Merkley introduces bill to help keep rural during the summer
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., recently introduced the Feeding Our Rural Kids (FORK) Act, legislation that would amend the Richard B. Russell National…
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Oregon National Guard takes part in Memorial Day ceremonies around the state
Oregon National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen participated in several Memorial Day community events on Monday, honoring service members who died…
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‘Oregon will never forget’: Memorial Day message from Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs Director Kelly Fitzpatrick
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is a Memorial Day message from Kelly Fitzpatrick, director of the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs. On Memorial Day,…
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Delilah, a chimp at the Oregon Zoo and a friend of famed primatologist Jane Goodall, turns 50
Delilah, an Oregon Zoo chimpanzee who helped launch a decades-long friendship with renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, turned half a century old…
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Air Force picks Kingsley Field to host training squadron for F-35A Lightning II, world’s most advanced fighter jet
Gov. Tina Kotek announced Thursday that the Secretary of the U.S. Air Force has selected Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base in Klamath Falls as…
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Gov. Kotek orders public flags lowered in honor of Memorial Day
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff pursuant of 4 U.S.C.…
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Gov. Kotek forming council with goal to improve teacher preparation, boost early literacy efforts
As part of her ongoing efforts to boost literacy rates across Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek announced Thursday she will form a council to develop…
Continue ReadingDisplaced tenants of burned SW Portland apartments say arson suspect ‘terrorized’ them for months
By Adrian Thomas Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A man who lived at the southwest…
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Threatened ‘Siuslaw hairy-necked tiger beetle’ on Oregon Coast moves step closer to protection
In response to litigation brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must decide by August 2026 whether to…
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Oregon man died waiting for an ambulance, highlighting lack of emergency responders
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man died while waiting over a half-hour for an ambulance after being struck by a hit-and-run driver last month, according…
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Oregon, awash in treatment funds after decriminalizing drugs, now must follow the money
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization…
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Gov. Kotek declares drought emergencies in Sherman, Lake counties; tally now 8 of Oregon’s 36 counties
Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a drought in Sherman and Lake counties through Executive Order 23-08, and directed state agencies to coordinate and…
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Portland, Oregon, to clear sidewalk tents to settle suit with people with disabilities
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland will remove tents blocking sidewalks under a tentative settlement…
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ODFW: 25-pound snapping turtle found wandering in Linn County was product of illegal turtle trafficking
Wildlife officials captured a 25-pound snapping turtle found wandering through a Harrisburg pasture late last month, the Oregon Department of Fish…
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House passes Chavez-DeRemer-backed bill targeting proliferation of fentanyl
The U.S. House on Thursday passed H.R. 467, the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would make the class-wide scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court rolls back federal safeguards for wetlands under Clean Water Act
By Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday cut back on the Environmental Protection Agency’s…
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As Oregon Senate GOP boycott hits ‘crucial point,’ governor begins talks
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has begun meeting with Democratic and Republican leaders in the…
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La Grande man who shot bear twice for harassing his chickens is attacked by bear, which authorities later euthanized
A La Grande man who shot a bear for harassing his chickens Tuesday evening, then shot it again near his property Wednesday morning was then attacked…
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US Dept. of Labor finds NE Oregon contractor denied firefighters $152K in overtime pay, benefits
SUMMERVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A federal contractor in northeast Oregon misclassified dozens of workers – who battled some of the nation’s worst…
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OSU, Baylor researchers report breakthrough in computer chip energy efficiency that could cut data center power use
Researchers at Oregon State University and Baylor University say they have made a breakthrough toward reducing the energy consumption of the photonic…
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