Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months for allowing money laundering
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, faces…
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Reminder: Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote in the May primary or to update your info, register with a party
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tuesday is the deadline to register to vote in the May 21 primary election. It’s also the deadline to register with a…
Continue ReadingGrowing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in…
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Portland-area husband, wife and friend to split Oregon’s record $1.32 billion Powerball jackpot
The winner of Oregon’s record-breaking $1.326 billion Powerball jackpot is in fact three winners — a husband and wife and their friend, who will…
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Five freight train cars derail on Portland’s Steel Bridge, shutting vehicle traffic for five hours
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Five empty freight cars derailed on the lower deck of Portland’s Streel Bridge Monday morning, halting vehicle traffic…
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Coburg shooting leads to manhunt, I-5 pursuit, crash and officer-involved shooting; 1 killed, 1 injured
COBURG, Ore. (KTVZ) – A shooting in Coburg Sunday afternoon that critically injured one person led to a manhunt and a pursuit on Interstate 5 three…
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‘We need to treat this as an emergency’: Eastern Oregonians await action from state, feds on groundwater contamination
BOARDMAN, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) – It’s been more than 30 years since it was first learned that there were problems with toxic chemicals called nitrates…
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Oregon Housing and Community Services, partner announce $11.5 million for Individual Development Accounts
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services, in partnership with Neighborhood Partnerships, this week announced $11.5 million in…
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One year after the end of COVID-19 pandemic emergency, Oregon is among top states keeping people covered
More than 1 million people keep Oregon Health Plan benefits due to efforts to expand coverage options SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — With more than 90…
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Wyden applauds new Biden administration rules to improve nursing home and home-based staffing, care
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a statement this week after the Biden administration finalized…
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Spillover speeds: AAA study finds raising speed limits on interstates can increase crash rates on nearby roads
Raising speed limits on highways could lead to more crashes on nearby roads, according to new research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.…
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Three ultra-rare little birds have new home: Oregon Zoo welcomes sihek kingfishers
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo is home to many critically endangered species, but perhaps none as rare as its newest arrivals: a trio of…
Continue ReadingOregon university pauses gifts and grants from Boeing in response to student and faculty demands
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — An Oregon university said Friday it is pausing seeking or accepting further gifts or grants from Boeing Co. after students…
Continue ReadingPolice in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate…
Continue ReadingOregon man sentenced to 50 years in the 1978 killing of a teenage girl in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Oregon man who was convicted in the 1978 killing of a 16-year-old girl in Alaska was sentenced Friday to 50 years in…
Continue ReadingOrca calf stranded in British Columbia lagoon for more than a month swims out on her own
By Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An orca calf that spent over a month stranded in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island off the west…
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Senators Wyden, Markey applaud FCC’s approval of reinstated net neutrality rule
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., issued the following statement Friday after the Federal…
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The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades region of Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — The federal government plans to restore grizzly bears to an area of northwest and north-central Washington, where they were largely…
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‘Normalize reaching out for help’: Oregon DOJ, Bend-La Pine Schools address rise in reported bias incidents
Oregon’s Department of Justice just launched a “You Belong.” Campaign after becoming the first state in the nation to provide a hotline for those…
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Vandal arrested, accused of pouring bleach into S. Oregon hatchery fish tank, poisoning nearly 18,000 young fish
REEDSPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Nearly 18,000 young salmon died after a vandal poured bleach into a Douglas County fish hatchery tank on Monday, according…
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