Oregon lawmakers announce ODOT to receive $10 million to replace, repair EV chargers
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle…
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Green River killer’s last known victim’s remains are identified
SEATTLE (AP) — The last known set of remains linked to the Green River serial killer in Washington state belonged to a teenage girl who had…
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Oregon DEQ says it will work to reinstate Climate Protection Program after state Court of Appeals invalidated it
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Monday it will begin the process to reinstate the Climate Protection…
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Oregon gas prices are still falling, down 8.1 cents/gallon in past week, GasBuddy reports
CHICAGO (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 8.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.57/g Monday, according to…
Continue ReadingBoeing faces new safety alert over earlier generation of 737s
By Gregory Wallace and Hanna Ziady, CNN (CNN) — The US Federal Aviation Administration has urged airlines to inspect so-called door plugs on an…
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SW Wash. couple were ‘up to their knees in water’ after car fell into sinkhole at Vancouver intersection
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KGW/KTVZ) — A couple is safe after their car fell into a sinkhole in a Vancouver intersection early Saturday…
Continue Reading‘I knew I had to do something’: Portland 18-year-old recounts rescuing baby after fallen power line kills 3
By Sara Smart and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The good Samaritan who risked electrocution to save a baby in northeast Portland after a power…
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Bentz, Chavez-DeRemer explain vote for stopgap funding measure to avert partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., voted for the stopgap funding measure that gained congressional approval on…
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ODFW offers $1,000 rewards for info leading to arrests in two recent poaching cases
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Poachers killed three cow elk in Umatilla County and a bull elk in Lincoln County earlier this month. Anyone with information…
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2 weeks of winter storms kill dozens and cause cold chaos in parts of the US, but a thaw is coming
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two weeks of storms that have turned roads into icy death traps, frozen people to death from…
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Oregon Guard unit back from year-long SW border patrol duty to detect, deter illegal crossings, smuggling
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Formal Demobilization Ceremony was held Friday at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Salem for 27 members of the…
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OSU Board of Trustees approves 6% pay raise for President Jayathi Murthy
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved a presidential compensation adjustment and elected board…
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OSU study: Veterans’ PTSD symptoms affected by factors like service appraisal, social support
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Military veterans’ individual perceptions of their combat experiences and the social supports they receive when they…
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A baby lived because an Oregon teen couldn’t stand by after she saw 3 people get electrocuted
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland,…
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Gov. Kotek declares statewide emergency due to severe ice storm’s impacts, seeks to help counties respond and recover
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek declared a statewide emergency Thursday evening due to the severe ice storm that impacted counties across…
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Hwy. 26 reopens after closure due to freezing rain, jackknifed semis as Oregon’s winter storm travel woes continue
U.S. Highway 26 was closed west of Warm Springs Thursday morning due to jackknifed semi-trucks as freezing rain made a return to some parts of the…
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Jobs report: Oregon gained 3,900 jobs in December after losing nearly 6,000 the prior month
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 3,900 jobs last month, following a revised loss of 5,900 jobs in November, while…
Continue ReadingTrump will appear on GOP primary ballot in Washington state, election officials confirm
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Election officials in Washington state confirmed Thursday that Donald Trump’s name will remain on the GOP primary…
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Gov. Kotek announces details of her only 2024 bill, a proposal to boost housing production
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced details Wednesday of her 2024 legislative housing production proposal. The provisions in Senate…
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Gov. Kotek appoints Dr. Nakeia Daniels as Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs director
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek announced Wednesday that she has appointed Dr. Nakeia Council Daniels to direct the Oregon Department of…
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