Oregon-Northwest Archives

The NTSB released this image of the aircraft from Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

New details emerge on piece of Alaska Airlines plane that blew off midflight as investigators probe ‘explosive decompression’

January 8, 2024 1:37 am CNN Newsource

By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of…

Tiger Woods is pictured here at the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 17 in Orlando

Tiger Woods and Nike are splitting up

January 8, 2024 8:50 am CNN Newsource

By Parija Kavilanz and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Tiger Woods has broken up with Nike after a protracted 27-year collaboration with…

Alaska and United cancel more than 300 flights Monday because of the 737 Max 9 grounding

January 8, 2024 3:48 am CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, both major US operators of the Boeing 737 Max 9, cancelled a combined…

The Alaska Airlines flight after its emergency landing back in Portland

Explainer: Now-found door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner

January 7, 2024 1:40 pm Associated Press

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Investigators said Sunday they had found the piece of fuselage that blew off a Boeing airliner over Oregon on…

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

January 7, 2024 10:10 am Associated Press

By CLAIRE RUSH and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not…

Protesters calling for cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war block freeway in Seattle for several hours

January 6, 2024 3:36 pm Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — Protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war blocked northbound traffic on Interstate 5 in Seattle for several hours…

Boeing suffers another setback with Alaska Airlines emergency landing

January 6, 2024 11:18 am CNN Newsource

By Eva Rothenberg and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing faces scrutiny over the safety of its aircrafts after an Alaska Airlines flight…

Alaska Airlines flight makes emergency return to PDX after large panel on side of Boeing 737 MAX 9 blows out

January 5, 2024 10:13 pm KTVZ news sources

PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport (PDX)…

Oregon Zoo’s endangered rhino calf is a month old and growing fast, at 172 pounds

January 5, 2024 4:49 pm KTVZ news sources

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The smallest member of the Oregon Zoo’s rhinoceros family reached a big milestone this week: Jozi and…

ODFW’s final Mule Deer Management Plan webinar to focus on human impacts, poaching, population monitoring

January 5, 2024 4:29 pm KTVZ news sources

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff will host the final webinar on its rewrite of the state’s Mule Deer Management…

Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies

January 5, 2024 2:16 pm Associated Press

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical…

Washington state lawmakers to take on fentanyl and housing in Inslee’s final legislative session

January 4, 2024 9:15 pm Associated Press

By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state will return to Olympia on Monday to address housing, climate…

Oregon participation in summer children’s food assistance program advances; state lawmakers urged to act

January 4, 2024 6:46 pm KTVZ news sources

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is taking critical steps to ensure children have access to vital nutrition during the summer months by declaring…

Several new Oregon road safety laws take effect; one lets drivers pass slow cyclists in no-passing zones

January 4, 2024 1:56 pm KTVZ news sources

The Oregon Legislature passed hundreds of bills in the last session, revising some existing transportation laws and creating new ones. Many changes…

Oregon State Police seek tips to find whoever cut down, discarded 7 ODOT road signs in Wasco County

January 4, 2024 11:57 am KTVZ news sources

THE DALLES, Ore. (KTVZ) – Seven ODOT road signs were cut down and removed along U.S. Highway 97 and two other highways in Wasco County last month…

OSU researchers find vitamin in rivers; may offer hope for Chinook salmon suffering thiamine deficiency disease

January 4, 2024 1:00 pm KTVZ news sources

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers have discovered vitamin B1 produced by microbes in rivers, findings that may offer…

ODFW Director Curt Melcher retiring after a decade in position

January 4, 2024 11:10 am KTVZ news sources

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Curt Melcher, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s director since 2014, has announced he is retiring, effective April…

Audit: Oregon’s housing agency distributed $426 million in emergency rental aid, but couldn’t verify proper distribution

January 4, 2024 11:00 am KTVZ news sources

As the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world on its head, thousands of Oregonians were threatened with eviction as they struggled to pay rent in an…

A judge in Oregon refuses to dismiss a 2015 climate lawsuit filed by youth

January 4, 2024 10:30 am Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A judge in Oregon has rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to dismiss a 2015 lawsuit brought by young people that…

Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories in Colorado and Oregon

January 4, 2024 2:03 am Associated Press

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is providing $162 million to Microchip Technology to support the domestic…