PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KPTV) — Oregon’s minimum wage is set to rise on July 1, following the automatic annual schedule put in place by the state legislature in 2016, KGW reported. And as in the past, the minimum wage varies by what part of the state you live in. The increase for 2024 is 50 cents statewide,
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ASTORIA, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Unified Command is concluding its operation to address the presence of tar balls on the Oregon and southern Washington coasts. “As we wrap up, we want to ensure that the public remains informed and feels confident about returning to our beautiful beaches,” a joint statement issued Friday said, continuing below:
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Oregon Health and Science University is preparing to lay off at least 500 employees, the hospital announced Thursday in a message to staff, KGW reported. The letter says the hospital’s revenue has not kept pace with rising supply and labor costs, and that managers will begin discussing workforce reductions after an upcoming annual
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By GENE JOHNSON and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press Information about how much money three GOP-backed initiatives would cost the state of Washington must appear on the November ballot where voters can see it, a judge on Friday ruled. The measures to repeal the state’s landmark Climate Commitment Act and the tax on the sale of stocks and bonds
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GEARHART, Ore. (AP) — A massive rare fish thought to only live in temperate waters in the southern hemisphere has washed up on Oregon’s northern coast, drawing crowds of curious onlookers intrigued by the unusual sight. The 7.3-foot (2.2 meter) hoodwinker sunfish first appeared on the beach in Gearhart on Monday, the Seaside Aquarium said
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press KENT, Wash. (AP) — Kabongo Kambila Ringo stood outside the tent where he has been staying with his pregnant wife and ate from a clear plastic tray of Girl Scout cookies melting in the midday sun. He was one of around 240 asylum-seekers camping in a grassy lot along a
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – All razor and bay clam harvesting is now closed along the entire Oregon coast due to historically high levels of the marine biotoxin Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) that earlier closed mussel harvesting and sickened at least 20 people, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has placed Oregon State Hospital in immediate jeopardy status. Surveyors cited issues related to hourly checks of patient location and wellness. The hospital said it was instituting an administrative directive Thursday that specifies updated procedures for completing and documenting viability checks. “We know that
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Dozens of new laws passed during the 2024 legislative session with an effective date of “91 days after adjournment” went into effect Thursday. The new laws include significant efforts to help more Oregonians afford a home, prevent firearm suicides, modernize emergency medical services, grow the semiconductor workforce, reduce hunger and more.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A 17-year-old student was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Seattle high school during lunchtime Thursday, officials said. Seattle Public Schools said in a statement that the Garfield High student was taken to Harborview Medical Center. Police said later that he underwent surgery at the hospital but died. Around 12:45
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing three women last year in the Portland, Oregon, area and dumping their bodies has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Jesse Lee Calhoun’s attorney entered the pleas Thursday to three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of abuse of a corpse in the deaths
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) is a new food benefits program to help shrink the hunger gap when children are on summer break and don’t have easy access to healthy meals at school. Summer EBT starts in late June and will provide $120 per eligible child to buy food.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said Thursday they have introduced bipartisan legislation that would support ranchers who rely upon federal lands in Oregon and nationwide to graze their livestock. “After embracing the Bureau of Land Management pilot program, ranchers in eastern Oregon worked closely with me to include updated
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Smolkin, a veteran media executive who leads CNN’s global digital news, is departing the network to become the next president and CEO of Oregon Public Broadcasting. OPB called Smolkin a forward-thinking journalist and a strong business strategist who can help lead the 100-year-old public media organization through a
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who made 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses, has been sentenced to three years in prison, U.S. authorities said. Ashton Connor Garcia, 21, of Bremerton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday, according
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The FBI’s Portland Division warned Wednesday that it’s seen an increase in reports of scammers falsely representing themselves as FBI agents, or a representative of another government agency, and sending couriers to pick up cash or gold payments.
Continue ReadingCNN By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Florence, Italy (CNN) — An Italian court has upheld Amanda Knox’s final remaining conviction stemming from the murder of her British roommate Meredith Kercher in 2007. Knox was convicted in 2009 of slander for falsely accusing Patrick Lumumba of murdering Kercher in the Italian city of Perugia. An appellate
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SHASTA LAKE, Calif. (KGW/KTVZ) — It was a messy Memorial Day weekend on a Northern California lake, and some University of Oregon students are partially to blame, according to officials. The U.S. Forest Service told KGW they always expect large crowds in May, and say every Mother’s Day and Memorial Day weekends bring lots of
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By Samantha Young for KFF Health News in collaboration with Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is shipping air conditioners, air purifiers and power banks to some of its most vulnerable residents, a first-in-the-nation experiment to use Medicaid money to prevent the potentially deadly health effects of extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and
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