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Wyden, colleagues press SSA to restore SSI benefits to beneficiaries kicked off due to stimulus checks

October 20, 2023 1:40 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and Bob Casey, D-Pa., urged the Social Security Administration to provide additional information on the scope and magnitude of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries who had their benefits suspended and were assessed an overpayment due to receiving Economic Impact Payments (EIPs). “We are deeply concerned

Trial begins for parents accused of starving Washington teen to death

October 19, 2023 6:27 pm The Associated Press

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — The trial has started for parents accused of starving a boy to death nearly three years ago in Washington state. Prosecutors in opening statements this week said 15-year-old Karreon Franks weighed 61 pounds (27.67 kilograms) when he died from starvation and neglect, The Columbian reported. Felicia Adams, 54, and Jesse Franks,

4 dead in central Washington shooting, including gunman, police say

October 19, 2023 7:08 pm The Associated Press

TOPPENISH, Wash. (AP) — A 19-year-old man shot four people Thursday in central Washington state, killing three of them, and then killed himself, police said. Toppenish Police Chief John Clary said in a statement that at about 5 a.m. the man shot and killed a 13-year-old boy, an 18-year-old woman and a 21-year-old woman at

Shooting in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood kills 1 person and wounds 3 others, police say

October 19, 2023 5:45 pm The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — One person was killed and three others were wounded Thursday in a shooting in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, police said. Seattle police initially said the four people were shot Thursday afternoon in two separate places but later clarified that they all were shot in Golden Gardens Park, KING-TV reported. Seattle Fire Department officials

Squash squishin’ tradition mission accomplished: Oregon Zoo pachyderms pulverize pumpkins for special Halloween treat

October 19, 2023 3:47 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Some of the world’s largest land animals demolished some of the area’s largest pumpkins Thursday morning during the Oregon Zoo’s 25th annual Squishing of the Squash. “We gave our elephant family some extra-large pumpkins to stomp on and chomp on,” said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zoo’s Asian elephant area. “First they

Will you ‘bee’ buying them? Oregon DMV’s new Pollinator Paradise license plates go on sale Nov. 1

October 19, 2023 3:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

The “bee plate” – Oregon State University Department of Horticulture’s Pollinator Paradise license plates – will be available to the public beginning Nov. 1, the Oregon DMV announced Wednesday.

Wyden, Merkley, colleagues introduce Senate resolution supporting striking UAW workers

October 19, 2023 2:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Thursday that they and Senate colleagues have introduced a resolution supporting the 150,000 members of United Auto Workers bargaining for a better contract with automakers. The resolution calls on the “Big Three” automakers to negotiate in good faith and offer workers a fair contract.

Oregon attorney general warns of remote access tech support scams after your money and private information

October 19, 2023 12:05 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is warning Oregonians about an emerging trend in tech support scams called remote access scams. In a remote access scam, a scammer tries to convince you to give them remote control over your personal computer or cell phone; THIS REMOTE ACCESS ALLOWS THE SCAMMER TO TAKE YOUR

Mill City man, 77, misses $1.7 billion Powerball jackpot by one number, but says $1 million win ‘is just about right’

October 18, 2023 10:35 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Mill City man claimed his $1 million Powerball win this week with a ticket from the October 9 drawing. Thomas Willard, 77, said he plays when the jackpots grow to large amounts and only missed the record prize by one number – the Powerball.

PacifiCorp chosen for $250 million in federal infrastructure funding to boost wildfire mitigation

October 18, 2023 9:20 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — PacifiCorp announced Wednesday it has been selected for award negotiations on two major, competitive infrastructure grants by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office. “These Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships grants, funded by the federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, support wildfire mitigation projects that will greatly benefit our customers

West Coast senators warn FERC not to approve ‘flawed and unwanted’ NW gas pipeline expansion

October 18, 2023 8:20 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) on Wednesday urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to reject a proposal from TC Energy for a major expansion of methane gas infrastructure in the Pacific Northwest, as FERC is scheduled to take up the proposal at

Execution of Idaho’s longest-serving death row inmate delayed for sentence review hearing

October 18, 2023 4:22 pm The Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The November execution of a man on Idaho’s death row was delayed on Wednesday because the state’s parole board has granted a hearing to consider changing his sentence to life in prison. An Idaho judge last week issued a death warrant for Thomas Creech, the state’s longest-serving death row inmate. Creech

Oregon Dept. of Forestry fire season comes to an end; nearly 1,000 fires burned about 18,000 acres of state-protected land

October 18, 2023 2:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

With temperatures cooling and widespread rain soaking the state, all Oregon Department of Forestry protection districts have terminated fire season restrictions, marking the end of the 2023 Oregon fire season declarations.

US announces $3.5B for projects nationwide to strengthen electric grid, bolster resilience

October 18, 2023 1:13 pm The Associated Press

By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said it was the

Oregon AG, agency announce settlement with mortgage payment processor ACI over unauthorized withdrawals

October 17, 2023 1:15 pm KTVZ News Partners

(Update: Adding settlement with state financial agencies) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined 50 attorneys general Tuesday in announcing a $20 million settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide. Oregon will receive approximately $200,000 from the settlement, which resolves a 2021 testing error that led to processing $2.3 billion in unauthorized mortgage

Wyden co-sponsors bill to protect seniors from unexpected Medicare Advantage costs

October 18, 2023 12:58 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Sens. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., in introducing legislation Wednesday to ensure Medicare Advantage plans protect seniors from unexpected health care costs and maintain accurate provider directories. “When Americans are purchasing and using their health insurance, they have the right to know whether their doctors are

Chavez-DeRemer says bipartisan bill would help prevent fentanyl overdoses in schools

October 18, 2023 10:43 am KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Linda Sánchez (CA-38) have introduced the Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act. They said their bipartisan proposal would provide schools with the resources needed to educate students on the dangers posed by synthetic opioids, including fentanyl. “Fentanyl continues to pose a serious threat to our children and

Oregon adds 8,100 jobs in September as construction jobs hit record high; unemployment rate holds steady

October 18, 2023 10:27 am KTVZ News Partners

Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 8,100 jobs in September, following a revised decline of 700 jobs in August, with construction adding 3,200 jobs to reach another record-high level, the state Employment Department reported Wednesday.

Ex-Oregon prison nurse convicted of sexually assaulting women in custody gets 30 years

October 17, 2023 5:54 pm The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former nurse convicted of sexually abusing women in custody at an Oregon prison has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison. Tony Klein’s sentence handed down Tuesday also includes five years of supervised release after prison, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office — District of Oregon.

Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer split on vote to make Jim Jordan speaker; both decry 8 GOP colleagues for ousting McCarthy

October 17, 2023 3:21 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Oregon’s two Republicans in the U.S. House, Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Cliff Bentz, were split in Tuesday’s first-ballot vote on whether to make Rep. Jim Jordan the next House speaker, but both issued statements also decrying the eight GOP colleagues who voted to oust Kevin McCarthy and created the stalemate. Jordan fell well

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