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 the sole host of the F-35A Lightning II Fighter Wing training squadron.
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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. 7m and the President’s Proclamation, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023, from 12:01 a.m. until noon. “I am honored to invite Oregonians to post tributes to our fallen service members
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As part of her ongoing efforts to boost literacy rates across Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek announced Thursday she will form a council to develop recommendations to raise the bar on elementary educator preparation for reading and writing instruction.
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Thomas Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A man who lived at the southwest Portland apartments that went up in flames was arrested Thursday and charged with arson. According to court documents, 30-year-old Garrett Repp is facing 31 charges including arson, reckless endangering of another person, and criminal
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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 protect the imperiled Siuslaw hairy-necked tiger beetle under the Endangered Species Act.
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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 to emergency dispatch logs, an incident that Portland firefighters say highlights their frustration at a lack of available ambulances to respond to emergency calls. The Bureau of Emergency Communications 911
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press Funding for drug treatment centers in Oregon, financed by the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization policy, stood at over a quarter-billion dollars Friday as officials called for closer monitoring of where the money goes. That need for oversight was demonstrated Wednesday when state officials terminated a $1.5 million grant agreement with
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Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a drought in Sherman and Lake counties through Executive Order 23-08, and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region.
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland will remove tents blocking sidewalks under a tentative settlement announced Thursday in a lawsuit brought by people with disabilities who said sprawling homeless encampments prevent them from navigating Oregon’s most populous city. The federal class action lawsuit, filed in September, alleged that the
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Wildlife officials captured a 25-pound snapping turtle found wandering through a Harrisburg pasture late last month, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday. The invasive species, which poses a threat to native fish and wildlife habitats, not to mention human hands and feet, was a product of illegal turtle trafficking.
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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 permanent, supply law enforcement with the tools needed to keep these dangerous drugs off the streets, and support research efforts to understand the effects of fentanyl-related substances on people’s health.
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday cut back on the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate wetlands under the Clean Water Act, with a 5-4 majority continuing a trend in which the conservative-leaning court has narrowed the reach of environmental regulations. The Clean Water Act
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has begun meeting with Democratic and Republican leaders in the statehouse to try to end a three-week-old boycott by GOP senators. Her office said Wednesday this year’s troubled legislative session has reached “a crucial point.” No progress was announced, however, with only
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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 by the bear, prompting an area closure as authorities found and fatally shot the animal, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
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SUMMERVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A federal contractor in northeast Oregon misclassified dozens of workers – who battled some of the nation’s worst wildfires an average of 70 hours a week in 2020 and 2021 – as independent contractors and denied them their full wages and benefits as a result, the U.S. Department of Labor has
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Researchers at Oregon State University and Baylor University say they have made a breakthrough toward reducing the energy consumption of the photonic chips used in data centers and supercomputers.
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Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Tuesday joined in a multi-state nationwide lawsuit against Avid Telecom and its principals for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of illegal robocalls to millions of people.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department of Human Services are committed to transparency and will be sending monthly information about medical coverage among Oregonians as the agencies continue to track the state’s progress in determining eligibility for medical programs. Background When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the federal government allowed states
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Veronica Escobar (TX-16), and a bipartisan group of her colleagues Tuesday to introduce the Dignity Act. They said the historic proposal seeks to fix the United States’ broken immigration system, and is the first serious bipartisan immigration solution proposed by Congress in over a
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — The father of slain University of Idaho student Kaylee Goncalves said he felt “rage” in the courtroom on Monday as he attended the arraignment for the man accused of killing his daughter and three other students. “You go through all kinds of emotions, but rage is
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