Shooting kills 2 men, injures 3rd victim in Seattle park
SEATTLE (AP) — Two men were killed and a third person was wounded during a shooting in a Seattle park Saturday night, police said. Police responded…
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Greener pastures? 2,500 hopeful sheep cross Idaho highway
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Why did 2,500 sheep cross the road? Because the grass was greener on the other side. In Idaho, it’s not unusual to see…
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$20K reward to find boater who drove through sea lions on Columbia River
By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story HAYDEN ISLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Continue ReadingArmy identifies 3 soldiers killed in Alaska helicopter crash
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army identified on Saturday the three soldiers who were killed when two helicopters…
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OSP I-5 traffic stop in Salem turns up 11.5 lbs. of powdered fentanyl, 1,000 counterfeit pills; driver, passenger arrested
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bothell, Washington man made his first federal court appearance on drug charges in Portland on Friday, one day after an…
Continue ReadingOregon bill would decriminalize homeless encampments and propose penalties if unhoused people are harassed or ordered to leave
By Steve Almasy and Laura Studley, CNN Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives have introduced a bill that would decriminalize homeless…
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Gov. Kotek announces Homeless State of Emergency funding agreements signed
Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Friday that funding contracts for the Homelessness State of Emergency have been…
Continue ReadingWashington creates missing Indigenous people cold case unit
SEATTLE (AP) — A new unit aimed at solving cold cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people will be established in Washington state, a result…
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Secretary of state audit says OLCC should better align marijuana, alcohol rules, prepare for federal legalization
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and state leadership can better align the regulation of cannabis businesses to that of alcohol businesses,…
Continue ReadingSurviving roommate in Idaho murders agrees to speak to suspect’s attorneys
By Cheri Mossburg and Jean Casarez, CNN One of the surviving roommates in a stabbing attack that left four University of Idaho students dead has…
Continue ReadingBacterial outbreak causes 31 infections in a Seattle hospital
By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Seattle medical center is reporting 31 confirmed cases of a bacterial infection since October, according a news release…
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Mental imagery a helpful way to distract teens from negative thought patterns, OSU study finds
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — For adolescents who may get stuck in negative thought spirals, refocusing on mental imagery is a more effective…
Continue ReadingMerkley, colleagues introduce bill to wipe out non-flushables from wastewater infrastructure
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has teamed up with Maine’s Senator Susan Collins and Representatives Mary Peltola (D-AK) and Lisa…
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Oregon lawmakers expand cities’ ability to use photo radar, catch speeders; Bend city councilor wants it here
A bill is headed to the governor’s desk allowing all Oregon cities to use photo radar for speed and traffic enforcement. Currently, the technology is…
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OSP traffic stops on I-84, I-5 turn up sizable amounts of fentanyl, other drugs; suspects charged
A pair of recent Oregon State Police traffic stops on Interstate 84 near La Grande and I-5 near Salem led to the arrest of two drug trafficking…
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Oregon Housing Production Advisory Council issues Action Plan framework to reach goals
Oregon’s new Housing Production Advisory Council, which Gov. Tina Kotek established to ramp up home construction across Oregon, released its next…
Continue Reading$1.6B trial starts against utility over fatal 2020 wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020…
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New Washington gun law already faces federal court challenge
By LISA BAUMANN and MANUEL VALDES Associated Press OLYMPIA Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a trio of bills meant to address gun…
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Senators: Burns Paiute Tribe to receive nearly $500K for communications tower to help with rural broadband
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced this week that the Burns Paiute Tribe will receive nearly $500,000 from the Tribal…
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Wyden tries again on bill to require that presidents, nominees release tax returns to public
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday reintroduced the Presidential Audit and Tax Transparency Act, legislation that would…
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