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Merkley, Wyden announce feds’ $15 million reimbursement to ODOT for natural disaster repairs

January 24, 2025 5:41 pm Barney Lerten

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the Federal Highway Administration is sending over $15 million to reimburse the Oregon Department of Transportation for their vital repairs to roads and other critical infrastructure that were deeply damaged during several years of severe weather events. Here’s the full news release: “Oregonians in every

Amid dry spell and windy forecast, Oregon Dept. of Forestry reminds property owners to monitor their burn piles

January 24, 2025 3:14 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– Due to the recent extended drying pattern and east winds in the forecast this weekend, the Oregon Department of Forestry is encouraging anyone who may have completed a debris or slash burn in the past few months to monitor and patrol the burn site. Embers can smolder beneath the surface, even in

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Beaverton’s $328.5 million Powerball winner comes forward; winning ticket was sold at Fred Meyer

January 24, 2025 2:37 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in last Saturday’s $328.5 million Powerball jackpot was sold at the Fred Meyer store on SW Walker Road in Beaverton. The store will receive a bonus of $100,000 for selling the jackpot winner, Oregon Lottery officials say. In celebration of this stroke of good luck, Fred

Washington County cat tests positive for avian influenza H5N1; ODA has tips on how to protect your cat

January 24, 2025 1:52 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A cat in Washington County recently tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza type A H5N1), the Oregon Department of Agriculture said Friday. The outdoor cat with a history of exposure to wild waterfowl (ducks & geese) was examined by a veterinarian after exhibiting symptoms, including

Six Oregon Department of Forestry strike teams return home from fighting S. California wildfires

January 24, 2025 10:49 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry is welcoming back 70 firefighters on six strike teams who have been assigned to the fires in California’s Los Angeles County for the past two weeks. While in California, the strike teams were split between the Palisades Fire and the Eaton Fire. “We’re happy to help

Delta Air Lines crew accidentally deploys emergency slide, cancels flight to Honolulu

January 24, 2025 9:58 am CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Skores and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Delta Air Lines had to call off one of its flights Thursday after crew members accidentally deployed an emergency slide. According to Delta, Delta Flight 419 traveling from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, was canceled after crew members mistakenly deployed

Oregon State Police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Salem

January 23, 2025 6:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday in Salem. Around 11:30 a.m., Salem Police officers were pursuing a wanted suspect near River Road and Gardenia Drive in Salem. The suspect, Shawn Lee Baker, 42,, fled into an apartment complex near the 3200 block of River Road North and

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Oregon strike teams heading home after two-week deployment to help battle S. California wildfires

January 23, 2025 11:30 am KTVZ News Partners

(Update: adding video from 4PM broadcast) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following a two-week mobilization to Southern California to assist with the wildfire response, 17 of Oregon’s 21 strike teams will be heading home soon, the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office said Thursday. The teams began the demobilization process Thursday morning. Two of the strike teams

Report: Oregon lost 3,700 jobs in December – the same number that it gained in November

January 23, 2025 3:48 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In December, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 3,700 jobs, following a revised increase of 3,700 jobs in November., the state Employment Department reported Thursday. Here’s the monthly report: December’s gains were largest in health care and social assistance (+1,900 jobs) and government (+700). Declines were largest in leisure and hospitality (-1,900 jobs); manufacturing (-1,800); financial activities (-1,000); and retail

Oregon Department of Education launches Online Report Card, cites improved access to student performance metrics

January 23, 2025 12:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Education announced Thursday the launch of the Online Report Card that makes crucial K-12 public education data more accessible for students, families, and community members. “In the past, despite the availability of the data, the public couldn’t easily access and understand how their schools

Oregon attorney general welcomes judge’s order blocking President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship

January 23, 2025 11:12 am KTVZ News Partners

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield welcomed word Thursday that a federal judge in Seattle was issuing a nationwide temporary restraining order blocking an executive order by President Trump, a ruling that he said will prevent federal agencies from stripping people of their rights to citizenship. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by

Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship

January 23, 2025 10:29 am CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Seattle (CNN) — A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship was “blatantly unconstitutional” and issued a temporary restraining order to block it. Judge John Coughenour, a Ronald Reagan appointee who sits in Seattle, granted the request by Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and three

‘Great team effort’: OSP, Linn County SAR, K-9 team rescue lost motorist near Hwy. 20; winter travel prep urged

January 22, 2025 6:26 pm KTVZ News Partners

LINN COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The rescue of a motorist who left her car along Highway 20 in Linn County Wednesday morning and had walked about a mile prompted reminders from the two agencies involved that winter travelers need to be prepared and exercise caution. Around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, an Oregon State Police Fish and

Oregon hospitals seek more state funding to close reimbursement gap

January 22, 2025 5:58 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon hospitals are operating at a loss or often with thin profit margins, with patients boarding in emergency rooms and rural facilities forced to consider closing maternity wards.

New Oregon law clears thousands of past residential evictions from people’s records

January 22, 2025 2:56 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s state courts cleared about 47,000 residential evictions from people’s records in mid-December, as required by a 2023 law addressing housing and homelessness, according to the Oregon Judicial Department. The state law, ORS 105.164 (House Bill 2001, 2023), requires courts to “set aside” and “seal” past residential evictions in cases that

Soaring cost of crude oil fuels price jumps at the gas pumps in C.O. and across Oregon, U.S., AAA says

January 21, 2025 2:52 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The price of crude oil jumped to $80 a barrel last week, and that’s pushing pump prices higher in 45 states, including Oregon, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Global oil prices have soared on concerns of tighter supplies, as well as strong winter heating fuel demand. Investors are also keeping an eye

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Oregon strike teams called to help on new wildfire forcing evacuations in San Diego County

January 21, 2025 2:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

BONSALL, Calif. (KTVZ) — Two Oregon strike teams were assigned overnight to a new fire in Southern California. Strike Team 17 (Linn County) and Strike Team 18 (Clackamas County), both made up of water tenders, are working alongside California resources on the Lilac Fire near Bonsall in San Diego County. The fire has prompted evacuations

Oregon Legislature gets to work on budget, transportation and other issues

January 21, 2025 12:45 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon’s 90 lawmakers are beginning their work in earnest on Tuesday, with about five months to pass a spending plan for the next two years, figure out how to plug a transportation funding hole and make progress on the state’s housing crisis.

Oregon attorney general, 3 others file lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship

January 21, 2025 11:37 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Tuesday that he and the attorneys general from Arizona, Illinois, and Washington are challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship, which they claim violates the constitutional rights to which all children born in the U.S. are entitled. “The administration’s attempt to sidestep the Fourteenth

Climbing rangers rescue goose stranded on Mount Shasta

January 20, 2025 2:04 pm KTVZ News Partners

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. (KOBI/KTVZ) – A goose is safe after attempting to summit Mt. Shasta last month. While on a routine patrol, climbing rangers with the Mount Shasta Avalanche Center spotted the goose at the 10,000-foot elevation point where Old Ski Bowl is located. That’s according to a Facebook post by the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

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