Seattle police officer fired for off-duty racist comments
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer was fired for calling his Chinese American neighbor racist and sexist slurs while off duty in 2022,…
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Biden administration old-growth forest proposal doesn’t ban logging, but still angers industry
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth…
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Jury to begin deliberating in murder trial of suburban Seattle officer who killed a man in 2019
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press A suburban Seattle officer who fatally shot a homeless man in 2019 ignored his training and should be convicted…
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Oregon gains 4,000 jobs in May as unemployment rate holds at 4.2% for fourth straight month
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 4,000 jobs in May, following a revised gain of 2,400 jobs…
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Merkley notes momentum for Abolition Amendment to strike ‘Slavery Clause’ ahead of Juneteenth
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA-05) issued the following statement Tuesday to mark Juneteenth and…
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Gov. Kotek issues Juneteenth proclamation, attends ‘In Freedom’s Footsteps Walk’ marking holiday
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek issued a proclamation Wednesday honoring June 19, 2024 as Juneteenth across Oregon. Kotek also joined…
Continue ReadingNurses in Oregon take to the picket lines to demand better staffing, higher pay
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press More than 3,000 nurses at six Oregon hospitals spent a second day on the picket lines Wednesday carrying signs…
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Oregon approved to receive ‘historic’ federal investment in high-speed internet infrastructure
The stage is set for a massive investment in Oregon’s plans to bring high-speed internet to everyone in the state.…
Continue ReadingBoeing committed ‘the deadliest corporate crime in US history’ and should be fined $24 billion, victims’ families say
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Families that lost loved ones in two Boeing 737 Max crashes said on Wednesday that the company…
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Nurseries and greenhouses, cattle and calves still top Oregon’s latest list of top 20 agricultural commodities
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Agriculture has released its 2024 Top 20 Commodities Posters and Agricultural Statistics Brochures,…
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Treasury Department, IRS announce Oregon taxpayers will be able to use Direct File starting next year
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday that Oregon will be the…
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US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged, for the first time, the harmful role it has played…
Continue ReadingBoeing hid questionable parts from regulators that may have been installed in 737 Max planes, new whistleblower alleges
CNN By Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, CNN Washington (CNN) — A current Boeing employee claims that the company tried to shield broken or…
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Wyden, fellow Democrats propose legislation to boost Medicaid funding, stop maternal unit closures at rural hospitals
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and 15 Senate Democrats released draft legislation Monday to address a rising…
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OSU researcher helps develop new computer chip showing progress to help reduce AI’s energy footprint
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University College of Engineering researcher has helped develop a new artificial intelligence chip that…
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An Oregon nurse faces assault charges that she stole fentanyl and replaced IV drips with tap water
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A former nurse at a southern Oregon hospital is facing criminal charges that she harmed nearly four dozen patients by stealing…
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Oregon gas prices drop 6.8 cents a gallon in past week, nearly 31 cents in month, 41 cents in year, GasBuddy reports
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 6.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.05/g Monday, according to…
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Gov. Kotek, department director announce elimination of Oregon’s police training backlog
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) Director Phil Castle announced Monday…
Continue ReadingBoeing CEO admits company has been ‘far from perfect’ after a flood of safety lapses
By Chris Isidore and Gregory Wallace, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun plans to apologize for Boeing’s recent safety…
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Judge orders railway to pay Washington tribe nearly $400 million for trespassing with oil trains
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — BNSF Railway must pay nearly $400 million to a Native American tribe in Washington state, a federal…
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