By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside: illegal growers who offer huge amounts of cash to lease or buy land and then leave behind pollution, garbage and a drained water table. Now, a bill
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Due to a historically dry spring and unseasonably warm temperatures, Siuslaw and Willamette National Forest officials raised fire danger from ‘low’ to ‘moderate’ as of Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has introduced the Housing Our Military Veterans Effectively (HOME) Act, which seeks to ensure homeless veterans are able to access and receive the care and resources they need. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, joined Chavez-DeRemer in introducing the HOME Act as
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet in a bipartisan letter urging the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs to consider a long-term solution to increase wildland firefighter recruitment and retention. In their letter, the Senators push for Congress to act before short-term pay
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland’s city council voted Wednesday to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public places as it, like other places in the U.S., struggles to address a longtime homelessness crisis. The 3-1 vote changes city code to say that people may camp in nonrestricted areas from 8 p.m.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Six people from Washington, Arizona and Texas have been arrested and accused of fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars of COVID-19 aid from an assistance program meant for renters, federal prosecutors said. U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, Western District of Washington, on Wednesday announced the arrests and charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
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WASHINGTON – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, joined Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), along with Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Tracey Mann (KS-01), and Yadira Caraveo (CO-08) to introduce the Expanding Childcare in Rural America (ECRA) Act. This bipartisan and bicameral proposal seeks
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Federal government employees have access to more affordable learning opportunities online and enhanced career advancement pathways, thanks to a new agreement announced Tuesday between Oregon State University and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Continue ReadingMOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — Search crews on Mount Rainier have found and recovered the body of a man matching the description of an 80-year-old solo climber reported missing last week, Mount Rainier National Park officials said. Dawes Eddy of Spokane, Washington, embarked on a solo climb on May 30 and was last
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Democratic lawmakers stood on the steps of the state Capitol Tuesday and implored Republicans, who have been boycotting the Senate, to return and vote on a number of bipartisan bills that are at risk of dying because of a political standoff that has now lasted
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An Oregon State University researcher has been awarded a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to lead a study about the movement of fish stocks due to changing climate conditions and the potential geopolitical tensions that could result from that shift.
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to block a new Washington state law banning the sale of certain semi-automatic rifles, one of three measures recently signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee in an effort to reduce gun violence. The law, which took effect immediately when
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that Oregon State University will receive more than $642,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build out a tool that diagnoses invasive diseases in native plants.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation is warning consumers to be wary of an unexpected text or direct message from a stranger – it might be the first step in a scam with a disturbing label: “pig butchering.” The term pig butchering comes from the practice of fattening a pig before
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Microscopic algae that corals need for survival harbor a common and possibly disease-causing virus in their genetic material, an international collaboration spearheaded by an Oregon State University researcher has found. The study, co-led by researchers in the OSU College of Science, sheds new light on the threats faced by coral reefs,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s attorney general announced Monday she has begun investigating the board of directors of Fox Corp. for breaching its fiduciary duties by allowing Fox News to broadcast false claims about the 2020 presidential election — claims that cost the broadcaster almost $800 million in a lawsuit.
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press A federal judge has yanked approval for a phosphate mining project in southeastern Idaho, saying federal land managers in the Trump administration didn’t in part properly consider the mine’s impact on sage grouse, a bird species that has seen an 80% decline in population since 1965. U.S. District Judge B.
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal trial over Oregon’s voter-approved gun control measure opened Monday in Portland, marking a critical next step for one of the toughest gun control laws in the nation after months of being tied up in the courts. The trial, which is being held before a
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Representing the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Monday she has begun an investigation into a potential stockholder derivative action against the board of directors of Fox Corporation, the corporate parent of Fox News, for breach of fiduciary duty.
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Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Friday that Oregon has joined 41 other states in a nationwide $102.5 million settlement with the maker of Suboxone, Indivior Inc. Oregon will receive approximately $1.5 million from the settlement.
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