OSU researcher to help lead $25 million nuclear forensics project
An Oregon State University faculty member has been selected as the deputy director of a $25 million, 16-university consortium tasked with educating…
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Walmart to close 3 tech hubs, one in Portland, asks staff to return to office
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is closing three tech hubs and asking hundreds of employees to relocate to keep their…
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OSU research finds moisture is key to soils’ ability to store carbon
Soil is the Earth’s second-biggest carbon storage locker after the ocean, and a research collaboration has shown that it’s moisture, not…
Continue ReadingReports: T-Mobile users experience service outages across US
BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Customers of wireless provider T-Mobile US Inc. reported widespread service outages in the U.S. late Monday, according to…
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Gov. Kotek orders flags to half-staff to honor Gresham firefighter who died on duty of cardiac arrest
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Monday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on…
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ODF staff gathers Oregon ash tree seeds to save gene pool ahead of emerald ash borer outbreak
Oregon Department of Forestry staff recently completed an unprecedented effort to collect seeds from populations of Oregon ash (Fraxinus latifolia)…
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Oregon liquor agency head resigns amid bourbon scandal
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The executive director of Oregon’s liquor regulatory agency announced his resignation Monday…
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IRS won’t tax most relief payments made by states last year
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press The IRS announced Friday that most relief checks issued by states last year aren’t subject to federal taxes,…
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Love of rare liquor lands Oregon officials in criminal probe
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Justice is opening a criminal investigation into allegations that…
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Merkley, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill to address shortage of affordable child care
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) joined Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in introducing the bipartisan Child Care…
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Wyden, colleagues introduce legislation to cap families’ child care costs
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Thursday he has joined colleagues to introduce new legislation that would expand access to affordable child care to…
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Oregon State Parks report second-busiest camping, day-use year in history
Oregon State Parks experienced its second-busiest camping and day-use year in history during its centennial in…
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‘Reason for optimism’: Oregon sees sharp drop in respiratory virus hospitalizations
Recent declines in community spread of influenza and RSV are expected to continue into spring, state health officials said Thursday. And while they…
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Chavez-DeRemer spotlights ‘opportunities for common ground’ after Biden State of the Union address
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., issued the following statement highlighting opportunities for common ground following…
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Oregon expects to add 265,000 jobs by 2031; Central Oregon, Portland area to pace state
Oregon’s total employment is projected to grow by 265,000 jobs between 2021 and 2031, according to new projections released Thursday by the Oregon…
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Oregon Supreme Court rejects state AG’s petition to overturn Harney County judge’s ruling, let M. 114 take effect
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday denied the Oregon attorney general’s petition to overturn a Harney County judge’s injunction and allow…
Continue ReadingPolice shoot, kill man in crisis who pointed gun at them
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Two police officers shot and killed a man who was in crisis Tuesday morning after the man pointed a gun at them in Albany,…
Continue ReadingFamily, community still searching for missing crabber
LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — Family and members of the community are still searching for a missing crabber days after two others were rescued from a…
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Heads may roll in Oregon agency due to love for rare bourbon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A thirst for rare bottles of bourbon appears set to cost the executive director and other top…
Continue ReadingFamed Portland goats let loose in protest of homeless sweep
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A herd of city goats well-known in Portland, Oregon, were temporarily set free Tuesday morning in what appeared to be an act…
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