Italian man sentenced in $2.4 million SNAP fraud scheme tied to Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Italian man living illegally in Oregon has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for being involved in a scheme…
Continue ReadingOregon-Northwest
Fall brings end to Oregon Department of Forestry’s fire season: more starts seen, but fast attack stopped many
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As of Friday, all Oregon Department of Forestry districts have terminated fire restrictions, marking the end of the 2025…
Continue Reading
Nearly 700 Oregon schools receive more than 14,000 naloxone doses to prevent and respond to opioid overdoses
OREGON (KTVZ) — Oregon’s schools are better equipped to prevent and respond to opioid overdoses following a collaborative effort last year to…
Continue Reading
Oregon high school students invited to create ads promoting workplace heat safety
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High school students across Oregon are being encouraged to use their creative skills to promote heat illness prevention in the…
Continue Reading
Need a job? Deadlines are approaching fast to apply for ODOT’s winter maintenance positions
Update: Adding video SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Snow fell on many Oregon highways last weekend. Winter is coming, and ODOT is staffing up to be ready. As…
Continue Reading
Oregon gas prices keep falling ‘like the autumn leaves,’ AAA reports; Bend average now below $4 a gallon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Crude oil prices below $60 per barrel and lackluster demand for gas in the U.S. are helping push pump prices lower, AAA…
Continue Reading
OSP searching for suspect in hit-and-run fatality, requesting public assistance
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Sunday, October 12th at 1:08 a.m., Oregon State Police responded to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on…
Continue Reading
The fall bear ‘eat-a-thon’ is on: ODFW has some ‘BearWise’ advice on keeping bears, people and pets safe
Update: Adding video SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Now that cooler autumn weather has replaced those hot summer days, Oregon’s bears have begun their annual…
Continue Reading
Central Oregonians urged to prepare homes for coming winter
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As winter approaches, the cold once again brings familiar challenges for Central Oregonians. Getting ready now, experts say, can…
Continue Reading
Oregon lawmaker Hòa Nguyễn passes after fight against cancer; colleagues mourn loss, recount her service and advocacy
(adding new statement from Emerson Levy & video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Portland-area state Representative Hòa Nguyễn passed away…
Continue Reading
Rep. Emerson Levy remembers colleague Nguyễn as “a bright light” after her passing
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon political community is remembering Representative Hòa Nguyễn, who lost her battle with cancer this week.…
Continue Reading
The women of an Oregon suburb have said for years their family doctor abused them. Now he’s facing criminal charges
By Meena Duerson, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A former family doctor who has been accused of abuse by more than 160 of his patients…
Continue Reading
Oregon Military Department sponsors 2025 Labor Summit
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Military Department sponsored the 2025 Oregon Labor Summit Friday at the Oregon Army National Guard Aviation…
Continue Reading
US announces it will allow Qatar to build an Air Force facility in Idaho
By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the US will allow Qatar to build an Air Force…
Continue Reading AAA: Oregon, Bend gas prices are still falling, but California refinery fire could change that
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pump prices continue to ease in Oregon and most states, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday, but a recent California refinery…
Continue Reading
High-flying recovery: Two California condors hatched, raised at Oregon Zoo take flight in Arizona skies
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two California condors hatched and raised at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation are now soaring…
Continue Reading
Reminder: Income tax filing extension deadline less than a week away
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 2.1 million Oregonians have filed their tax year 2024 state personal income tax returns this year. But with just six…
Continue Reading
Trump administration goes to court to defend Chicago, Portland National Guard deployment efforts
By Dareh Gregorian, Gary Grumbach, Selina Guevara, Samira Puskar and Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News NEW YORK (NBC News) — Challenges to…
Continue Reading
‘It was low before, it’s low after’: Oregon student test scores show improvement, still not at pre-pandemic level
Oregon’s new state education data reveals a landscape marked by incremental progress and enduring challenges. For the first time since 2021,…
Continue Reading
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza confirmed in backyard flock of ducks in Wallowa County
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday,, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian…
Continue Reading