The storm that brought high winds, rain and warmer temperatures to Central and Eastern Oregon late Monday and early Tuesday sent trees falling, snow melting and rivers rising, closing or impacting several highways and many travelers across the region.
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(update: added video) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., released the following statement Tuesday ahead of voting against House Concurrent Resolution14, the House Budget Proposal: “This is a nonsense proposal. At a time when the American people are struggling to make ends meet, this budget pulls the rug out from underneath them. It would decrease
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By Luisa Anderson, Alex Jensen, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Unionized nurses at eight Providence hospitals around Oregon have voted to ratify their contract, ending their historic strike on Monday. The two sides reached a tentative agreement on Friday. The deadline to vote on the contract was 4 p.m. on Monday. Nearly 5,000 Providence nurses voted overwhelmingly to
Continue ReadingCNN By Holly Yan and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — More than two years after a quadruple homicide devastated Moscow, Idaho, a judge unsealed the transcript of a recent hearing in the case against Bryan Kohberger – the man accused of stabbing four students to death in an off-campus home. The hearing, which was closed
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Thousands of people remained without power Tuesday morning in western Oregon, including the Portland metro area, after heavy wind and rain storm whipped across the region Monday evening. However, power companies have made progress restoring electricity. As of 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, about 13,783 Portland General Electric (PGE) customers and around
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LAKEVIEW, Ore. (KTVZ) — Federal officials on Wednesday lethally removed an endangered gray wolf, OR158, following several unsuccessful attempts at non-lethal deterrence of the animal that killed eight to a dozen livestock in recent weeks. The removal came amid “increasing concerns about public safety and was taken as a last resort,” the Oregon Department of
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UMATILLA, Ore (KTVZ) — Another inmate has died while in police custody, and serving a life-sentence. Billy Raymond Bostic, was in custody at the Oregon Department of Corrections, when he died on Friday evening. Bostic was incarcerated at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla, and passed away in the facility infirmary, while on comfort care. No
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The winner of Oregon’s first Powerball jackpot of the year, worth $328.5 million, is 79-year-old Abbas Shafii of Beaverton, the Oregon Lottery announced Friday. Shafii purchased the winning ticket on Jan. 17 at the Beaverton Fred Meyer on SW Walker Road. He chose to take the lump sum option, which is
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon House and Senate Republicans announced legislation Thursday to dramatically reform public education that includes restoring graduation requirements, expanding options for school choice, and holding education leaders accountable for student outcomes. According to a statewide poll from January 4-7 of this year, 67% of Oregonians support expanding options for school choice,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek and Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Thursday the launch of Oregon’s Moderate Income Revolving Loan program, to provide zero-interest loans to cities and counties for new housing units that don’t have enough financing to start construction. They said the funding is a tool cities and counties can
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Oregon Department of Revenue has begun distributing refunds for the 2024 tax year. Through Feb. 17, the department has processed more than 400,000 tax returns. The first refunds of the year were issued Tuesday. Each year, the department employs a refund hold period as part of the agency’s fraud prevention efforts.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Wednesday he is joining legislation to raise the minimum age to buy assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines from 18 to 21. “If you’re not old enough to purchase alcohol, you shouldn’t be allowed to buy an assault weapon either,” Wyden said. “We need to be doing everything we
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The Senate confirmation hearing for former Oregon Republican congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer is set for 7 a.m. PT on Wednesday.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon U.S. Attorney Natalie Wight has been fired by President Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice announced late Tuesday. Here’s the full news release: United States Attorney Natalie K. Wight Concludes Service to the United States Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon – 02/18/25 4:46 PM PORTLAND, Ore.–
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Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Tuesday they have sent a letter with their Senate colleagues urging Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and Donald Trump’s administration not to make cuts to Medicare and Medicaid to pay for billionaires’ tax cuts. “Every cut risks Americans paying more, waiting longer, and wading through more
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By Jacob Soboroff, NBC News SKAMANIA COUNTY, Wash. (NBC) — A freeze on the hiring and onboarding of thousands of federal firefighters could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a “diminished capacity,” a federal firefighting captain told NBC News. The federal hiring freeze ordered last month by President Donald Trump will hinder the U.S.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The transition to summer fuel is beginning, and that’s pushing pump prices higher in most states, including Oregon, AAA Oregon/Idaho said Tuesday. In addition, refinery outages in California are putting even more upward pressure on West Coast prices, the organization said in its weekly update. For the week, the national average
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By Amy-Xiaoshi DePaola, KGW SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek has placed the director of the Oregon Youth Authority on administrative leave, effective immediately. Kotek’s office announced Friday that Jana McLellan, who currently serves as the interim deputy director, will replace Joseph O’Leary. OYA is the state’s juvenile justice agency, and the governor stressed
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By Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — A volcano near Alaska’s most populous city could be on the brink of eruption after showing signs of unrest over the past 10 months, according to experts. Hundreds of small earthquakes have occurred beneath Mount Spurr, located in the volcanically active Aleutian Arc and approximately 75 miles west
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By Anthony Macuk (KGW), Rod Hill, Chris McGinness, Alex Jensen PORTLAND, Ore. — The last round of snow from this week’s winter storm wrapped up Friday morning, and now the results are in: As measured on KGW’s rooftop, downtown Portland received a total of 3.5 inches of snow on Thursday and Friday. The city overall got 2.0
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