Supreme Court strikes down Oregon’s non-unanimous jury verdict law
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juries in state criminal trials must be unanimous to convict a defendant, settling a quirk of constitutional law…
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Oregon National Guard distributing PPE to all long-term care facilities
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that the Oregon National Guard is distributing about 395,000 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to all…
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Walden, Wyden, Merkley COVID-19 news releases, Monday April 20
Each of Oregon’s lawmakers is issuing numerous news releases related to the COVID-19 pandemic each day. Here are Monday’s from Rep. Greg Walden and…
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Oregon reports 75th COVID-19 death, 47 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 75, the Oregon Health Authority reported …
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Labor Dept. answers Wyden, clarifies workers covered by jobless benefits
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that the Department of Labor has made clear, after a confusing start, that workers Congress intended to be…
Continue Reading Merkley, colleagues accuse administration of illegal wage garnishment
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-OR-4) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1), along with 39 of their congressional…
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Wyden, colleagues seek data on how small business relief funds are being distributed
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Ranking…
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Federal grants include $584K for Cascades East Transit
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the Oregon Department of Transportation will receive nearly $42.7 million in funding…
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Three people killed in house fire near Dallas; 3 others escape
Three people were killed and one was seriously injured in a house fire early Sunday morning near the Polk County city of Dallas, sheriff’s deputies…
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Oregon jobless claim website glitch hits for second Sunday
For the second Sunday in a row, thousands of Oregonians trying to file their weekly claims for state unemployment benefits were falsely told they…
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Protesters rally against Washington stay-at-home orders
Hundreds of people gathered at the Washington state Capitol on Sunday to protest Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order designed to combat the…
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NW credit unions explain why stimulus payments may be delayed
When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act three weeks ago, the bill included some much-needed economic…
Continue Reading Two more COVID-19 deaths bring Oregon’s toll to 74
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the death toll to 74, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon officials credit early action, luck to curbing virus
Oregon appears to be an outlier as coronavirus cases start to peak in other states. Of all the states in America, Oregon is one of five states…
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Row of lights in C.O. sky are SpaceX satellite network
That line of bright lights in the sky seen lately over Central Oregon are part of the SpaceX Starlink project, which has sent aloft dozens of…
Continue Reading Merkley, Wyden announce grants for wood products innovation projects
Including one to the city of Prineville for renewable energy project WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday nine…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths; total at 72
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 72, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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FEMA provides $7.5 million to Oregon for personal protective equipment
BOTHELL, Wash. (KTVZ) – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has provided over $7.5 million to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services…
Continue Reading Hundreds defy Idaho’s stay-at-home order at Capitol protest
More than 1,000 protesters gathered at the Idaho Statehouse Friday afternoon in defiance of Gov. Brad Little’s extension of the statewide…
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Sen. Wyden hosts first-ever statewide virtual town hall
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has hosted nearly 1,000 town halls in his career, but the one he held on Friday was a first.…
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