Chavez-DeRemer joins bipartisan push to modernize passport services, ease backlog
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – In response to unprecedented passport processing delays at the Department of State, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently…
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2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of…
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‘T. rexes’ race to photo finish at Washington state track
AUBURN, Wash. (AP) — A track for live horse racing in suburban Seattle turned prehistoric over the weekend as more than 200 people ran down the…
Continue ReadingTimbers fire coach Giovanni Savarese after 5-plus seasons as MLS returns from 5-week break
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers fired coach Giovanni Savarese on Monday, parting ways with the winningest coach in franchise history a…
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs ‘ghost gun’ regulations, fentanyl crackdown, other public safety bills
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Monday for bills passed during the 2023 legislative session that address public safety in…
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Lightning starts new wildfires but moist air aids crews battling blazes in rural Northern California
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Weekend lightning strikes ignited new wildfires near a complex of blazes that have been burning since last week through the…
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Oregon’s average gas prices up another 3.1 cents in past week, to $4.68 a gallon, GasBuddy reports
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have risen 3.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.68/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307…
Continue Reading3 dead, 6 wounded in shooting at a hookah lounge in south Seattle; no word on suspects
SEATTLE (AP) — Three people are dead and six others wounded after a shooting Sunday at a hookah lounge in south Seattle, authorities said. City…
Continue ReadingListeria warning issued after three deaths linked to contaminated ice cream machines
CNN By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Three people have died and three others have been hospitalized after drinking milkshakes contaminated with…
Continue ReadingJudge sets deadline for Bryan Kohberger’s alibi defense in University of Idaho killings
By Jeffrey Kopp, Eric Levenson and Veronica Miracle, CNN (CNN) — An Idaho judge on Friday gave Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys three weeks to submit…
Continue ReadingAs thousands flee homes across British Columbia from wildfires, chiefs in one region report progress
By SUSAN HAIGH and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters are reporting making progress battling wildfires in…
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Flood watches issued for areas of Central, Eastern Oregon as Tropical Storm Hilary’s remnants bring threat of landslides
The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for portions of Central and Eastern Oregon as the remnants of now-Tropical Storm Hilary surge…
Continue ReadingThousands under evacuation orders and some homes burn as wildfires race through Washington state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for…
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Gov. Kotek names Erin McMahon director of Department of Emergency Management
NORTH BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek announced Friday that Erin McMahon, a retired General Officer for the Oregon National Guard and U.S.…
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Merkley, Wyden: Over $1 million headed to SW, SE Oregon for sagebrush, fish passage, riparian restoration work
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – A year after the Inflation Reduction Act  was signed into law, Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday a…
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Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in Northern California get help from light rain
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters battling lightning-sparked blazes in northwest California got some help from wet weather, authorities said…
Continue Reading3 deaths suspected in the Pacific Northwest’s record-breaking heat wave
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three people may have died in a record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest this week, officials said. The Multnomah…
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OLCC scraps plans for Canby office complex, will move HQ from Milwaukie to state office space in Salem
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission will relocate from its current Milwaukie headquarters to State of Oregon office space in Salem, instead of…
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Deschutes, Umatilla rivers to remain open to steelhead fishing this fall, ODFW says
One of the most popular rivers to fish in the West, the lower Deschutes, will remain open for steelhead fishing this fall, as enough unmarked…
Continue ReadingFederal appeals court upholds block of Idaho transgender athletes law
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision blocking Idaho’s first-in-the-nation ban on…
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