Gov. Kotek signs four bills to address housing, homelessness crises
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Thursday for four bills passed during the 2023 legislative session to address the housing and…
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Person killed in exchange of gunfire with Boise police officers, police say
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — One person died Wednesday night after exchanging gunfire with police officers on a residential street in Boise, Idaho,…
Continue ReadingMan pleads not guilty in fatal road rage shooting in Washington state
GORST, Wash. (AP) — A 26-year-old man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Wednesday in connection with a road-rage shooting Monday in…
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Lower Deschutes to stay open for steelhead fishing until at least Sept. after key threshold met
THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) — The popular Lower Deschutes River will remain open by permanent rule for steelhead fishing through at least Sept. 14…
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Crater Lake National Park to implement full fire ban Friday
With the increase in fire danger in southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park will go into a full fire ban Friday, officials said Wednesday. The…
Continue ReadingDeputy in critical condition after eviction-related shooting in Oregon suburb, suspect dead
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy was shot multiple times while trying to detain a person at an apartment complex in a southwestern…
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Chavez-DeRemer backs House-passed legislation to crack down on international fentanyl trafficking
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed H.R. 3202, the Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act, with bipartisan support. Rep. Lori…
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OSU scientists help develop tool to predict dam removal costs by analyzing 55 years of past removals
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Scientists analyzed more than 650 dam removal projects over 55 years in the United States, totaling $1.52 billion…
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Wyden, colleagues introduce bill to expand food benefits for those with medical expenses
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Tuesday that he and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would expand food benefits…
Continue ReadingEx-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting 9 women in custody
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal jury found a former nurse at Oregon’s women’s prison guilty Tuesday of sexually abusing nine women while they…
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Golden Fire in southern Oregon burns dozens of homes and cuts 911 service
BONANZA, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire that started over the weekend in southern Oregon has burned dozens of homes and caused area residents to lose 911…
Continue ReadingFlooding closes part of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport concourse
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — Flooding closed part of a concourse at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for much of the day Tuesday after a contractor…
Continue ReadingBryan Kohberger’s attorneys suggest they’ll present evidence that he was elsewhere during the killings of 4 Idaho students
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last fall,…
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A maternity ward in Oregon is the scene of fatal gunfire
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gunfire erupted in a maternity unit of an Oregon hospital over the weekend, fatally wounding…
Continue Reading2 teens found fatally shot at a home in central Washington state
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Two teenagers were found fatally shot at a home in central Washington state. Yakima Police Chief Matt Murray said in social…
Continue ReadingBundy, defendants to pay over $50 million in damages after lawsuit with St. Luke’s
By Cooper McCauley Click here for updates on this story BOISE, Idaho (KIVI) — The jury has reached its decision in the…
Continue ReadingDeer take refuge near wind turbines as fire scorches Washington state land
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Bjorn Hedges drove around the two wind farms he manages the morning after a wildfire raced through.…
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SW Oregon’s Flat Fire tops 22,000 acres, has first containment at 3%; firefighting force grows to nearly 1,500
The Flat Fire that broke out near the southwest Oregon town of Agness just over a week ago has now burned more than 20,000 acres, as burnout…
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Wildfire in southern Washington’s Klickitat County grows to nearly 52,000 acres, prompts evacuations
A wind-driven wildfire that broke out Friday in Klickitat County, Washington had grown to almost 52,000 acres by Sunday, prompting Level 3…
Continue Reading Portland hospital security guard shot and killed; suspect killed by police in Gresham traffic stop
A hospital security guard was killed in a shooting at Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland on Saturday morning, and the suspect is dead after…
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