SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The public still has time to provide comments about both the draft statewide wildfire hazard map and proposed administrative rules associated with the map. These public comment opportunities are among the last steps before the release of the final map in October. The proposed administrative rules will be used by OSU to address how
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Seven months of investigations. Nearly 10 hours of hearings. And yet neither Boeing nor the National Transportation Safety Board know how a 737 Max was delivered to Alaska Airlines without the four bolts needed to keep a door plug in place. What is known: Boeing’s
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BURNS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Brig. Gen. Alan Gronewold, the Adjutant General of Oregon, and senior leaders visited National Guard members deployed for wildfire response efforts on Tuesday6, underscoring the Guard’s crucial role in protecting Oregon’s communities. Gronewold’s itinerary included stops at the Harney County Fire Camp and a helicopter staging area near Cottage Grove, where
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – People who are lonely are more apt to have bad dreams, according to a collaboration that included an Oregon State University scientist. The findings are important because both loneliness and sleep disorders are serious public health issues, said OSU’s Colin Hesse. They are connected to increased risk of heart disease, stroke
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Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the fast-growing Town Gulch Fire in Baker County, estimated at 10,000 acres late Tuesday night
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — Workers on the Boeing 737 Max that lost a door plug on a January flight told federal safety investigators that they felt pressure to do their jobs too fast to avoid mistakes, according to testimony released Tuesday at the start of a two-day investigative hearing.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday released its 2024-2027 strategic plan – becoming the first state health agency in the nation to declare a goal to eliminate health inequities, and to outline a comprehensive plan for progress, by 2030. Health inequities are the differences that exist in health outcomes for certain
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Tuesday they have joined Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and 31 other senators in introducing legislation that would reaffirm that presidents and vice presidents do not have immunity for actions that violate federal criminal law. The legislation also clarifies that Congress, not the
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Justice Clarence Thomas took a previously undisclosed flight on a private jet owned by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow in 2010, a top Senate Democrat said Monday – the latest in a series of revelations that come as the high court is under pressure to strengthen its ethics practices. Senate
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum applauded a federal court ruling Monday that Google has violated US antitrust law with its search business. Here’s her statement: “I welcome the ruling today by Judge Mehta, of the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia, who, in his 277-page opinion, found: ‘Google
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the eighth time of the fire season last Thursday evening in response to the now-52,000-acre Telephone Fire in Harney County, because. The resources necessary for protecting life and property from the fire are beyond local capabilities. Harney County Judge Hart requested assistance
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Crews battling Eastern Oregon’s Durkee Fire, the largest in the state so far this season, have reached 86% containment as mop-up and monitoring work continues for the more than 400 firefighters on the lines and in support roles.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., led a group of lawmakers Monday in pressing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to ban gambling on American elections. The letter—signed by Senators Merkley, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Representatives Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and John
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) are leading more than 25 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief urging the Federal District Court for the District of Oregon to grant the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction in the Kroger-Albertson’s merger case. The brief outlines three
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley — along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) — introduced on Thursday the Recharge your Electric Car on the Highway to Alleviate Range Gaps Effectively (RECHARGE) Act. Currently, locations for electrical vehicle (EV) charging stations along interstate highways are limited by federal law that constrains commercial
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SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation is grappling with a looming financial crisis, as officials scramble to address a projected budget shortfall of more than $354 million over the next few years, KGW reports. The agency, responsible for maintaining and improving the state’s transportation infrastructure, has been under increasing pressure to find solutions
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday to end the Selective Service. The Selective Service runs an annual budget of more than $31 million per year, preparing for a draft that has not occurred since 1973. “The Selective Service is a long-outdated program
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University-led efforts focused on microfluidic technology for semiconductors and mass timber design and manufacturing each have received $500,000 awards from the White House. In Oct. 2023, the White House, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, announced the designation of 31 Tech Hubs, including the two led by Oregon
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday to address the persistent shortage of health professionals. The bill, the Health Workforce Innovation Act, provides federal support for innovative, community-led partnerships to educate and train more health care workers, especially in rural and underserved communities. “American patients and health care
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Greg Stanton (AZ-04) have introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure communities impacted by extreme heat receive timely federal assistance. The Heat Management Grant Assistance Act (H.R. 9092) would amend the Stafford Act to provide federal assistance for extreme heat events and create a special federal grant program for
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