California congressman urges closer consultation with tribes on offshore wind
By CLAIRE RUSH and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press A congressman who represents California’s north coast has sent a letter to federal…
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Oregon reports record $14 billion in visitor spending last year, as industry jobs recover to pre-pandemic levels
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Tourism Commission, dba Travel Oregon, is celebrating National Travel and Tourism Week (by announcing that…
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Woman falls to her death while hiking on Columbia Gorge trail
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A woman took a deadly fall while hiking on a trail in the Columbia River Gorge on Sunday afternoon, according to the…
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Rarely seen ‘football fish’ that lives in complete darkness has been found south of Cannon Beach, aquarium reports
CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KTVZ) – A rarely seen fish that lives in complete darkness has been found by beachcombers just south of Cannon Beach, the…
Continue ReadingIn Oregon’s Democratic primaries, progressive and establishment wings battle for US House seats
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Democratic primaries for U.S. House seats in Oregon could help reveal whether the…
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6 people killed, 10 others injured in Idaho when pickup crashes into passenger van
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Six people were killed Saturday in Idaho in a two-car accident that included a large passenger van, authorities said. Ten…
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Popular Shellburg Falls recreation area reopens in Santiam State Forest after 2020 wildfire reconstruction
One of the most popular Santiam State Forest recreation areas, Shellburg Falls, reopened Friday after after years of work, having been closed in the…
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Oregon hospital group may appeal US judge’s ruling upholding state Health Care Market Oversight Program
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A U.S. District Court judge ruled Thursday that a state law creating the Health Care Market Oversight Program does not violate…
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State agency’s new data dashboard shows 96% enrollment for Oregon’s Preschool Promise program
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) –Â The Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care has launched a new data dashboard demonstrating positive trends around the…
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Chavez-DeRemer votes for several bills backing law enforcement during National Police Week
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted in favor of bipartisan bills over the past several days to support law enforcement in…
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OSU researchers explore ways to mitigate environmental toxicity of ubiquitous silver nanoparticles
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Silver has long been used to thwart the spread of illness and in recent years silver nanoparticles have been incorporated…
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Oregon Health Authority advisory: Consuming raw, unpasteurized milk may carry H5N1 ‘bird flu’ risk
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Health Authority is reminding people of the risks associated with raw (unpasteurized) milk consumption amid the…
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Zoo releases hundreds of endangered Oregon silverspot butterfly caterpillars on the coast
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In a breezy coastal meadow this week, Oregon Zoo conservationists and their partners said goodbye to 381 of the zoo’s…
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Oregon Zoo’s record hatching year, of 13 fluffy chicks, offers hope for endangered condors
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Thirteen fluffy California condor chicks are hopping in their nest boxes at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife…
Continue ReadingWashington state trooper fatally shoots a man during a freeway altercation, police say
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state trooper fatally shot a man with a hammer who had attacked state Department of Transportation workers along…
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Man linked to deaths of three Portland-area woman indicted on murder charges
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Jesse Lee Calhoun has been indicted on murder charges for the deaths of three women in the Portland area, the…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Oregon’s primaries
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oregon has multiple hotly contested primaries on Tuesday, as well as some that will set the…
Continue Reading Non-medical vaccine exemptions for Oregon kindergartners hit record high, OHA reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Schools reported the highest rate ever for students claiming nonmedical exemptions from the state’s school vaccination…
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Collateral damage: NE Oregon wolf poisonings – a felony – have also claimed several other wildlife and dogs
The target was likely a wolf, the latest poisoning in a disturbing trend that has killed 19 wolves in Oregon since 2015. Whatever the target, the…
Continue ReadingProsecutors say Washington officer charged with murder ignored his training in killing man in 2019
KENT, Wash. (AP) — A suburban Seattle police officer ignored his training and unnecessarily resorted to deadly force when he shot and killed a man…
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