Wyden, Crapo release draft legislation to combat prescription drug shortages
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Ranking Member Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, released a draft legislative proposal…
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AI takes wing: Artificial intelligence enhances monitoring of threatened marbled murrelet
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Artificial intelligence analysis of data gathered by acoustic recording devices is a promising new tool for monitoring the…
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U.S. Attorney’s Office, Kotek, Biden recognize National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people…
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Searchers from six counties look for missing mushroom hunter west of Klamath Falls; public’s help sought
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Dozens of searchers from six Oregon and Northern California counties searched an area west of Klamath Falls on…
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Escaped zebra captured near Seattle after gallivanting around Cascade mountain foothills for days
SEATTLE (AP) — A zebra that has been hoofing through the foothills of western Washington for days was recaptured Friday evening, nearly a week…
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Wyden, Merkley co-sponsor bill to restore voting rights for qualifying formerly incarcerated individuals
WASHINGTON (KTVZ)   Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Friday they are co-sponsoring the Next Step Home Act, a crucial piece of…
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Boeing has lost $32 billion since 2019, with no end in sight. How long can it keep losing money?
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Few companies have lost more than the $32 billion that Boeing has lost in the last five years. And fewer…
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Safety lapses contributed to patient assaults at Oregon State Hospital, federal report says
Safety lapses at the Oregon State Hospital contributed to recent patient-on-patient assaults, a federal report on the state’s most secure…
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‘Please be patient’: Oregon DMV says printer issue slowing service at offices, likely to continue into next week
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon DMV offices have been experiencing slowdowns in services due to intermittent delays with their printers, officials said…
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Zebra remains on the loose in Washington state as officials close trailheads to keep people away
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A zebra that escaped from a trailer east of Seattle last weekend remained on the lam Friday, as…
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Pacific Power says wildfire season outlook is warmer, drier than normal, outlines mitigation efforts, customer tips
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – To recognize National Wildfire Awareness Month, Pacific Power is encouraging Oregonians to prepare for fire season. Fire…
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Wyden demands Intuit help Oregon TurboTax users who were misled into overpaying state taxes
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Ron Wyden demanded Thursday that Intuit make whole all Oregon taxpayers whose recent use of the company’s TurboTax…
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Protesters return, re-enter Portland State University library, 8 more arrests made; 18 others sought, photos released
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — A group of pro-Palestinian protesters reentered Portland State University’s library Thursday evening, eventually…
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Police detain driver who accelerated toward protesters at Portland State University in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police said Thursday they detained the driver of a white Toyota Camry who briefly accelerated toward a crowd of…
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Wyden, colleagues introduce bills to extend drought relief, water monitoring programs
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., and Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., have introduced two bipartisan bills that…
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12 arrested, including 4 students, as Portland police clear Portland State University library
Officers arrested 12 people, including four Portland State University students, Thursday morning during an operation to clear the PSU library…
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At least 15 Portland police training vehicles destroyed or damaged by arsonist; tips sought
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At least 15 Portland Police training vehicles were damaged or destroyed by an arsonist early Thursday, the agency said.…
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Wyden, Senate colleagues reintroduce legislation to end federal cannabis prohibition, say ‘vast majority of Americans’ agree
WASHNGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Senator Cory Booker…
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Appeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young…
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Oregon PUC holds hearing on Pacific Power’s nearly 22% rate hike request; public has until mid-June to weigh in
The Oregon Public Utility Commission hosted a virtual event for the public Tuesday evening to comment on Pacific Power’s proposal to increase to…
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