SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks will hire more than 200 seasonal rangers and ranger assistants for positions across the state for the 2025 season, the agency said Thursday. Hiring starts as soon as this month and runs through about June, with new positions listed on a rolling basis on the website. The positions last
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A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew lowered a rescue swimmer to a car that crashed into the swirling waters of the McKenzie River Wednesday night. They lifted the injured driver, who was flown to the hospital, Lane County sheriff’s deputies said Thursday as they released dramatic video of the operation.
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A recently unsealed defense motion in the capital murder case against Bryan Kohberger offers the most detailed picture of the suspect’s personality to emerge since his arrest in the brutal killings of four University of Idaho students. Attorneys for Kohberger claim in the motion the 30-year-old has autism spectrum
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(update: adding video) OREGON CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Wednesday that Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside has been charged with eight counts of theft, including first-degree aggravated theft and identity theft. Fireside, who was elected last fall, was arraigned Wednesday at the Clackamas County courthouse and released on the condition that
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two drivers were killed in a head-on collision of two pickup trucks early Monday morning on U.S. Highway 97 south of Klamath Falls, Oregon State Police reported Tuesday. OSP said troopers responded at 5:42 a.m. Monday to the two-vehicle crash near milepost 284. Their preliminary investigation found that Derek Ryan
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pump prices are heading lower in almost all states, including Oregon, this week. However, refinery maintenance season is not over yet, so gas prices will likely rise in the coming weeks, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Also, the Trump Administration tariffs went into effect early Tuesday, and some regions may see impacts
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SILETZ, Ore. — A massive search continues for a missing two-year-old in Siletz on the Oregon Coast. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) says Dane Paulsen disappeared from a rural area on Saturday, March 1st. He was last seen playing in the front yard of his home around 4:20 PM. Boats and divers have been searching
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) —  Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley announced Monday that he will hold a live forum for all Oregonians, live on Facebook and YouTube, after President Trump’s joint address to Congress Tuesday evening. Merkley said in a news release that is attending the address to send a clear message to Trump that he fiercely opposes the disastrous actions
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(Update: Added video) Latest in series of OSU-themed specialty plates; new Beaver plate goes on sale April 7 NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – Vouchers are now on sale for a new specialty Oregon license plate that researchers hope will inspire people to think differently about the sharks living just off the Oregon Coast. Sales of the
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By Alex Didion, KING 5 ORCAS, Wash. (KGW/KTVZ) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck in the waters surrounding Washington San Juan Islands early Monday morning. The 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit at 5:02 a.m. just off Deer Beach on Orcas Island, according to the United States Geologic Survey. The quake was measured at a depth of 10.13
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With Black History Month, we celebrate the remarkable achievements of individuals who are shaping history today.
One such trailblazer is, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum.
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Article originally published by KGW SILETZ, Ore. — Authorities and community members are continuing their extensive search for a two-year-old boy who disappeared from his rural home north of Siletz, Oregon on Saturday afternoon. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of missing toddler Dane Paulsen at approximately 4:25 p.m. on March 1.
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The Marion County District Attorney’s Office has released details of a fatal officer-involved shooting on Thursday at the Army Aviation Training Center, including the names of the wanted man who was killed and the OSP trooper who shot and killed him.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden announced Friday he will co-host a live online town hall Tuesday night with People’s Town Hall to offer all Oregonians the opportunity to ask questions, share their ideas and offer their views during President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. “In this unprecedented time in American history, my top
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In what he called a groundbreaking case, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Friday he has reached a settlement involving a monopoly on testosterone replacement gels. The $9.25 million settlement includes nearly $6.2 million in disgorged profits and penalties, along with attorney fees and costs. Rayfield said the drug companies, AbbVie
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By Anthony Macuk, KGW VANCOUVER, Wash. (KGW) — Several unexploded mortars were discovered during construction at the Pearson Field airport in Vancouver on Tuesday and Wednesday, requiring a police disposal unit to be called to safely detonate them, KGW reported. The Vancouver Police Department said in a post on X that the devices appear to be Stokes
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –Through the first month of the 2025 tax season, more than 3,400 Oregon taxpayers have electronically filed their income tax returns directly with the state using Direct File Oregon. More than 1,400 of those state returns were filed in combination with federal tax returns using IRS Direct File. The option to use
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Building Codes Division has adopted new residential code provisions that will allow the construction of attached stacked two-family dwellings (such as duplexes) under the residential specialty code, the division announced late last week. Here’s the full announcement: This innovative code change will allow stacked duplexes to take advantage of
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BANDON, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bandon’s popular West Coast Game Park Safari faces scrutiny for several alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act. A December inspection conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides details of the safari’s conditions. Several big cats appeared malnourished, with visible ribs and hip bones.
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, said Friday he has joined Senate colleagues to reintroduce legislation that would make a $60 billion investment in forests in Oregon and across the West to lessen wildfire risk, restore watersheds, protect communities, and reduce wildfire suppression costs. Here’s the senator’s news release, in full: “With summers getting
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