PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal court security officer shot and injured a man at a historic courthouse in downtown Portland on Monday morning, the Portland Police Bureau said. The man’s injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, and he was taken to a local hospital. The security officer was assaulted and injured, and was
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The Tunnel 5 Fire that broke out Sunday in timber and brush near the small town of Underwood in southeast Skamania County, Washington, grew to 533 acres overnight and has destroyed several structures, officials said.
Continue ReadingJUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys general from 10 states plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying its failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves has allowed the continued sale of appliances that could worsen pollution. That means programs that encourage people to trade in older stoves and other wood-burning
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA and SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Need Plan B? Tap your credit card and enter B6. Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine, one that’s become more popular on campuses around the country since the U.S. Supreme Court ended
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement Friday on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan: “Once again, the far-right extremist Supreme Court has decided to radically alter people’s lives for the worse and this time it’s chosen to shackle millions of working-class borrowers in
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A Montana man was killed Thursday afternoon when he drove his pickup across the median into the oncoming lanes of Highway 97 in Wasco County and crashed head-on into a semi-truck, Oregon State Police reported Friday.
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(Update: Adding Wyden tweet) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued the following statement Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions: “Education is the great equalizer. Yet, as the first in my family to go to college, I know the struggles facing students whose parents have
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Val Hoyle (OR-04), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Cliff Bentz (OR-02) as well as Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) on Thursday in urging the U.S. Department of State to continue working to address the passport backlog for Oregonians
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Oregon State University President Jayathi Murthy issued this statement Thursday regarding the Supreme Court decisions on race and ethnicity in college admissions:
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For the purpose of public safety, the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area said Thursday it has temporarily closed Pittsburg Campground due to increased bear activity in the area.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of time-space predicted by Albert Einstein more than a century ago, are permeating the universe at low frequencies, according to a multiyear National Science Foundation project led by Oregon State University scientists. The findings appear in a collection of four papers authored by researchers from
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SALEM, Ore. — Measure 110 providers reported increases in the number of clients served statewide, in every service area, according to new program reports filed with Oregon Health Authority.
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaVonne Griffin-Valade has been appointed Oregon’s new secretary of state, Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek announced in a news release Wednesday, filling the vacancy created when Shemia Fagan resigned last month over criticism for her consultancy work for a marijuana business. Griffin-Valade worked as a
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Oregon State University has become a founding member of a university-industry collective tasked with developing the United States’ next generation of semiconductor workers.
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said Wednesday she has helped lead a number of wildfire-related proposals during her first six months in office – most recently cosponsoring the Wildfire Tech DEMO Act, which is a bipartisan bill that seeks to expand access to wildfire technologies
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) —The Department of Justice announced Wednesday the creation of the Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Regional Outreach Program, which permanently places 10 attorneys and coordinators in five designated regions across the United States to aid in the prevention and response to missing or murdered Indigenous people. “This new program mobilizes the Justice
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek, as Superintendent of Public Instruction, announced Tuesday she has appointed Dr. Charlene Williams to serve as the next Director of the Oregon Department of Education and Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction. Williams brings 30 years of experience as a teacher and public school administrator, working in school districts
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A baby orca has apparently been born to an endangered killer whale population in the Pacific Northwest, scientists reported. The Center for Whale Research announced the baby orca Friday on Facebook, saying the organization received photos showing what appears to be a new calf in L pod, part of the population known
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN, TERRY CHEA, CALEB DIEHL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide on worsening wildfires in the U.S. West through a multi-billion dollar cleanup of forests choked with dead trees and undergrowth. Yet one year
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The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission said Monday it is issuing product recalls for several batches of cannabis flower that tested positive for aspergillus (mold) and heavy metals (cadmium and mercury).
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