3 dead after small plane crashes into row of townhouses in Oregon, TV station reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three people were dead after a small plane crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday morning in a neighborhood east of…
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OSP K-9 team seizes more than 100 pounds of crystal meth, 11 pounds of suspected fentanyl in I-5 traffic stop; 2 arrests
ALBANY, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Oregon State Police K-9 team seized more than 100 pounds of crystal meth and 11 pounds of suspected fentanyl in a traffic…
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Oregon ban on hard-to-trace ghost guns goes into effect Sunday
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — So-called ghost guns, privately made firearms that don’t have serial numbers and are largely untraceable, will be…
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Oregon law rolling back drug decriminalization set to take effect and make possession a crime again
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation experiment with drug decriminalization is coming to an end Sunday, when…
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‘Most people are frustrated:’ CO gun range and firearm shop react with concern to Oregon’s new ban on ‘ghost guns’
The Oregon Department of Justice is reminding Oregonians that the state’s new ban on “ghost guns” goes into effect on Sunday noting, “Ghost…
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Oregon reports making progress in diversifying educator workforce
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Educator Advancement Council, on behalf of and in partnership with the Oregon Department of Education), Oregon Teachers…
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Cyberattack complicates travel at Seattle airport with holiday weekend approaching
CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend is expected to send a record number of travelers to the skies, a…
Continue ReadingIdaho murder suspect wants trial moved after survey results say town will ‘burn the courthouse down’ if he’s acquitted
By Jean Casarez, Zoe Sottile and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho…
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Hillsboro man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in Beaverton woman’s fentanyl overdose death
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A Washington County man was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for distributing counterfeit pills…
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Crater Lake National Park’s North Entrance Road to reopen temporarily for Labor Day weekend visitors
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crater Lake National Park will temporarily open the North Entrance Road for two-way travel beginning 7 a.m.…
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NTSB investigators provide new details on pilot’s fatal crash while fighting Eastern Oregon wildfires
IZEE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A pilot helping fight the Falls wildfire in eastern Oregon turned into an area with “visibility concerns” before his…
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Workers breach key Klamath dams, allowing salmon to swim freely for the first time in a century
Associated Press Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely…
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4,500 Portland-area Fred Meyer workers go on strike, with union claiming unfair labor practices
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ)— Thousands of Portland-area Fred Meyer employees went on strike Wednesday morning at stores around the metro area, KGW…
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West Coast states to share $102 million in federal funds to add zero-emission truck charging, refueling stations on I-5
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday awarded more than $102 million in federal funding to Oregon, California and…
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Forest Service delays release of draft environmental impact statement for NW Forest Plan update
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The USDA Forest Service is informing partners, collaborators, and the public that the release of the draft Environmental…
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HP wins $50 million in federal CHIPS Act funding to expand semiconductor work in Corvallis
Jamie Parfitt, Pat Dooris, KGW CORVALLIS, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Hewlett Packard’s longtime facility in Corvallis is set to receive both state and…
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Oregon alcohol-related deaths jump 30% in three years; Oregon Recovers urges state leaders take ‘swift, definitive action’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Oregon Health Authority has released new data revealing that eight Oregonians die each day due to alcohol, a dramatic 30%…
Continue ReadingPolice in Washington city banned from personalizing equipment in settlement over shooting Black man
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay $600,000 to the family of a Black man shot and killed by police in a settlement…
Continue Reading Salmon will soon swim freely in the Klamath River for first time in a century once dams are removed
Associated Press For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a…
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Shari’s Restaurants facing financial problems, KGW reports: Unpaid bills, taxes, Bend eviction notice over unpaid rent
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Shari’s is an institution in the Pacific Northwest. The family-style restaurants are known for their award-winning…
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