SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Educator Advancement Council, on behalf of and in partnership with the Oregon Department of Education), Oregon Teachers Standards and Practices Commission and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission announced Friday the release of the 2024 Educator Equity Report. The 2024 Educator Equity Report is the ninth report published by the state
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CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend is expected to send a record number of travelers to the skies, a cyberattack is forcing one of the nation’s largest airports to go back to basics. Computer systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport went down Saturday, and officials say they still
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez, Zoe Sottile and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, argued Thursday to move his trial out of Latah County, which they said would be unable to provide an unbiased jury for the long-awaited trial. The hearing is
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A Washington County man was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that resulted in a woman’s overdose death. Robert Lamart James McCollum, 35, was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. “This defendant cut short an innocent
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CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crater Lake National Park will temporarily open the North Entrance Road for two-way travel beginning 7 a.m. Saturday through Monday, Sept. 2, to accommodate visitors over the busy Labor Day Weekend. However, park officials said Wednesday that long lines and waits of up to two hours should be
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IZEE, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A pilot helping fight the Falls wildfire in eastern Oregon turned into an area with “visibility concerns” before his fatal crash, according to a preliminary investigation report from the National Transportation Safety Board, KGW reports. The report doesn’t identify why the pilot’s plane veered toward an area with “Temporary Flight Restrictions,” crashing into
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Associated Press Workers breached the final dams on a key section of the Klamath River on Wednesday, clearing the way for salmon to swim freely through a major watershed near the California-Oregon border for the first time in more than a century as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. Crews used
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ)— Thousands of Portland-area Fred Meyer employees went on strike Wednesday morning at stores around the metro area, KGW reports. The strike started Wednesday at 6 a.m. as employees holding up signs gathered outside of stores. The strike will last until Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 8 a.m. unless a deal is reached, according
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday awarded more than $102 million in federal funding to Oregon, California and Washington to install electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen fueling stations for trucks along Interstate 5 and other key freight routes. The award will result in new, publicly accessible EV charging stations
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The USDA Forest Service is informing partners, collaborators, and the public that the release of the draft Environmental Impact Statement for the amendment to the Northwest Forest Plan, initially anticipated at the end of August, is now expected in October. When released, the draft EIS will be published in the Federal
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Jamie Parfitt, Pat Dooris, KGW CORVALLIS, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Hewlett Packard’s longtime facility in Corvallis is set to receive both state and federal support for expansion and modernization as part of the CHIPS Act, officials announced Tuesday. The company is slated to receive up to $50 million from the Biden administration and another $9.5 million
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) –The Oregon Health Authority has released new data revealing that eight Oregonians die each day due to alcohol, a dramatic 30% leap over just three years. According to Dr. Dean E. Sidelinger, Oregon’s State Epidemiologist, 3,027 individuals died alcohol-related deaths in 2022. He shared the new data at the Oregon Recovers Alcohol
Continue ReadingOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay $600,000 to the family of a Black man shot and killed by police in a settlement that also stipulates that officers will be banned from personalizing any of their work equipment. Lawyers on Monday announced the details of the settlement of a wrongful death
Continue Reading Associated Press For the first time in more than a century, salmon will soon have free passage along the Klamath River and its tributaries — a major watershed near the California-Oregon border — as the largest dam removal project in U.S. history nears completion. Crews will use excavators this week to breach rock dams that
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Shari’s is an institution in the Pacific Northwest. The family-style restaurants are known for their award-winning pies and late-night meals. But KGW reports that court filings and public records indicate the Beaverton-based chain is now facing tough times, including unpaid bills, back taxes and eviction notices. At least seven Shari’s restaurants
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Hospital said Monday it has received a statement of deficiencies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services following a survey that was prompted by a patient death in May. Surveyors also reviewed a second patient death that occurred in November of 2023. The deficiencies identified in the report relate
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LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon state Senator Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) announced Monday that he has submitted the legislative concept for a “No Tax on Tips” bill ahead of the 2025 legislative session, echoing a high-profile proposal from the presidential campaign. “This legislation is designed to provide financial relief to Oregon’s service industry workers, who
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Laws that let bicyclists treat stop signs as yield signs lead neither riders nor motorists to act unsafely, according to a groundbreaking Oregon State University study. The project by OSU College of Engineering researchers featured a novel experimental technique – linking separate bicycle and motor vehicle simulators – and the findings
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — An apparent cyberattack disrupted internet, phones, email and other systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for a third day on Monday as Port of Seattle officials worked to investigate the outages and restore full service. “We’re working around the clock to get necessary systems back online and to mitigate impacts to our passengers,”
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 5.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.75/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 15.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 96.3 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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