Humpback whale beached near Yachats, officials ask visitors to keep away
UPDATE: The humpback whale that washed ashore on the Oregon Coast over the weekend has now died, despite an intense, days-long rescue effort. Experts…
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Rep. Janelle Bynum, Florida Republican introduce bill to address shortage of home appraisers, boost housing access
Update: Adding video WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Ore., and Byron Donalds, R-Fla., said Monday they have introduced the…
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OSU researchers develop first-ever common language for cannabis and hemp aromas
Update: Adding video CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers say they have taken a significant step toward creating a…
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Pikas are potato-sized squeakers – and now we’re learning how many call Central Oregon home
Update: Adding video PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s a good time to be a pika in Oregon, or a volunteer trained to spot them. New survey data…
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Oregon Guard welcomes home soldiers with demobilization ceremony following one-year deployment
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon National Guard formally welcomed home approximately 230 members on Sunday in Forest Grove following a…
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Judge rules in favor of public defense firm suing Oregon to fight the state’s caseloads
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KGW) — A Clackamas County judge struck down a provision in a new contract between the state of Oregon and public defense firms…
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Oregon DOC reviews sentences under new court guidance
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Corrections is reviewing prison sentences again, following new guidance from the state Supreme Court on…
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Oregon GOP leaders lead petition over Oregon Department of Transportation funding
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —  a new petition from Oregon’s GOP is challenging the state’s latest controversial transportation funding bill—pushing to…
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Families urged to stop using ByHeart infant formula amid botulism outbreak; two Oregon cases tied to recalled products
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — State agencies continue to track botulism cases linked to a nationally recalled infant formula — including two cases of…
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How a new Oregon marker highlights the courage of Japanese American WWII Soldiers
Update: Adding video BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The community of Hood River, in partnership with the Oregon Travel Information Council, unveiled a new…
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Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger must reimburse families for their daughters’ urns
By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger must pay for the urns of two of the University of Idaho students he killed, an Idaho state…
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Two Mexican nationals face federal charges after I-5 stop turns up 72 pounds of methamphetamine
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Two Mexican nationals illegally in the United States have been charged with trafficking 72 pounds of methamphetamine, the…
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Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz had this to say about his vote for reopening the government, and what should happen now
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Second District Rep. Cliff Bentz issued this statement Thursday about his vote in favor of the legislation to end the…
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New OSU analysis of Detroit Reservoir yields clearer picture of toxin-producing blue-green algae blooms
Update: Adding video CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A long-term analysis shows that Detroit Reservoir abruptly swapped one type of toxic algae for…
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New Oregon health data shows rise in emergency room visits when air quality is poor
New data from the Oregon Health Authority show that when air quality worsens across the state, more Oregonians end up in emergency rooms and urgent…
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ODOT Director Kris Strickler to step down Jan. 2; Oregon parks leader to serve as interim successor
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ —Â Oregon Department of Transporations Director Kris Strickler, the second-longest serving director in agency history, today…
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Oregon lawmakers react to ending of the longest government shutdown in history
After 42 days, the longest government shutdown is getting closer to being over and the government will be…
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Oregon lawmakers voice concern over reports of possible ICE detention facility in Newport, Coast Guard helicopter move
NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Democrats in Congress and a state lawmaker voiced concern Wednesday about reports that the federal Immigration and…
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New MRI contrast agent designed at OSU represents breakthrough in safer medical imaging
Update: Adding video CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) -– Scientists at Oregon State University have filed a patent on a design for a new magnetic resonance…
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Oregon’s and Bend’s gas prices are still falling while they rise in much of the country, AAA reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – While gas prices in Oregon continue to decline, prices in many other states and the national average are climbing, AAA…
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