PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ/KGW) — Legacy Health and Oregon Health and Science University announced Thursday that they’ve signed a binding agreement to move forward with a planned merger that will combine two of Oregon’s biggest health care systems, KGW reported. The new company will be called OHSU Health. The two companies first announced plans for the merger and
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Taylor Romine, Ray Sanchez and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Chad Daybell was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the deaths of his first wife and two children of his second wife in a case Idaho prosecutors claim was fueled by power, sex, money and apocalyptic spiritual beliefs. Daybell
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN Washington (CNN) — Boeing executives presented sweeping changes to the company’s production process and safety systems in a three-hour meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday. The plan is meant to reassure the public, airline customers and regulators that the troubled company’s planes are safe to fly. “This is a guide
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregonians can now purchase a voucher for a new, specialty Oregon State University license plate that features the university’s beaver logo and tree rings in the background. The voucher is $40 and is available through the university here. Once 3,000 vouchers have been sold, the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles will begin manufacturing
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Oregon health officials expressed concern Thursday about a sharp increase in cases of pertussis – known as whooping cough – across nine counties, including Deschutes and Jefferson, and are encouraging people to get vaccinated against the disease. As of Wednesday, May 29, 178 pertussis cases have been reported to Oregon Health Authority’s
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Marine Board, in partnership with 31 county sheriff’s offices and the Oregon State Police, will be looking for expired boat registrations and required equipment compliance on state waterways as part of “Operation Ship Shape.” “Boat operators are required to have current registration decals on the bow of their
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PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – AAA finds that the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day are when fatal crashes involving teen drivers rise. Nationwide, 7,435 people died in summertime crashes involving teen drivers from 2013 through 2022. That’s seven people per day during these 100 days. That is nearly half of the total number
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Jury deliberations began Wednesday in the triple murder trial of Chad Daybell, a case Idaho prosecutors claim was fueled by power, sex, money and apocalyptic spiritual beliefs. Daybell has pleaded not guilty to murder and conspiracy charges in the deaths of his first wife, Tammy Daybell, and
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s embattled police chief has been dismissed, Mayor Bruce Harrel said Wednesday. Harrell said at a news conference that he met with Adrian Diaz on Tuesday and they agreed Diaz should step down. He will work on special assignments for the mayor with the police department, Harrell said. Diaz’s departure comes about
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Wednesday that rural communities have added 216 new shelter beds, already more than double the mid-2025 goal set through Oregon’s Emergency Homelessness Response. OHCS delivered funding and is providing technical assistance to partners throughout the rural regions, referred to as Balance of State, to help achieve the
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By Gregory Wallace, CNN Washington (CNN) — Boeing is expected to release a plan this week to fix its endless string of safety issues that have been under federal investigation following a midflight fuselage blowout in January. The report is a critical step for Boeing to rebuild confidence among the public, airlines, and its regulator
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By Blair Best, KGW PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Staff working at organizations that help homeless people downtown Portland often find themselves on the front lines of the city’s addiction crisis, responding to overdoses right outside their front doors — including in public bathrooms, KGW reported. At Portland Rescue Mission on West Burnside Street, there are two public
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— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday it is designating 1.2 million acres of critical habitat in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon for the coastal distinct population segment of the Pacific marten, also known as the coastal or Humboldt marten.
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PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – Pump prices continue to tick down in most states as millions of Americans return home from Memorial Day weekend trips. While refinery issues have sent gas prices higher in some states, Oregon and most other states are seeing prices decline, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. For the week, the national average for
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A staff member with an Oregon medical care nonprofit was killed when the team he was traveling with in a convoy was fired upon in Ethiopia, officials said Monday. Mustefa Alkisim was a Medical Teams International driver traveling in the insecure Amhara region of Ethiopia Friday when men fired at the
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dozens of Oregon wineries and vineyards have sued PacifiCorp over the deadly 2020 wildfires that ravaged the state, alleging that the utility’s decision to not turn off power during the Labor Day windstorm contributed to blazes whose smoke and soot damaged their grapes and reduced their
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Highly pathogenic avian influenza, sometimes called bird flu, has been confirmed in alpacas for the first time, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories. The animals that tested positive were on a farm in Idaho where poultry had tested positive for the virus and were
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday released its annual report on cost growth trends for health insurance plans and large provider organizations across the state. The report provides insight into health care spending in the Commercial, Medicaid, and Medicare markets statewide, and for 30 health plans and 53 provider organizations; more than half
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Emergency Management is encouraging Oregonians to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season by staying informed, having an emergency plan and packing a go-kit. People can find an evacuation checklist, live wildfire and evacuation maps, and wildfire preparedness and prevention tips at wildfire.oregon.gov. “Oregon follows a three-level evacuation notification system structured around the
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Summer came early last week for 11 northwestern pond turtles reared at the Oregon Zoo. With the help of volunteers and wildlife officials, care staff returned the endangered reptiles to the Columbia River Gorge. Since last spring, the turtles have basked in the warmth and light of a simulated summer at
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