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Wyden, colleagues reintroduce bill to empower youth, expand voting access

October 4, 2023 2:41 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would expand youth access to voting. “Our democracy’s future depends on young voters actively participating in the election process. Unfortunately, young voters, particularly young people of color, face growing obstacles to exercise their Constitutional right to vote,” said Senator Wyden. “That’s why I’m proud

Plane crashes through roof of Newberg home; 2 plane occupants killed, third seriously injured

October 4, 2023 12:16 am KTVZ News Partners

NEWBERG, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two people on a small plane were killed and a third seriously injured Tuesday evening when it crashed through the roof of a home in Newberg, but the home’s occupants evacuated and were unhurt, officials said. Here’s the news release from Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue: Shortly before 7 p.m., multiple

‘Operation Not Forgotten’: FBI dedicates added resources to women, children in Oregon’s Indian Country

October 3, 2023 9:43 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The FBI on Tuesday announced the results of Operation Not Forgotten, which dedicated over 40 FBI Special Agents, Intelligence Analysts, Staff Operations Specialists, and Victim Specialists to 10 FBI Field Offices whose designated regions support women and children in indigenous communities, including the FBI Portland Field Office. During Operation Not Forgotten,

Seattle to pay nearly $2M after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly on 911 blacklist

October 3, 2023 4:26 pm The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his address delayed medics’ response. William Yurek, 48, died in his town house in 2021 after his son called 911 and arriving Seattle Fire Department medics

Wednesday’s nationwide emergency alert is first of October events to focus awareness on Oregon quake preparedness

October 3, 2023 3:58 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is home to several fault lines that cause dozens of earthquakes every year. The most known earthquake threat is the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a 700-mile fault located off the Pacific coast that puts Oregon at risk for a 9.0+ magnitude earthquake. A quake of that size could cause five to

Senate unanimously passes Merkley-Cassidy bill to address ‘silent stillbirth crisis’

October 3, 2023 12:59 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Bipartisan legislation by Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana’s U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. has unanimously passed the Senate. They said Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act will help bring down the shockingly high rate of stillbirths and maternal mortality in the United States by opening up more federal resources for

OSU study: DNA from discarded whale bones suggests loss of genetic diversity due to commercial whaling

October 3, 2023 12:32 am KTVZ News Partners

NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – Commercial whaling in the 20th century decimated populations of large whales but also appears to have had a lasting impact on the genetic diversity of today’s surviving whales, new research from Oregon State University shows. Researchers compared DNA from a collection of whale bones found on beaches near abandoned whaling stations

Jury hears Manuel Ellis’ last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man’s death

October 2, 2023 9:11 pm The Associated Press

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jurors heard the last words of Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was punched, shocked with a Taser, put in a chokehold and held face down, during opening statements Tuesday in the trial of three Washington police officers accused in his death. “I can’t breathe,

Washington state minimum wage moving up to $16.28 per hour

October 2, 2023 5:37 pm The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries made the announcement Friday, The Seattle Times reported. A full-time worker making that wage would earn nearly $34,000 per year. The 3.37% increase is a cost-of-living adjustment based on the federal

Oregon’s average gas price jumps 9.3 cents a gallon in a week; GasBuddy analyst sees lower prices on the way

October 2, 2023 4:51 pm KTVZ News Partners

Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 9.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.71/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 3.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 63.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

Wyden introduces bipartisan bill to crack down on identity fraud from use of AI

October 2, 2023 3:01 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that he and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., will introduce bipartisan legislation to combat rising cases of identity fraud from the use of artificial intelligence by allowing the U.S. Postal Service to offer identity verification and related services to the private sector like they currently do for

Man accused of locking a woman in a cell in Oregon faces rape, kidnapping charges in separate case

September 30, 2023 5:22 pm The Associated Press

By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of abducting a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of miles to his home in Oregon and locking her in a makeshift cinder block cell is facing fresh charges of kidnapping and rape in a separate case involving alleged crimes two

A contract for 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers expired. Historic US health care strike could start Wednesday

October 1, 2023 6:30 am CNN Newsource

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not reached an agreement with the company, setting the stage for the largest healthcare strike in US history on Wednesday. The Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, which has workers at hundreds of

Washington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd

September 30, 2023 10:03 pm The Associated Press

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the pavement as he pleads in vain: “Can’t breathe.” Witnesses capture the scene at a dark intersection on their cellphones — one yells, “Hey! Stop! Oh my God, stop hitting him!”

Oregon Zoo mourns loss of Neka, oldest of Portland’s lion pride

September 30, 2023 4:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Oregon Zoo is mourning the loss of Neka, the oldest of the zoo’s African lion pride, who died Friday night following a seizure.

Two West Coast pond turtles proposed for endangered species protection

September 30, 2023 3:59 pm KTVZ News Partners

In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday proposed to protect northwestern and southwestern pond turtles in California, Oregon and Washington as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

OHA, DEQ seek input on which Oregon beaches to monitor for health risks in 2024-25

September 30, 2023 3:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program is inviting public comment on a list of proposed beaches to monitor for health risks in 2024 and 2025. The list was created based on established criteria such as high recreational use, nearby pollution hazards, previously measured high bacteria levels and public input. OBMP is a

Rep. Chavez-DeRemer votes for bipartisan stopgap funding measure to avert government shutdown

September 30, 2023 1:13 am KTVZ News Partners

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted Saturday in favor of H.R. 5860, which would fund the government through Nov. 17 and provide extensions for key expiring programs. The measure passed the House on a bipartisan vote of 335-91 and now heads to the Senate.

Rosenblum, other AGs urge Biden administration to do more to protect borrowers as student loan payments resume

September 29, 2023 10:36 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined 19 other attorneys general in urging the Biden Administration to take more steps to protect borrowers as student loan payments resume. Over 40 million borrowers are set to resume making payments beginning Sunday, Oct. 1, following a 3 1/2-year pandemic-related payment pause. In that

Federal plan could restore grizzly bears to Washington’s North Cascades

September 29, 2023 9:53 pm KTVZ News Partners

SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. (KTVZ)— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service released a draft plan Thursday analyzing options to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades in Washington. This step follows the Center for Biological Diversity’s successful litigation challenging the Trump administration’s 2020 termination of a previous restoration plan. The center’s news release continues in full

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