Fla. man admits falsely telling N. Bend casino he represented The Village People
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Florida man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to federal supervised release Tuesday for falsely claiming to represent The…
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Blue pigment discovered at OSU cleared for commercial use
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The vibrant blue discovered by Oregon State University researcher Mas Subramanian has cleared its final regulatory hurdle:…
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Oregon DMV says about 7,000 C. Oregonians are trying to make appointments
ODOT said Monday it has developed a web-based request form for limited in-person services at DMV field offices to temporarily replace a phone…
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State decides: No overnight summer camps this year
As Gov. Kate Brown’s office finishes work on Phase 2 reopening plans and guidelines, county officials received word Tuesday that one thing is off…
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 33 cases, Clackamas County outbreak
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 157, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Portland protest remains largely peaceful; city lifts curfew
The city of Portland will not impose a curfew on Tuesday night for the first time in four days after several thousand demonstrators remained largely…
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OSU study finds mixed results from four-day school weeks
CORVALLIS, Ore. — In 1999, only 257 K-12 schools nationwide operated on a four-day school week. Twenty years later, that number has swelled to…
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Oregon Republican Party, partners launch new Gov. Kate Brown recall effort
The Oregon Republican Party released the following statement Monday regarding the launch of the “Stop The Abuse – Recall Kate Brown” campaign to…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 1 new COVID-19 death; 59 new cases, 10 from Warm Springs family event
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, bringing the total to 154, and there were 117 new or presumed cases, the Oregon Health Authority said…
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Gov. Brown calls in 100 OSP troopers to assist Portland police after 3 nights of riots
Gov. Kate Brown said Monday she has sent 100 Oregon State Police troopers from around the state to assist Portland police after three nights of…
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Gov. Brown fires Employment Dept. director over massive claims backlog
Gov. Kate Brown said Sunday she has fired the director of the Oregon Employment Department, which has been under fire in recent months due to its…
Continue Reading Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths; 58 new cases, 4 in Central Oregon
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 153, along with 58 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OSP, Oregon sheriffs, police chiefs condemn police actions in Floyd death
Oregon State Police and the state’s police chiefs and sheriffs have issued a joint statement condemning Minneapolis police treatment of George Floyd…
Continue Reading Wyden calls for resignation of Oregon Employment Dept. director
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called Saturday for the resignation of Oregon Employment Department Director Kay Erickson due to the massive backlog of…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 55 new cases, 5 in C. Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 153, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OSU Board approves reduced budget, outlines $124 million in expected cuts
The OSU Board of Trustees has approved a reduced, $1.33 billion budget that outlines $124 million in expense reductions due to COVID-19…
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Portland fires, vandalism, looting as protest turns into riot; at least 13 arrests
A march through the streets of Portland in protest of the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in Minneapolis police custody, turned…
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Eugene protest turns violent; rioters destroy several businesses
Several downtown Eugene businesses were damaged or destroyed by rioters and looters late Friday and early Saturday before police used tear gas to…
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Gov. Brown directs $30 million to protect farm workers, secure food supply chain
Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday a $30 million investment to secure Oregon’s food supply chain and protect essential agricultural workers.…
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Merkley pushes Oregon Employment Dept. to answer for massive claims backlog
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., pressed the Oregon Employment Department director Friday on why hundreds of thousands of Oregonians…
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