BLM goes batty: Oregon bat William ShakespEAR wins agency’s nationwide Bat Beauty Contest
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Your local Oregon bats won the annual Bureau of Land Management Bat Beauty Contest for the second year in a row!…
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Police pursuit of Salem shooting suspect on Hwy. 22E ends near Detroit as suspect shoots, kills self, officers say
A pursuit of an armed suspect who crashed into a Salem home and shot and critically injured a woman Tuesday morning, then headed east on state…
Continue ReadingJudge in trial of 3 Washington police officers allows a breathing expert to testify over objections
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Five weeks into the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged in the death of Manny…
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ODFW’s Chronic Wasting Disease check stations a required stop for hunters transporting deer or elk, to keep it out of state
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters that Chronic Wasting Disease check stations, including one in Prineville, are…
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OSU researchers observe wolves hunting, killing sea otters, harbor seals on Alaska’s Katmai coast
Firsthand observations of a wolf hunting and killing a harbor seal and a group of wolves hunting and consuming a sea otter on Alaska’s Katmai coast…
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Portland mayor says city will start enforcing daytime camping ban in two weeks
PORTLAND, Oregon (KGW) — Portland police will begin enforcing the city’s daytime unsanctioned camping ban on Nov. 13, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced…
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Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer from Oregon says he won’t run for reelection next year
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s Democratic U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer announced Monday that he won’t be running for reelection next year.…
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Wyden, Sanders among nearly 50 senators urging Biden administration to require insurers fully cover OTC birth control
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led 44 of their Senate colleagues…
Continue Reading Chavez-DeRemer cosponsors Secure Rural Schools funding reauthorization
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said Monday she is backing the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2023 as a cosponsor.…
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Oregon gas prices fall another 10.5 cents a gallon in past week, nearly 42 cents in a month, Gas Buddy reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 10.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.31/g Monday, according to…
Continue Reading2 dead after argument ends with shooting, police chase, crash
By Soyoung Kim Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — Two people are dead after a reported…
Continue ReadingIdaho left early education up to families. One town set out to get universal preschool anyway
By EMILY TATE SULLIVAN of EdSurge AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — After reading a book about the five senses to a semicircle of rapt 4-year-olds, Abi…
Continue ReadingJust months after Oregon allowed self-service gas statewide, a labor union wants to ask voters to reimpose a ban
It’s been just a few months since it became legal for Oregonians to pump their own gas, but that’s apparently long enough for Oregon’s largest…
Continue ReadingPortland teachers, families march over Burnside Bridge ahead of looming strike
By DREW MARINE Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland Public Schools District teachers…
Continue ReadingPilots can lose their jobs for getting mental health care. Alaska Airlines incident brings renewed scrutiny
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Richard Wesmoreland says in the beginning, being an airline pilot was great. But the repeated,…
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Merkley amendment to boost watershed improvements, irrigation modernization passes key Senate vote
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced Friday that their bipartisan amendment to significantly…
Continue ReadingIn Seattle, phones ding. Killer whales could be close
By MANUEL VALDES Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Peter Bates was dropping his car at the mechanic this month when a notification pinged on his…
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Idaho judge upholds indictment against man accused of fatally stabbing 4 college students
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge on Thursday declined to dismiss a grand jury indictment against a man accused of fatally stabbing four…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho woman sues her fertility doctor, says he used his own sperm to impregnate her 34 years ago
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An Idaho woman is suing her one-time fertility doctor, saying he secretly used his own sperm to…
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OHA, DHS post-pandemic renewal data shows more than 8 of 10 Oregonians keeping medical benefits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – More than halfway into the unwinding of federal pandemic benefits, renewal data shows that more than 8 out of 10 Oregonians…
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