Fire at Washington seafood facility destroys hundreds of crab pots before season opener
ILWACO, Wash. (AP) — A fire at a port building along the coast in Washington state destroyed more than 1,000 crab pots just ahead of the…
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Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in…
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Oregon Democrats propose changes to fix Measure 110 but draw criticism from GOP lawmakers, DAs and others
After weeks of hearings in Salem, the Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response outlined their proposal for…
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With Oregon facing rampant public drug use, lawmakers backpedal on pioneering decriminalization law
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Oregon on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping new bill that would undo a key…
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Alaska Airlines CEO says company found loose bolts on ‘many’ Boeing Max 9s
By Ramishah Maruf, Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci revealed the carrier found “some…
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Oregon lawmakers announce ODOT to receive $10 million to replace, repair EV chargers
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle…
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Green River killer’s last known victim’s remains are identified
SEATTLE (AP) — The last known set of remains linked to the Green River serial killer in Washington state belonged to a teenage girl who had…
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Oregon DEQ says it will work to reinstate Climate Protection Program after state Court of Appeals invalidated it
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Monday it will begin the process to reinstate the Climate Protection…
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Oregon gas prices are still falling, down 8.1 cents/gallon in past week, GasBuddy reports
CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 8.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.57/g Monday, according to…
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Boeing faces new safety alert over earlier generation of 737s
By Gregory Wallace and Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — The US Federal Aviation Administration has urged airlines to inspect so-called door plugs on an…
Continue Reading Washington state lawmakers consider ban on hog-tying by police following Manuel Ellis’ death
By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state lawmakers considered a proposal Monday to prohibit police from hog-tying…
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SW Wash. couple were ‘up to their knees in water’ after car fell into sinkhole at Vancouver intersection
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KGW/KTVZ) — A couple is safe after their car fell into a sinkhole in a Vancouver intersection early Saturday…
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‘I knew I had to do something’: Portland 18-year-old recounts rescuing baby after fallen power line kills 3
By Sara Smart and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The good Samaritan who risked electrocution to save a baby in northeast Portland after a power…
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Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer explain vote for stopgap funding measure to avert partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., voted for the stopgap funding measure that gained congressional approval on…
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ODFW offers $1,000 rewards for info leading to arrests in two recent poaching cases
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Poachers killed three cow elk in Umatilla County and a bull elk in Lincoln County earlier this month. Anyone with information…
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2 weeks of winter storms kill dozens and cause cold chaos in parts of the US, but a thaw is coming
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two weeks of storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from…
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Oregon Guard unit back from year-long SW border patrol duty to detect, deter illegal crossings, smuggling
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Formal Demobilization Ceremony was held Friday at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Salem for 27 members of the…
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OSU Board of Trustees approves 6% pay raise for President Jayathi Murthy
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved a presidential compensation adjustment and elected board…
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OSU study: Veterans’ PTSD symptoms affected by factors like service appraisal, social support
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Military veterans’ individual perceptions of their combat experiences and the social supports they receive when they…
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A baby lived because an Oregon teen couldn’t stand by after she saw 3 people get electrocuted
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland,…
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