Reminder: Income tax filing extension deadline less than a week away
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — More than 2.1 million Oregonians have filed their tax year 2024 state personal income tax returns this year. But with just six…
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Trump administration goes to court to defend Chicago, Portland National Guard deployment efforts
By Dareh Gregorian, Gary Grumbach, Selina Guevara, Samira Puskar and Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News NEW YORK (NBC News) — Challenges to…
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‘It was low before, it’s low after’: Oregon student test scores show improvement, still not at pre-pandemic level
Oregon’s new state education data reveals a landscape marked by incremental progress and enduring challenges. For the first time since 2021,…
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza confirmed in backyard flock of ducks in Wallowa County
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Monday,, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian…
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Some ‘carbon credit’ forest projects actually harm the climate; OSU study shows how to avoid that
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An analysis of forest-based projects funded through the sale of carbon credits shows that 10% of them may have a net…
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Twin threat: Two major West Coast earthquake faults may be linked, so one could trigger the other
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may be…
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OSU study: Loneliness among adults linked with amount, frequency of social media use
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and similar platforms are apparently no antidote for the global loneliness epidemic, according…
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Governor Kotek just directed state agencies to speed up renewable energy siting; here’s why
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive Monday that she said is aimed at accelerating the pace of Oregon’s renewable wind and…
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FEMA proposes new requirements for communities in the National Flood Insurance Program, seeking comments
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – FEMA is proposing new requirements for communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. The draft plan for…
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Governor Kotek recall effort hits milestone
(UPDATE: ADDED VIDEO) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A La Pine man leading the effort on a Governor recall has made significant strides. William Minnix,…
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Oregon National Guard infantry regiment returns from year-long mission in Egypt
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nearly 200 Oregon National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment will return home to…
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Bend clinic reports psilocybin breakthroughs in anxiety and depression care
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend-based therapy group says a single dose of psilocybin mushrooms could lead to lasting mental health improvements, based on…
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Judge weighs halting Trump’s National Guard deployment in Oregon as White House promises ‘surge’ in federal presence
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is weighing Friday whether to grant a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump…
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Now hiring: ODOT got its money, but now it’s scrambling to fill hundreds of job openings before winter hits
Oregon lawmakers this week approved a package of tax and fee hikes for stopgap funding to the Oregon Department of Transportation. But the agency is…
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Four active large fires currently burning in Oregon, bringing the current 2025 total to nearly 3,000
OREGON (KTVZ) — Right now, four active large fires are burning across the state of Oregon. So far this year, 2,944 fires have burned statewide,…
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What to know about Trump’s latest federal deployments in Memphis, Portland and other US cities
By Hanna Park, Andy Rose, Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating efforts to deploy federal law enforcement officers…
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Oregon adds oral nicotine tax to fund wildfire prevention and recovery; local lawmaker was behind the move
After being passed by the Oregon Legislature with bipartisan support earlier this summer, a tax on oral nicotine in House Bill 3940 has now taken…
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Senator Merkley weighs in on government shutdown and mobilization of federal troops in Portland
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley met with members of the press Wednesday to answer questions relating to the government shutdown and…
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Governor Kotek releases a new, higher estimate for the cost of deploying Oregon National Guard troops to Portland
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Governor Tina Kotek said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s unlawful federalization of members of the Oregon…
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Oregon agency announces upcoming federal changes to SNAP benefits
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services is announcing federally required changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
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