Starbucks ends its ‘open-door’ policies
By Jordan Valinsky and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks doesn’t want to be America’s public bathroom anymore. Starbucks…
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FAA is investigating a midair near-collision between two planes near the Phoenix airport
By Karina Tsui and Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a narrowly missed midair collision…
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LA wildfires displaced tens of thousands. With some rents up as much as 20%, finding affordable housing is the next challenge
CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Martin Johnson and his fiancé, Celeigh Chapman, had spent several years restoring and renovating…
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Latest Crook County School Board meeting confirms 2 resignations and an investigation
At the latest Crook County School Board meeting Monday evening, board member Cheyenne Edgerly joined Superintendent Melissa Skinner in submitting…
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In her first State of the State address, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls for resilience, optimism
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek struck notes of frustration with the enormous problems facing Oregon and optimism that the state can fix them in an address to…
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Nearly 400 Oregon firefighters are in L.A. area helping with mop-up operations as more Santa Ana winds approach
LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) — With Santa Ana winds set to again hit the Los Angeles area, 21 Oregon strike teams made up of nearly 400 Oregon firefighters…
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Gov. Kotek issues emergency order allowing Port of Morrow to violate water pollution permit
Oregon’s second-largest port is getting another exception to a water pollution permit it’s violated for much of the last two decades, according…
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Montana man receives 24-year prison term in Highway 97 crash near Redmond that killed Troutdale family of 4
Driver expresses ‘pain, guilt and remorse’; victims’ family and friends mourn lives cut short BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Montana man who took cocaine…
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Hard work, ‘high spirits’: Oregon firefighters busy laying fire line hose, protecting homes in Southern California
LOS ANGELES (KTVZ) – Strike teams of Oregon firefighters wrapped up their second 24-hour shift Monday morning, helping thousands of others from…
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SoCal Edison blamed in a lawsuit for starting one of the Los Angeles fires
By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Southern California Edison, the electrical utility for Los Angeles, has been sued for its alleged role in…
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Industry groups sue to stop Biden from banning medical debt on credit reports
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Opposition is quickly forming against the Biden administration’s rule to ban medical debt from appearing on…
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Atop the Oregon Cascades, UO team finds a huge buried aquifer
 Oregon’s Cascade Range mountains might not hold gold, but they store another precious resource in abundance:…
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Jefferson County School District informs staff, student families of cyberattack; personal data may have been accessed
PowerSchool, the student information system used by Jefferson County School District 509J, was hit by a recent cyberattack in which personal files…
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Grammys and Oscars to proceed amid LA fires, but will put the spotlight on first responders
By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — As they say in Hollywood, the show must go on. On Monday, it was announced that both the Grammys and…
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OSP identifies Nevada pedestrian struck, killed by semi-truck on Hwy. 97 north of Madras
Oregon State Police on Monday released the identity of a 21-year-old Nevada man who was struck and killed by a semi-truck last week while crossing…
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Oregon firefighters save Southern California home in first 24-hour shift
By Sabinna Pierre, KGW.COM LOS ANGELES (KGW) — Oregon firefighters are proving their expertise and dedication as they continue to support…
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Oregon State Fire Marshal: Don’t believe everything you read online about California wildfire response
By Sabinna Pierre, KGW.com SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Here’s what really happened when Oregon firefighters headed south to help with California’s…
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Wildfires have been raging in Los Angeles for days. When will they end?
CNN, EL SEGUNDO FIRE DEPT, KABC, ULYSSES GUEVARA HUGO By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — It’s been less than a week since the year’s first…
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Kohl’s is closing 27 locations. See if your store is on the list
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Kohl’s is closing 27 stores across more than a dozen states as the struggling retailer looks to…
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Red Cross Cascades Region sends volunteers and staff to assist those affected by L.A. wildfires
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fires in Los Angeles County are still raging, burning thousands of acres. Volunteers and staff from the Red Cross…
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