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Highest-earning counties in Oregon

Highest-earning counties in Oregon

Sean Pavone // Shutterstock   Data shows that annual annual income depends heavily on an individual’s educational attainment, race, ethnicity, gender, and even location. One cluster of the United States is particularly well off: The five of the seven counties with the highest median household income in the country can be found in the Washington

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Hottest Septembers in Oregon since 1895

Hottest Julys in Oregon since 1895

Maxim Grohotov // Shutterstock   In 2022, the continental United States experienced its third hottest July since 1895, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, while 20 states saw one of their 10 hottest days in the same month. The year prior, July marked the hottest month on record worldwide. Climate change

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Cities with the most UFO sightings in Oregon

Cities with the most UFO sightings in Oregon

ssbooklet // Shutterstock   When pilot Kenneth Arnold took off from Chehalis, Washington, in his single-engine airplane one afternoon in June 1947, he was looking for a lost military aircraft that had crashed. But what he found was something completely different—something that would set off a cultural obsession in the U.S. that persists today. While

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Coldest Julys in Oregon since 1895

Coldest Julys in Oregon since 1895

alisalipa // Shutterstock   Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Julys in Oregon since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we’ve included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for

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State budget rebalance maintains critical services despite federal cuts

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon lawmakers on Monday released a 2025-2027 budget rebalance designed to preserve essential state services despite a multi-year budget crisis triggered by federal funding cuts from the Trump administration. “The federal budget cuts have caused both short-term and long-term crises for Oregon’s budget,” said Sen. Kate Lieber, D-SW Portland and Beaverton,

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Oregon officials warn of workers’ compensation scam targeting Spanish-speaking employees

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services is warning Spanish-speaking workers about a scam targeting injured employees in several states, including Oregon and nearby Idaho and Montana. According to the agency, scammers are contacting workers through phone calls, emails, and social media platforms such as Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. They

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Oregon Health Authority reminds families of upcoming school vaccination deadline

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — With the annual school vaccination deadline approaching, the Oregon Health Authority is reminding parents and caregivers to make sure their children’s immunizations are up to date or risk missing school. Under state law, all students attending public and private schools, preschools, Head Start and certified child care programs must have documentation

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Healthcare Without Fear Act aims to protect patients from immigration enforcement in Oregon hospitals

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon lawmakers heard emotional testimony this week from nurses, healthcare advocates and community members supporting the Healthcare Without Fear Act — a proposal that would limit the presence of federal immigration officers inside hospitals and clinics. Senate Bill 1570, introduced as part of the 2026 Immigrant Justice Package, seeks to hold

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Oregon economic forecast shows challenges as Governor Kotek pushes FastTrack plan

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s latest economic forecast paints a mixed picture of the state’s outlook, showing rising business distress and a stubbornly high unemployment rate even as state leaders look for ways to spark growth. Economists with the Department of Administrative Services Office of Economic Analysis presented the first-quarter forecast Wednesday, warning that labor

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