SEATTLE (AP) — A blizzard pounded mountainous areas of Oregon and Washington on Tuesday, knocking out power and prompting the closure of highways and ski resorts. The Washington Department of Transportation closed two mountain passes: U.S. Route 2, which goes through Stevens Pass, and U.S. Route 97, which goes through Blewett Pass. The department cited
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By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Oregon Supreme Court will soon decide whether to remove Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 ballots because of the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist ban.” A liberal advocacy group, Free Speech For People, filed the Oregon lawsuit last month on behalf of a group of voters. They went directly to the state’s
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Winter storms were affecting travel throughout Oregon on Wednesday, with impacts from snow, ice, high winds and heavy rain, the Oregon Department of Transportation said. Some highways have seen closures or delays. Winter weather will continue to affect travel in the coming days. The National Weather Service is forecasting snowy and icy conditions
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Truck drivers are learning about the crime of human trafficking – how to recognize it, how to report it and how to help prevent it – in a statewide effort involving ODOT’s Commerce and Compliance Division, Oregon Trucking Association, trucking companies, law enforcement and safety advocates. January is National Human Trafficking
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Addressing the Legislature at the start of his final year in office, Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee returned to one of his top priorities and the issue that defined his brief presidential bid: climate change. “We know that climate change is hurting us now, today. But climate
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — While Boeing is starting 2024 with yet another crisis about its safety and reliability, it reported record orders for the end of 2023 Tuesday. The American plane maker capped its best year since the 737 Max grounding in 2019 following two fatal crashes, reporting record new plane orders in December and one
Continue ReadingBy Matt Stiles and Renée Rigdon, CNN (CNN) — Two major US airlines are scrambling to deal with cancellations and newly mandated inspections after the Federal Aviation Administration grounded 171 planes in the wake of Friday’s mid-flight blowout aboard an Alaska Airlines flight. That’s when a Boeing 737 Max 9 lost a chunk of its
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The Oregon Public Utility Commission said Tuesday it recently finalized the last of several rate-related filings submitted by PacifiCorp (doing business as Pacific Power), leading to an overall increase in customer rates to be in full effect as of this Wednesday.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon gas prices are ticking down as 2024 begins and are similar to prices at the start of 2023, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday. Most states, including Oregon, are seeing week-over-week declines. Demand for gas has nosedived, putting downward pressure on pump prices. For the week, the national average for regular slips
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pollinator enthusiasts and scientists have new online tools to identify native bees in the Pacific Northwest. The publicly available “keys” resemble the field guides familiar to fans of fauna and flora but contain the extraordinary detail needed to identify bees, which are much harder to tell apart than plants, birds, mammals
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife staff at the Ashland Boat Inspection Station found quagga mussels on a pontoon boat that was being transported from Lake Mead, Nevada, into Oregon on Thursday Jan. 4. This was the first instance in 2024 where crews have found quagga mussels. The watercraft was decontaminated at
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The first severe winter storm of the season is about to hit, and it’s coming to many corners of Oregon. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting severe weather, including blizzard conditions with near zero visibility starting early Tuesday. Forecasters warn that travel could be difficult or impossible for heavy-hit
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Federal officials examining the horrifying midflight blowout of part of an Alaska Airlines aircraft’s fuselage are testing the detached piece for clues on what led up to the plane’s “explosive decompression” after the missing piece was discovered in an Oregon backyard. New
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Tiger Woods has broken up with Nike after a protracted 27-year collaboration with the world’s largest sportwear company, the golf legend announced on Monday. “Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines and United Airlines, both major US operators of the Boeing 737 Max 9, cancelled a combined 342 flights Monday as the grounding of the aircraft continues to majorly disrupt their schedules. FlightAware, an airline tracking service, said 138 Alaska flights were cancelled Monday, amounting to
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Investigators said Sunday they had found the piece of fuselage that blew off a Boeing airliner over Oregon on Friday, and hoped it would provide physical evidence of what went wrong. The gaping hole in the side of the Alaska Airlines jet opened up where aircraft maker Boeing fits
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boeing jetliner that suffered an inflight blowout over Oregon was not being used for flights to Hawaii after a warning light that could have indicated a pressurization problem lit up on three different flights, a federal official said Sunday. Alaska Airlines decided
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Protesters calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war blocked northbound traffic on Interstate 5 in Seattle for several hours Saturday. Additional demonstrators on a nearby overpass cheered in support of the blockade, which began around 1:15 p.m., the Seattle Times reported. The state transportation department said on the social media platform
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing faces scrutiny over the safety of its aircrafts after an Alaska Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Friday when a panel and window blew out. Although it’s unclear what or who was to blame for the incident, engineering and quality
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to return and make an emergency landing at Portland International Airport (PDX) Friday night after a large panel on the side of the plane blew out mid-flight, KGW reported. According to the flight tracking site FlightAware, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 was heading from PDX to Ontario,
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