Gov. Kotek orders flags lowered to half-staff in remembrance of Rosalynn Carter
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Wednesday ordered flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff, pursuant to…
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‘Tis the season: AG Rosenblum urges Oregonians to watch out for scammers this holiday season
 SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — For many Oregonians, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the perfect time to check items off their holiday shopping lists. For…
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‘Everybody is pretty darn helpful’: Boat operators rescue about 20 people after deadly Alaska landslide
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — After a Monday landslide that authorities say killed at least three people near a remote community in southeast…
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OSU scientists’ forest modeling shows which harvest rotations most benefit carbon sequestration
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forest modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows that a site’s productivity – an indicator of how fast…
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Teachers in Portland, Oregon, march and temporarily block bridge in third week of strike
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, temporarily shut down a major bridge Tuesday morning as they…
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Voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, judge rules
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A voter-approved Oregon gun control law violates the state constitution, a…
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Wyden, Merkley, colleagues introduce legislation to prevent domestic violence abusers from buying firearms
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Senate colleagues announced Monday they introduced legislation that would prevent…
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Merkley calls for cease-fire, says Israel is making ‘massive mistake’ in war — but agrees that Hamas ‘has to go’
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., released Monday a lengthy statement regarding the Israel-Hamas war, calling for a cease-fire and…
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Family says suspect in Washington couple’s disappearance was a tenant the missing pair was planning to evict
By Jillian Sykes and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The suspect in the disappearance of a Washington couple who went missing from their home last…
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Judge bars media cameras in University of Idaho slayings case, but the court will livestream
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press The judge overseeing the case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year…
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Deep sea explorer Don Walsh, part of 2-man crew to first reach deepest point of ocean, dies at 92
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of a two-man crew that made the first voyage to the…
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OSU, NASA partnership will send microbes to space to see how they grow in low gravity
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two Oregon State University College of Engineering faculty members are partnering with NASA on a $525,000 National…
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Oregon gas prices continue to fall as Thanksgiving travel week arrives
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 7.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.06/g Monday, according…
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Oregon’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law faces growing pushback amid fentanyl crisis
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s first-in-the-nation law that decriminalized the possession…
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OSU alumni’s $20 million gift will establish new marine innovation and technology center
A $20 million gift to the Oregon State University Foundation by alumni Judy and Mike Gaulke will create a new center to lead and support innovative…
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Gov. Kotek names Shana McConville Radford as tribal affairs director
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Thursday that Shana McConville Radford has joined the administration as her Tribal Affairs…
Continue Reading Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer comment on legislation that averted federal government shutdown
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez DeRemer, R-Ore., issued statements after voting for Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to fund the…
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Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
By GENE JOHNSON and ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The suspicious letters sent to vote centers and government buildings in six states…
Continue Reading Dogs are coming down with an unusual respiratory illness in several US states
By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs, and encouraging…
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OSU researchers receive $2 million to look for new ways to prevent organic potatoes from sprouting, spoiling
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers have been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop…
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