More than 10,000 Paid Leave Oregon applications approved; nearly $15 million in benefits paid
The latest data for Paid Leave Oregon is on the Oregon Employment Department’s dashboard. The data, through Oct. 2, shows more than…
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Wyden, colleagues reintroduce bill to empower youth, expand voting access
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would expand youth access to…
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Plane crashes through roof of Newberg home; 2 plane occupants killed, third seriously injured
NEWBERG, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two people on a small plane were killed and a third seriously injured Tuesday evening when it crashed through the roof of a…
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‘Operation Not Forgotten’: FBI dedicates added resources to women, children in Oregon’s Indian Country
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The FBI on Tuesday announced the results of Operation Not Forgotten, which dedicated over 40 FBI Special Agents,…
Continue ReadingSeattle to pay nearly $2M after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly on 911 blacklist
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his…
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Wednesday’s nationwide emergency alert is first of October events to focus awareness on Oregon quake preparedness
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is home to several fault lines that cause dozens of earthquakes every year. The most known earthquake threat is the…
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Senate unanimously passes Merkley-Cassidy bill to address ‘silent stillbirth crisis’
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Bipartisan legislation by Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Louisiana’s U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. has…
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OSU study: DNA from discarded whale bones suggests loss of genetic diversity due to commercial whaling
NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – Commercial whaling in the 20th century decimated populations of large whales but also appears to have had a lasting impact…
Continue ReadingJury hears Manuel Ellis’ last words at trial of Washington officers accused in the Black man’s death
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jurors heard the last words of Manny Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who was punched,…
Continue ReadingWashington state minimum wage moving up to $16.28 per hour
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The Washington Department of Labor and…
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Oregon’s average gas price jumps 9.3 cents a gallon in a week; GasBuddy analyst sees lower prices on the way
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 9.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.71/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307…
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Wyden introduces bipartisan bill to crack down on identity fraud from use of AI
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that he and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., will introduce bipartisan legislation to combat…
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Man accused of locking a woman in a cell in Oregon faces rape, kidnapping charges in separate case
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of abducting a woman in Seattle, driving her hundreds of…
Continue ReadingA contract for 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers expired. Historic US health care strike could start Wednesday
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of eight unions representing 75,000 employees of Kaiser Permanente said late Saturday that is has not…
Continue ReadingWashington officers on trial in deadly arrest of Manny Ellis, a case reminiscent of George Floyd
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Police wrestle the unarmed Black man to the sidewalk. One officer pushes his face into the…
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Oregon Zoo mourns loss of Neka, oldest of Portland’s lion pride
The Oregon Zoo is mourning the loss of Neka, the oldest of the zoo’s African lion pride, who died Friday night following a…
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Two West Coast pond turtles proposed for endangered species protection
In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday proposed to protect…
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OHA, DEQ seek input on which Oregon beaches to monitor for health risks in 2024-25
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program is inviting public comment on a list of proposed beaches to monitor for health risks in…
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Rep. Chavez-DeRemer votes for bipartisan stopgap funding measure to avert government shutdown
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted Saturday in favor of H.R. 5860, which would fund the government through Nov. 17 and provide extensions for key…
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Rosenblum, other AGs urge Biden administration to do more to protect borrowers as student loan payments resume
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined 19 other attorneys general in urging the Biden Administration to take more…
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