2 men sentenced for sexual assaults on passengers during separate flights to Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Two men accused of sexually assaulting passengers on airplanes in separate incidents during flights to Seattle were sentenced on…
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As Oregon wildfire battles continue, organizations are collecting funds, donations to help those in need
 SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The impact of this year’s wildfire season continues to reverberate throughout the state as the number of acres burned…
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Governor invokes Conflagration Act, four task forces sent to help fight 39,000-acre Telephone Fire in Harney County
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon State Fire Marshal is mobilizing four structural task forces and its green incident management team to the Telephone Fire…
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Pacific Power trims 2025 Oregon residential rate hike request to 14.9%, cites ‘customer concerns about affordability’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pacific Power has significantly scaled back its proposed Oregon rate hike request for next year, in part due to customer…
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BLM arrests Lane County suspect on arson charge, accused of setting fire to garbage he dumped day earlier
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bureau of Land Management law enforcement rangers recently caught an arsonist who ignited a small wildfire earlier this month,…
Continue Reading1 of last Republican congressmen to vote for Trump impeachment defends his seat in Washington race
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Congressional primary races in Washington state are attracting outsized attention, including one that pits one of…
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Before flying off to school, Oregon college students urged to add REAL ID to their driver’s license or ID card
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As college students head back to school, many will travel by plane. If you plan on flying within the U.S., consider adding REAL…
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Willamette National Forest increases fire restrictions, prohibits all fires
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — With hot, dry temperatures and the possibility of lightning in the forecast, the Willamette National Forest will increase…
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Senator Merkley trashes Postmaster General DeJoy’s ‘Delaying Mail in America’ plan during Senate floor speech
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., delivered a speech this week on the Senate floor to call attention to the urgent United States Postal…
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‘I’ll go the jail route’: Homeless man, first arrested under Portland camping ordinance, was cited and released
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — For the first time since Portland City Council passed a new prohibited camping ordinance in early May, police on…
Continue ReadingBoeing names new CEO after losses more than triple
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing named a new CEO Wednesday after reporting a core operating loss of $1.4 billion in the second…
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Feds clear Oregon State Hospital from ‘immediate jeopardy’ status
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has informed Oregon State Hospital administration that the hospital is no longer in…
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Oregon agency trims proposed health insurance rate hike requests; final decisions in August
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Each year, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation conducts a transparent health insurance rate review process for health…
Continue ReadingSenator Wyden explains vote against Kids Online Safety Act, which passed Senate 91-3
 WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement late last week ay on the Kids Online Safety Act, announcing he would…
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Governor Kotek orders public flags to half-staff in memory of single-engine air tanker pilot James Maxwell
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Tuesday ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff between sunrise on…
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Oregon DEQ seeks public comments on revised, ‘stronger’ draft Climate Protection Program rules after court ruling
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality published the draft rules for the Climate Protection Program for public…
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Two more spending bills advance from Senate committee, include funds for 3 Central Oregon projects
WASHNGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Monday he’s secured critical…
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Two shark species documented in Puget Sound for the first time by OSU researchers
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers have made the first scientific confirmation in Puget Sound of two distinct shark…
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‘All hands on deck’: Oregon Dept. of Forestry calls in Oregon National Guard crews, helicopters to help battle wildfires
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Forestry said Monday it has ordered four hand crews through the Oregon National Guard, the latest step…
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Crews battle wildfires across the US West and fight to hold containment lines
Associated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts…
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