By Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — The DNA of Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students at an off-campus home in Moscow last fall, is a “statistical match” to DNA collected from the sheath of a knife found at the scene, according to court documents filed by prosecutors.
Continue ReadingKELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and burglary after prosecutors said he went to a neighbor’s home and shot and killed the family there, including two teens. Majorjon Kaylor, 31, of Kellogg, was arrested Sunday night shortly after the shooting in the small mining
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury verdict that found an Oregon power company liable for devastating wildfires — and potentially billions of dollars in damages — is highlighting the legal and financial risks utilities take if they fail to take proper precautions in a hotter, drier climate. Utilities,
Continue ReadingKELLOGG, Idaho (AP) — A 31-year-old man detained at the scene of a shooting in northern Idaho that left four people dead on Sunday has been booked into jail on probable cause for murder and is a neighbor of the victims, state police said. In a news release late Monday afternoon, Idaho State Police said
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, Eric Levenson and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of killing two people and wounding several others over the weekend in a shooting near a music festival in Washington state is being held on suspicion of murder and other crimes, police said Tuesday night. James M. Kelly, who was taken
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Two Umatilla County wildfires, including the nearly 17,000 Hat Rock Fire east of Hermiston, are now fully contained, according to a task force assigned by the Oregon State Fire Marshal’s Office, which on Saturday morning turned back management to local officials and headed home.
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On the afternoon of June 15th, fire service agencies, the Oregon Fire Service Honor Guard, communities, and fallen fire fighters’ friends and families gathered at the Oregon Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in Salem for Oregon’s annual Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial Ceremony. Sadly, this year two new
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man who police say was exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis after he shot and killed a pregnant restaurant owner in her car in downtown Seattle this week was charged Friday with first-degree murder in her death, and prosecutors said they are seeing whether they
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday that they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would cut taxes for working families in Oregon and nationwide by expanding the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. “When Democrats expanded the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit
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The Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicles Division of ODOT confirmed that an estimated 3.5 million driver’s license and identification card files were compromised when the agency was hacked two weeks ago.
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CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Who doesn’t like a big fish story? This one is about a sturgeon in a pond at Bonneville Fish Hatchery. Herman the Sturgeon is kind of a big deal in Oregon: a white sturgeon with a colorful history who happens to be celebrating his 89th birthday on Saturday, June 24.
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ODOT crews reopened U.S. Highway 20 to two-lane traffic Thursday afternoon with reduced speeds through the area hit by mud and debris slides late Sunday 10 miles east of Juntura. The agency still advises motorists to slow down and plan for extra travel time along the route.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission took an initial step Thursday to tighten up on tax compliance by OLCC-licensed recreational marijuana retailers. The action by the Board of Commissioners during its monthly meeting comes after Governor Tina Kotek directed the OLCC to work with the Oregon Department of Revenue to get licensees paid
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted in favor of the REINS Act and the Separation of Powers Restoration Act, which both passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week. She said the two bills seek to restore checks and balances and separation of powers – two critical principles that ensure the federal government
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to hate crime charges for threatening to use his vehicle to hit an Idaho library worker who defended a transgender co-worker, as well as two women he believed were lesbians, according to court documents and the U.S. Justice Department. Matthew Alan Lehigh, 31, of Oregon, on
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified as the owner of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Twitter Thursday that his condolences go out to the
Continue Reading Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Thursday they and Senate colleagues have introduced legislation that would establish a new pilot program to provide comprehensive dental care to veterans in Oregon and nationwide diagnosed with diabetes and coronary artery disease.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. – A six-month study of healthy older men demonstrated that daily multivitamin/multimineral supplementation had a positive effect on key nutrition biomarkers. The research led by Oregon State University’s Tory Hagen and Alexander Michels also showed that the changes in nutrition status could have direct connections to cellular function, measured by the oxygen consumption
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., led colleagues Thursday in introducing legislation to help American families get access to the quality, affordable child care they need. Here’s their full news release: The need to rebuild a stronger, more robust and more equitable child care system is more important than ever
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The Oregon Department of Transportation said Thursday it is among many organizations affected by a data breach inflicted by a global hack of the data transfer software MOVEit Transfer. This ODOT data includes personal information for about 3.5 million holders of Oregon ID or driver’s licenses.
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