Oregon-Northwest Archives

Seaside man dies in house fire

February 25, 2020 11:04 am The Associated Press

SEASIDE, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a Seaside man has died in a blaze that destroyed his home and threatened several others. Stephen Penwarden was…

Oregon listing no. of people monitored, investigated for novel coronavirus

February 24, 2020 4:08 pm The Associated Press

The Oregon Health Authority announced Monday it will begin weekly updates on persons under monitoring and persons under investigation for novel…

Medford restaurant sued by feds over alleged sexual harassment

February 24, 2020 6:46 pm The Associated Press

MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A civil rights lawsuit filed by a federal agency accuses the owners of a Medford restaurant of subjecting employees to sexual…

Knopp explains his balk at GOP boycott: ‘I can’t work … from out of state’

February 24, 2020 11:17 am The Associated Press

All but one Republican state senator — Bend’s Tim Knopp — on Monday boycotted the Oregon Legislature, denying Democrats a quorum in an attempt to…

Scientists gather to study risk from microplastic pollution

February 24, 2020 7:55 am The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Most people are familiar with the growing crisis caused by plastic bags, water bottles and other large plastic debris…

Wash. man critically injured when tree falls on apartment

February 23, 2020 10:29 pm KTVZ news sources

RENTON, Wash. (KTVZ) — A man was critically injured when a tree fell onto a six-unit apartment building in Renton on Sunday morning. Dispatchers…

OHSU lab cited for animal welfare violations

February 22, 2020 8:27 pm The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Federal inspectors have cited Oregon Health & Science University for violating animal welfare laws after five prairie…

Columbia River chinook returns could be near-record low

February 23, 2020 11:43 am The Associated Press

Washington state authorities say returns of spring chinook to the Columbia River this year could hit near-record low numbers due to poor ocean…

Jeremy Christian guilty on all counts in Portland light-rail stabbings

February 21, 2020 4:12 pm The Associated Press

A Portland jury on Friday found Jeremy Christian guilty of murder in a 2017 on a Portland light-rail train that left two people dead and another…

Oregon House OKs health care affordability, accessibility bills

February 21, 2020 11:24 pm KTVZ news sources

Several pieces of legislation to increase affordability and accessibility in health care passed the Oregon House this week.…

Hwy. 22 reopens, five days after tanker crash, fuel spill

February 21, 2020 3:49 pm KTVZ news sources

Cleanup crews finished excavating petroleum contaminated soil Thursday at the site of a fuel spill along the banks of the North Santiam River near…

Oregon House OKs cap on rising insulin prices

February 21, 2020 1:09 pm KTVZ news sources

The Oregon House on Friday approved the Oregon Insulin Affordability Act, which would cap insulin costs at $75 for a 30-day supply, or $225 for a…

Portland couple sentenced for murder of Eugene college student

February 21, 2020 11:50 am The Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Portland couple convicted of killing a 21-year-old Lane Community College student last year in a case of mistaken identity…

Two men arrested in 2009 Portland-area murder case

February 21, 2020 11:45 am The Associated Press

Nearly 11 years after two people broke into a Clackamas County apartment and killed Joseph Patrick Haley, police have arrested two men.…

Prestige Senior Living to pay $2 million to settle federal discrimination suit

February 21, 2020 12:10 am KTVZ news sources

Agency says co. failed to accommodate, fired employees with disabilities FRESNO, Calif. (KTVZ) – Prestige Care, Inc., Prestige Senior Living, LLC,…

S. Oregon man pleads guilty to threatening mass shooting at YouTube HQ

February 21, 2020 12:03 am KTVZ news sources

Was upset by removal of his YouTube channel; could get 5 years in prison MEDFORD, Ore. (KTVZ) —William Gregory Douglas, 37, of Cave Junction,…

Portland light-rail stabbings case goes to jury

February 20, 2020 11:45 pm The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The case of a man charged in the fatal stabbing of two men who authorities say confronted him during a racist rant on a…

FERC delays Jordan Cove vote amid process issues

February 20, 2020 10:19 am The Associated Press

A U.S. regulatory agency delayed a vote on a proposed liquefied natural gas pipeline and marine export terminal in Coos Bay. One member said Thursday…

Albany foundry fined $27,500 for furnace explosion that injured 2

February 20, 2020 1:41 pm The Associated Press, KTVZ news sources

Oregon Occupational Safety and Health has fined Selmet Inc. $27,500 for an August 2019 titanium furnace explosion that injured two employees.…

I-5 reopens at Wilsonville after multi-vehicle crash injures 6

February 20, 2020 8:51 am KTVZ news sources

A multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning that included a jack-knifed tractor and trailer closed all northbound lanes of Interstate 5 in the Wilsonville…