Oregon-Northwest Archives

Governor Kotek proposing gas tax, vehicle fee hikes to fill ODOT’s funding gap, head off major layoffs, service cuts

July 24, 2025 12:31 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — One day after calling a special session of the Oregon Legislature, Governor Tina Kotek laid out her…

Bryan Kohberger appears July 2 at the Ada County Courthouse

Some documents in Kohberger case have been unsealed. The public must wait for more records that might shed light on murders

July 24, 2025 2:00 am Barney Lerten

POOL, KAYU, ADA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, IDAHO FOURTH DISTRICT COURT, KXLY, ADA COUNTY DISTRICT, XANA KERNODLE, ETHAN CHAPIN, MADISON MOGEN,…

Oregon Search and Rescue Cainine Team Texas

Two Oregon search and rescue canine teams sent to Texas to assist in disaster recovery efforts

July 23, 2025 6:28 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to an official request through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, Oregon has deployed two highly…

OHA launches ‘Connect to Hope’ awareness campaign, data dashboard on third anniversary of 988

July 16, 2025 5:48 pm KTVZ

The Oregon Health Authority is marking the third anniversary of 988 — the three-digit number that anyone can call, text or chat when in need of…

Secretary of state auditors find waste in Oregon’s Preschool Promise program, recommend improvements

July 23, 2025 12:56 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Auditors with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office found $1.4 million in potentially wasteful payments within the…

Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing on July 23 in Boise

From ‘you’re a joke’ to ‘I’ve forgiven you’: Families of Idaho murder victims address Bryan Kohberger at sentencing

July 23, 2025 10:29 am CNN Newsource

By Eric Levenson, Dakin Andone, Maureen Chowdhury, Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — The family of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University…

Governor Kotek halts ODOT layoffs, uses constitutional authority to call special session August 29th

July 22, 2025 1:09 pm Barney Lerten, Tracee Tuesday

Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she is using her constitutional authority to call a special session of the Oregon Legislature to begin on…

School-based health center Redmond High School

Oregon school-based health centers report record patient visits, people served; a look at Redmond High’s

July 22, 2025 7:00 pm Barney Lerten

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — School-based health centers throughout Oregon reported record highs in patient visits and people served during the 2023-24…

Governor Kotek signs landmark microgrid legislation into state law

July 22, 2025 6:49 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Last Thursday, Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bills 2065 and 2066 into law, two pieces of landmark legislation which aim to…

High Lakes area reopens after 2020 wildfires, completing public access to Santiam State Forest recreation spots

July 22, 2025 6:38 pm Barney Lerten

SANTIAM STATE FOREST, Ore. (KTVZ) —The High Lakes recreation area of the Santiam State Forest reopened this month after being closed in the…

Hot, dry weather prompts Forest Service to increase public use restrictions, fire danger levels on national forests

July 22, 2025 6:28 pm Barney Lerten

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to July’s persistent hot and dry weather, national forests across the Pacific Northwest increased or implemented…

President Trump weighs in on Bryan Kohberger plea deal

July 22, 2025 12:38 pm NPG Content Share

Curtis Jackson BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — President Donald Trump is weighing in on the upcoming Bryan Kohberger sentencing. View Post In a plea deal…

Bryan Kohberger has another chance to explain why he killed 4 Idaho college students. But he doesn’t have to speak

July 22, 2025 1:00 am CNN Newsource

By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger has one last chance Wednesday to give the grieving parents of four University of Idaho students he…

Eastern Oregon woman scammed out of $600,000 in gold bars; Oregon DOJ urges vigilance

July 18, 2025 1:27 pm Barney Lerten

(Adding video which includes an interview, more information on scam). SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Justice warned Oregonians Friday…

With wildfires, smoke affecting Oregon highways, summer travelers are urged to plan ahead, prepare and stay informed

July 18, 2025 2:06 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As wildfires continue to impact parts of Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek has declared a State of Emergency, effective July 16,…

Prineville BLM fire engine Post-Paulina RFPA. Last summer, the BLM's Prineville District transferred a Type 6 engine to the Post-Paulina Rangeland Fire Protection Association, boosting their wildland firefighting capacity in a key time of fire season.

‘First line of defense’: Governor Kotek signs bill to support rangeland fire protection associatons

July 17, 2025 3:55 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Thursday signed House Bill 3349, which authorizes the Oregon Department of Forestry to donate or sell…

Oregon lawmakers have approved major housing investments; here’s the funding details

July 17, 2025 3:14 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. — The 2025 Oregon Legislative Session concluded on June 27, delivering significant investments in the state’s housing and…

An Idaho judge lifts the gag order in the Bryan Kohberger case ahead of sentencing.

Idaho judge lifts gag order in Bryan Kohberger case ahead of sentencing in student killings

July 17, 2025 10:20 am CNN Newsource

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A state district judge in Idaho lifted the gag order that largely obscured the case of Bryan Kohberger, who…

Armenian national extradited to the U.S. faces federal charges in Oregon for ransomware extortion conspiracy

July 16, 2025 4:41 pm Barney Lerten

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —An Armenian national extradited from Ukraine to the United States faces federal charges for his role in Ryuk ransomware…

Oregon lost 6,400 jobs over the past two months; June unemployment rate edges up to 4.9%

July 16, 2025 3:50 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 4,300 jobs in June, following a revised loss of 2,100…