Oregon National Guard leaders tour wildfire response, from fire camps to helicopters
BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, the Adjutant General of Oregon, and senior leaders visited National Guard members deployed for…
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OSU research finds lonely people tend to have more nightmares
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – People who are lonely are more apt to have bad dreams, according to a collaboration that included an Oregon State…
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Another new NE Oregon wildfire grows fast to 10,000 acres, prompts evacuations, Conflagration Act
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the fast-growing Town Gulch Fire in Baker County, estimated at 10,000…
Continue Reading‘Cockroaches of the factory’: Workers paint a picture of chaos and dysfunction at Boeing
By Chris Isidore and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Workers on the Boeing 737 Max that lost a door plug on a January flight told federal…
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Oregon Health Authority releases strategic plan to eliminate health inequities by 2030
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday released its 2024-2027 strategic plan – becoming the first state health agency in the…
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‘No Kings Act’: Wyden, Merkley join in legislation to ‘restore accountability for presidents who violate law’
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Tuesday they have joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 31…
Continue ReadingJustice Thomas accepted previously undisclosed private jet flight to New Zealand, Senate Democrat says
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas took a previously undisclosed flight on a private jet owned by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in…
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Oregon attorney general cheers ‘historic’ Google antitrust ruling
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum applauded a federal court ruling Monday that Google has violated US antitrust law with…
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52,000-acre Telephone Fire in Harney County nearly one-third contained; Conflagration Act brings in more crews
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the eighth time of the fire season last Thursday evening in…
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Crews bring Eastern Oregon’s massive Durkee Fire to 86% containment, at nearly 295,000 acres
Crews battling Eastern Oregon’s Durkee Fire, the largest in the state so far this season, have reached 86% containment as mop-up and monitoring work…
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Merkley leads Senate, House colleagues in call for ban on gambling on U.S. elections
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led a group of lawmakers Monday in pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to ban…
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Wyden, Jayapal back FTC’s federal court effort to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) are leading more than 25 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief…
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Merkley, Wyden introduce legislation to create more EV charging stations at highway rest areas
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley — along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) — introduced on Thursday…
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ODOT waves red flag about $350 million budget deficit
SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation is grappling with a looming financial crisis, as officials scramble to address a…
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Wyden, Paul and Lummis introduce bill to abolish the Selective Service
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday to end the…
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OSU-led efforts for Northwest semiconductor, mass timber industries each receive $500,000 from White House
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University-led efforts focused on microfluidic technology for semiconductors and mass timber design and…
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Wyden, Blackburn introduce bipartisan legislation to tackle health care workforce shortages
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday to address the persistent…
Continue Reading Amid another heat wave, Chavez-DeRemer introduces bill to boost federal aid for extreme heat events
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04) have introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure communities…
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Lower Deschutes River to remain open to summer steelhead fishing amid highest run in nearly a decade
THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) —The popular Lower Deschutes River will remain open for steelhead fishing under permanent regulations. More than 21,000…
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All of Oregon’s congressional delegation backs Governor Kotek’s request for federal wildfire disaster declaration
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Oregon’s entire congressional delegation — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, alongside Representatives Earl…
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