The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a non-commercial backyard flock in Klamath County.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday that he said would protect consumers from online free trial scams and hard-to-cancel recurring-payment programs. The bill requires companies to shift extending subscriptions and memberships from “opt-out” conditions to “opt-in.”
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Thursday he is co-sponsoring legislation that would close a loophole letting gun sales proceed if a background check is not completed within a certain time period, even if the gun buyer is not legally allowed to buy a gun. The gap in existing law has allowed thousands
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses to his fake reports of bombs, shootings or other threats. Ashton Connor Garcia, 20, of Bremerton, used voice-over-internet technology
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen Jeff Merkley and Rep.Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) teamed up to introduce the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023, bicameral legislation to prohibit the manufacture, processing, use, and distribution in commerce of commercial asbestos. The bill introduction comes ahead of Global Asbestos Awareness Week, which will take place from April 1-7. “Every day
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Treasury recently completed a $990 million General Obligation (GO) bond sale through its Buy Oregon Bonds Program. Proceeds from the sale will fund projects for affordable housing, facility improvements at K-12 schools and state universities, and emergency readiness. Of the nearly $1 billion in bond offerings, over $109
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Larvae produced by black rockfish, a linchpin of the West Coast commercial fishing industry for the past eight decades, fared better during two recent years of unusually high ocean temperatures than had been feared, new research by Oregon State University shows.
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Gov. Tina Kotek signed House Bills 5019 and 2001 into law Wednesday during her first ceremonial bill signing as governor after both bills passed with bipartisan support last week.
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Most gig workers in Seattle will be permanently entitled to paid sick leave and safe time under a first-in-the-nation law signed by Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell on Wednesday. The measure expands pandemic-era protections and strengthens labor rights for app-based workers. Seattle previously allowed food delivery workers to
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senators from four states want federal environmental officials to address a spate of whale deaths on both coasts, urging “transparency and timeliness” in releasing information about whale deaths and their causes. The call late Tuesday by New Jersey Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory
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The Oregon Nurses Association, the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, Service Employees International Union Local 49 and the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems said Tuesday they have reached an historic consensus on amendments to legislation regarding safe hospital staffing and quality patient care.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two of the three victims in a fatal shooting Saturday in Portland, Oregon, were high school students, school officials said Tuesday. The victims were identified as Franklin High School junior Eskender Tamra, and Roosevelt High School senior Isaac Daudi. The third person killed was 20-year-old Patrick Johnson of Portland, according to
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is awarding Oregon nonprofits, state, and local governments $49,970,799 through the Continuum of Care Program to support efforts across the state to address homelessness and promote access for individuals and families facing homelessness to
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday, in accordance with the Presidential Proclamation ordering the lowering of flags to half-staff, Governor Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset Friday, March 31 to honor the survivors and victims of the horrific act of violence that occurred Monday at
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A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully in the unburned parts of fire-prone landscapes too, according to a study by Oregon State University scientists that holds key implications for improved conservation and forest management efforts.
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As more people look for alternative ways to save for retirement, self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs) have become increasingly popular. While self-directed IRAs offer investors greater control over their investments, they also come with potential risks of financial losses.
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate on Monday voted 22-12 to pass a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors, one month after the state House passed similar legislation. The measure bars transgender and transitioning children, or children with gender dysphoria, from receiving hormones or puberty blockers to alleviate their symptoms or help them with
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The Oregon Department of Human Services said Monday it will begin issuing $170 million in Pandemic EBT food benefits to 434,000 students and young children in Oregon, beginning in late March.
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As a key food supply — salmon — declines, the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales, known to frequent the Salish Sea off the coasts of Washington and British Columbia, is spending far less time in that region, a new study shows.
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Scientists led by an Oregon State University researcher have developed a new electrolyte that raises the efficiency of the zinc metal anode in zinc batteries to nearly 100%, a breakthrough on the way to an alternative to lithium-ion batteries for large-scale energy storage.
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