EXPLAINER: Killings of 4 Idaho students fuel online sleuths
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The killings of four University of Idaho students nearly three weeks ago have grabbed the…
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Police: Washington officer shot, wounded while making arrest
PASCO, Wash. (AP) — Pasco Police in southeast Washington state said one of their officers was shot and wounded Thursday afternoon while making an…
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Crews clean up landslide on closed highway east of Astoria
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Crews are working to clear debris from a landslide that has closed part of a highway near Astoria in northwestern Oregon. The…
Continue ReadingSix people may have lived in the house where 4 Idaho college students were killed, police say
By Mallika Kallingal, Jason Hanna, Veronica Miracle, Jason Kravarik and Travis Caldwell, CNN Six people may have lived in the house where four…
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Wyden releases discussion draft of mental health party legislation
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, and Senate Finance Committee members…
Continue ReadingThorns to be sold amid fallout from women’s soccer scandals
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer The owner of the Portland Thorns announced Thursday he is putting the club up for sale, the latest fallout from an…
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New OSU analysis of cellular ‘vehicles’ drives deeper understanding of ALS, Alzheimer’s
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University scientists say they have taken a key step toward better understanding neurodegenerative diseases…
Continue ReadingIdaho State Police adds patrols to university campus as school holds vigil for 4 students killed in unsolved stabbings
By Eric Levenson and Veronica Miracle, CNN Idaho State Police has added four campus patrols and 14 patrols for the general community as the…
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Merkley introduces bill to ban hedge fund ownership of U.S. homes
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – As our nation continues to face a crisis of housing affordability, Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced the End Hedge Fund…
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Portland, Oregon, approves $27M for new homeless camps
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City Council members in Portland, Oregon, have voted to allocate $27…
Continue ReadingVictims’ families urge love, kindness as Idaho campus mourns
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As hundreds of students mourned together inside the University of Idaho’s stadium…
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OSU study focuses on challenges facing Oregon food, beverage companies seeking to export
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new Oregon State University study that examined exporting practices of Oregon food and beverage companies found that the…
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Oregon College Savings Plan reduces administrative fee
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Driven by a record-setting year of contributions and a strong fiscal position, the Oregon College Savings Plan has reduced its…
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Portland, Oregon settles lawsuit over police use of tear gas
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland, Oregon, has reached a $250,000 settlement to a…
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OHA continues outreach, vaccination efforts as mpox (monkeypox) cases jump
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An increase in Oregon cases of mpox – formerly known as monkeypox or hMPXV – over the last two weeks is a reminder that…
Continue ReadingMontana judge restores state wolf hunting regulations
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday lifted a temporary restraining order that limited wolf hunting and…
Continue ReadingPatriot Front member pleads guilty to disturbing the peace
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — One of the 31 members of a white supremacist group arrested near an Idaho Pride event earlier this year has…
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New state law allows all Oregon cities, 2 counties to seek authority to set their own speed limits
A new state law allows all 241 cities in Oregon, as well as Multnomah and Clackamas counties to apply for the authority to designate speed limits on…
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New Oregon ‘landscape resiliency’ grant program aims to curb wildfire risk, protect lives and property
A $20 million landscape resiliency grant program is making Oregon’s landscapes more resistant to the threat of wildfire by treatments done through…
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Oregon lawmakers lift security measure imposed on senator
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — On Monday an Oregon Senate panel rescinded the protective measure it had imposed on a state…
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