tuesday cast doubt on Boeing’s ability to pass a new federal safety audit, sending its stock sinking sharply. Later Tuesday, Boeing announced an independent adviser who will lead a review of the
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A two-vehicle crash Monday night on Oregon Highway 58 near Odell Lake claimed a life and closed the highway for hours, authorities said.
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By Julia Lopez Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Gresham couple said they are full of mixed emotions and adrenaline after last weekend’s storm blew a tree on top of their house Saturday. The tree ended up splitting the home in half and landed just feet from where Cason
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Energy utilities in Washington and Oregon asked their customers to curtail gas and electricity usage on Saturday after the Northwest’s largest storehouse of natural gas shut down amid extreme cold temperatures, KLCC reported. The plant in Washington state is now back online. A spokesperson for Puget Sound Energy, Washington’s largest utility,
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CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.65/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 19.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 0.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According
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The first-ever described fossil grasshopper eggs and egg pod on Earth has been found in the Sheep Rock Unit of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, the National Park Service announced Friday.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power says its crews are making good progress as they respond to widespread outages across their Oregon service area. Crews are actively working around the clock to restore power to remaining customers experiencing outages. Pacific Power said late Monday its crews have worked tirelessly to fully restore power to several areas
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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday sued to block the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons, two of the nation’s largest grocery chains. In the suit filed in King County Superior Court, Ferguson argued that the $25-billion deal would harm consumers and raise prices, The Seattle Times reported. Kroger and
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Temperatures remain below freezing across much of the state, and the National Weather Service is forecasting freezing rain across northwest Oregon and southwest Washington starting late Tuesday morning, with ice accumulations between 0.10 – 0.50 inches — and ice on the High Desert, too. So state agencies are again warning Oregonians
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By CAROLYN THOMPSON, MATTHEW BROWN and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills stayed put across much of the U.S. Monday, promising the coldest temperatures ever for Iowa’s presidential nominating contest, holding up travelers, and testing the mettle of NFL fans in Buffalo for a playoff game
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — Boeing says it will give airlines more oversight of its facilities following the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident in which a part of the plane fell off mid-flight. The plane maker said Monday that in addition to extra quality control inspections on the 737 production line, it will allow
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation’s provided an update late Sunday afternoon on the continuing impacts of a major winter storm that continues to hit the state with severe travel issues, downing trees and knocking out power.
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John V. Byrne, who served as Oregon State University’s 12th president from 1984 to 1995 after leading the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, died Thursday. He was 95.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two women in their mid-70s were found dead in a northeast Portland church after a fire early Sunday morning. Portland Fire & Rescue got a call shortly after 4 a.m. from a resident reporting their home was on fire and the church next door at NE Stanton and 62nd Avenue also
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