New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge
By LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press OLYMPIA Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun…
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Senators: Burns Paiute Tribe to receive nearly $500K for communications tower to help with rural broadband
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that the Burns Paiute Tribe will receive nearly $500,000 from the Tribal…
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Wyden tries again on bill to require that presidents, nominees release tax returns to public
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday reintroduced the Presidential Audit and Tax Transparency Act, legislation that would…
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Workers Memorial Day ceremony to honor Oregon workers who died on the job in 2022
It’s a day to remember those who died on the job. It’s a day to grieve with families, friends, and communities. It’s a day to renew our…
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OSU researchers find massive iceberg break-offs during last ice age had no effect on nearby Greenland
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – During the last ice age, massive icebergs periodically broke off from an ice sheet covering a large swath of North…
Continue ReadingOregon nursing program risks closure amid leadership void
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A leadership void is putting a nursing program in Portland, Oregon, at risk of closure, causing concern for students and…
Continue ReadingCourt denies request to lift gag order in Idaho killings
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by 30 news organizations to lift a gag…
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Oregon National Guard, US Navy cut ribbon on $13 million Unmanned Aerial System Operating Facility in Boardman
The Oregon National Guard and the U.S. Navy conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to officially open the Unmanned Aerial System Operating…
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BLM Lakeview District urges traveler caution as snowmelt causes muddy, flooded public roads
The Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District is advising travelers on roads crossing public land to use caution, as spring snowmelt has…
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Haaland defends Willow, says US won’t end oil drilling
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended her department’s approval of the contentious…
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ODFW accepts petition to consider listing Southern Resident killer whales (orcas) as endangered
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission accepted a petition Friday to list the Southern Resident killer whale Distinct Population Segment as…
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Public invited to attend Celebration of Life for Nyssa Police Cpl. Joseph ‘JJ’ Johnson; also will be livestreamed
The Celebration of Life will be held for Corporal Joseph “JJ” Johnson on Saturday at 11:00 A.M. (Mountain Time), at the Nyssa High School, 824…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry decides not to renew costly firefighting insurance policy with Lloyd’s of London
After much consideration, Oregon’s state forester said Friday he has decided to not renew the Department of Forestry’s firefighting insurance…
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Oregon’s COVID-19 outlook is good as cases, deaths, hospitalizations still falling; OHA ends monthly briefings
As COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations continue their declines in Oregon and across the country, state health officials remain hopeful that…
Continue ReadingEarly morning fire destroys wing of Idaho high school
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was…
Continue ReadingWashington state officially abolishes death penalty
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Washington state has officially abolished the death penalty. Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee…
Continue Reading Wyden, Merkley, colleagues reintroduce legislation to let VA prescribe medical cannabis to veterans
Sens. Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Senate colleagues this week reintroduced legislation that would allow doctors at the U.S. Department of Veterans…
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Nursery, greenhouse industry keeps crown as Oregon’s top ag commodity, followed by cattle and calves, grass seed
Oregon’s nursery and greenhouse industry remains the leading agricultural commodity in the state, with a value of $1.32 billion in 2021, is up 10…
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‘I have your back’: Gov. Kotek says state, OHSU have secured 3-year supply of abortion drug mifepristone
As the U.S. Supreme Court delays issuing a decision on a lower-court ruling that would limit access to medication abortion, Gov. Tina Kotek…
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Oregon’s congressional delegation urges Dept. of Ed. to curb opioid abuse, raise fentanyl awareness in schools
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Earl Blumenauer, Andrea Salinas, and Val Hoyle…
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