‘We really need help’: Coronavirus overwhelms rural Oregon
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The coronavirus pandemic that’s sweeping through major U.S. cities is now wreaking havoc on rural communities. In Oregon’s…
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Gov. Brown orders flags to half-staff in honor of Rep. John Lewis
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Saturday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of U.S.…
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OLCC inspectors say most bars, restaurants complying; 15 cases referred to OSHA
Results from a second round of weekend compliance checks of Oregon bars and restaurants show most followed required social distancing and face…
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Portland mayor to Trump: Get your troops out of the city
The mayor of Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained…
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Oregon Employment Dept., Google launch new pandemic benefits application form
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Employment Department, in partnership with Google, launched a new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance online form…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 307 new cases, 19 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 254, along with 307 new cases, 19 of them in Central Oregon, the…
Continue ReadingWyden, Merkley announce $16 million in grants to small, rural hospitals
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that Oregon will receive more than $16 million in grants to…
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Wyden, Senate Democrats propose $350 billion investment in communities of color
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday joined Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats to unveil a major…
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Homeland Security leader visits Portland, calls protesters ‘anarchists’
The head of the Department of Homeland Security visited Portland on Thursday, just hours after issuing a scathing statement that called the…
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‘Move Oregon’s Border’ effort sues in bid to reduce signature requirement
Move Oregon’s Border for a Greater Idaho announced July 13 that their president had filed a federal lawsuit, in light of the COVID-19 situation,…
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Oregon reports record 437 COVID-19 cases, 34 in Central Oregon; 2 new deaths
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 249, along with a record 437 new cases, including 34 in Central…
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New wildfire burns 50 acres above Upper Klamath Lake
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A wildfire burning in rugged terrain on Spence Mountain above Upper Klamath Lake grew to about 50 acres Thursday,…
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Washington Phase 3 social gatherings to be limited to 10
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting Monday, Washington state counties in the third phase of a four-stage coronavirus reopening plan will have to limit…
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Agency throws curveball at largest U.S. dam demolition plan
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal regulators on Thursday threw a significant curveball at a coalition that has plans to demolish four massive…
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Gov. Brown: School this fall ‘will not look like a normal year’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Thursday, following Wednesday’s meeting of the Healthy Schools…
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Two Oregon prisons may close to save school funding and balance state budget
The state’s top budget writers have proposed closing two Oregon prisons as lawmakers try to balance a huge budget shortfall created by the COVID-19…
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Oregon, 22 others sue DeVos, Dept. of Education for repealing ‘borrower defense’ rules
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in a lawsuit Wednesday against U.S.…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 282 more cases, 15 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 247, along with 282 new cases, 15 of them in Central Oregon, the…
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Oregon DOJ appeals ruling giving more time to redistricting petition
SALEM Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Justice on Wednesday asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for an emergency…
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Lawsuit threatened over about-face on grizzly reintroduction
SEATTLE (AP) — A conservation group is threatening to sue the Trump administration over its sudden reversal of plans to restore grizzly bears in…
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