By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon is participating in a federal food benefits program for children, called Summer EBT. Dollars from the program will go even farther to purchase produce, through the Double Up Food Bucks program. The Oregon Legislature approved the state’s participation in the Summer EBT program, making nearly 300,000
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A three-alarm fire broke out Thursday night in the attic of the historic Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, prompting its evacuation, and firefighters had it out by early Friday morning.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – This week, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) supported 15 proposals to hold Iran and its terrorist proxies accountable. The House of Representatives’ swift response comes after Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel last weekend in an unprecedented attack. More specifically, the proposals that passed the House include provisions to solidify
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CRATER LAKE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The National Park Service has approved the transfer of the Crater Lake National Park concessions contract formerly held by Crater Lake Hospitality. The park said Thursday that hospitality company ExplorUS will take over providing visitor services under the contract immediately, including: Lodging at Crater Lake Lodge, The Cabins at Mazama
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The Justice Department announced Thursday that 11 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, including the District of Oregon, have now established a carjacking task force to focus efforts and resources on this important public safety threat. “The Justice Department has no higher priority than keeping our communities safe. We do so by targeting the most
Continue ReadingCNN By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, was out driving west of Moscow, Idaho, the night of the slayings, his attorney says, and the defense plans to offer a cell phone tower and radio frequency expert to partially corroborate this account, a court document supporting an
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In March, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1,400 jobs, following a revised gain of 2,800 jobs in February, as the state’s jobless rate held steady at 4.2%, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. March’s gains were largest in professional and business services (+2,400 jobs); government (+1,000); and wholesale trade (+600). Monthly declines were largest
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WOODBURN, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Wednesday for House Bill 4082, which legislators passed and the governor signed this year to provide $30 million in state funding for summer learning opportunities across Oregon. The funding means an estimated 48,000 students across Oregon will benefit from summer learning programs this year. The
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide $6.1 billion in government support for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory computer chips in New York and Idaho. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., personally courted Micron to build what would ultimately be a set of four
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By Gregory Wallace and Ross Levitt, CNN (CNN) — A ground stop that earlier paused Alaska Airlines’ flights has been lifted. “This morning we experienced an issue while performing an upgrade to the system that calculates our weight and balance. Out of an abundance of caution, we requested a ground stop for all Alaska and
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The 12 women members of the Oregon House and Senate Republican Caucuses sent a letter Tuesday to Oregon School Activities Association Executive Director Peter Weber, urging the OSAA Board of Directors to take immediate action to protect equal rights of women in high school sports by only allowing biological
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Dozens of protesters who blocked Interstate 5 southbound in Eugene Monday morning were arrested for disorderly conduct in an operation that involved more than 130 law enforcement, fire and ODOT personnel, and at least one was found to be in possession of a gun, Oregon State Police reported.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – This year’s Child Abuse Prevention Month theme, Doing Things Differently: Moving from the Challenge to the Change, emphasizes the importance of innovative prevention-based approaches to supporting children and families. The Oregon Department of Human Services said Monday it is committed to advancing programs that address poverty and other challenges families face that could put
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed Idaho officials to temporarily enforce a strict statewide ban on gender-affirming care for most minors, in one of the first such cases to reach the nation’s highest court. In an emergency request filed in February, Idaho asked the justices to
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement Monday in response to Iran’s attack on Israel: “I strongly condemn Iran’s attacks against Israel. Tehran’s brazen actions not only threaten innocent Israeli lives, but also U.S. personnel and our partners in the region. I support President Biden’s steadfast commitment to Israel’s security, and
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SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Oregon Court of Appeals said Friday it would not override an Eastern Oregon judge’s ruling that puts the state’s gun control measure, Measure 114, on hold — at least, not right now, KGW reported. The appeals court did agree, however, to speed up the time before it will hear arguments in
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(Update: Adding governor’s news release) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared Saturday that a major disaster exists in the State of Oregon and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected severe winter storms, straight-line winds, landslides, and mudslides from January 10 to January 22,
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four people are dead after the vehicle they were traveling in was struck by a train in rural Idaho Saturday, authorities said. Idaho State Police said the pickup was carrying a 38-year-old man, 36-year-old woman and two children, who were all from Nampa. The vehicle was traveling on a private road
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) — A pickleball game in this leafy Oregon community was suddenly interrupted one rainy weekend morning by the arrival of an ambulance. Paramedics rushed through the park toward a tent, one of dozens illegally erected by the town’s hundreds of homeless people, then play resumed as
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A team of rescuers has suspended its efforts to save an orca calf that has been stranded for nearly two weeks in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada. Crews with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Ehattesaht First Nation made
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