Oregon-Northwest Archives

Oregon firefighters helping battle 2 N. Calif. blazes

October 28, 2019 5:31 pm KTVZ News Team

Nearly 300 Oregon firefighters mobilized by the Office of State Fire Marshal to join firefighting efforts in Northern California went to work Monday,…

Woodburn HS football coach charged with sex abuse

October 28, 2019 5:03 pm KTVZ News Team

WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) — Police have arrested a high school football coach and physical education teacher south of Portland on sex abuse charges. The…

Ex-pharmacist who filmed people in bathrooms gets 12 years

October 28, 2019 4:54 pm KTVZ News Team

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Portland pharmacist who secretly recorded co-workers in bathrooms at a Kaiser Permanente pharmacy and a Banana…

Woman’s body found in Newport home; death deemed suspicious

October 28, 2019 4:48 pm KTVZ News Team

NEWPORT, Ore. (AP) — Police responding to a burglary and missing person report say they found the body of a woman at a home on the Central…

2 more quakes strike off Oregon coast

October 28, 2019 10:44 am KTVZ News Team

BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) — Two earthquakes hit within 45 minutes of each other off the coast of the Oregon-California border. KOIN reports the first of…

Nearly 300 Oregon firefighters help fight 2 N. Calif. blazes

October 27, 2019 9:27 pm KTVZ News Team

(Update: Details of Oregon strike teams’ deployments) Fifteen strike teams comprised of members of the Oregon fire service arrived in…

Alternative group forms to promote Oregon wine industry

October 27, 2019 6:13 pm KTVZ News Team

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Wine businesses unhappy with the Oregon Wine Association have created a second trade group. The new coalition of Oregon wine…

Dems in Congress demand update on BLM wild horse plans

October 27, 2019 2:35 pm KTVZ News Team

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Congressional Democrats are demanding the Interior Department produce an overdue report on plans to manage wild horses roaming…

Salem bicyclist dies of injuries from crash with car

October 27, 2019 2:11 pm KTVZ News Team

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials at Salem Health Hospital say a bicyclist involved in a crash last week has died. The Salem Statesman Journal…

Driver dies in 4-vehicle I-5 crash near Woodburn

October 26, 2019 11:58 pm KTVZ News Team

A four-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Woodburn early Saturday morning killed a 24-year-old Beaverton man and injured five others, three…

Two new measles cases reported from PDX exposure

October 26, 2019 2:58 pm KTVZ News Team

A Lane County resident and a visitor to Washington County have been diagnosed with measles, the Oregon Health Authority said Saturday. Their…

Oregon counties’ lawsuit over timber harvest goes to trial

October 26, 2019 1:14 pm KTVZ News Team

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — A trial that could shape how Oregon harvests its forest trust lands is underway, with 14 counties and dozens of smaller taxing…

Oregon task force approves opioid tapering guidelines

October 26, 2019 12:16 am KTVZ News Team

The Oregon Opioid Tapering Task Force on Friday completed clinical guidelines on opioid tapering it developed over the past several months. The…

Coast Guard cutter back in Astoria after $54M cocaine seizure

October 25, 2019 4:22 pm KTVZ News Team

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Astoria has returned after a mission in which they seized nearly 4,000 pounds of cocaine worth…

New study finds ‘alarming’ rise in Oregon youth vaping

October 25, 2019 9:02 am KTVZ News Team

(Update: Adding Deschutes County official comment) While overall use of marijuana among Oregon youth has remained flat, the primary way they’re…

3 teens arrested in Portland man’s fatal shooting

October 25, 2019 8:57 am KTVZ News Team

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have arrested three teenagers in connection with the death of a 65-year-old man who was found shot outside a North…

OSP: Driver jailed, traffic stop turns up 632 lbs. of marijuana

October 25, 2019 12:11 am KTVZ News Team

(Update: More details from OSP log entry) An Ohio man was arrested on several drug charges after a Klamath County traffic stop for speeding turned up…