Chavez-DeRemer backs two bills to boost affordable housing, ease supply crunch
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – As thousands of Oregonians struggle to find safe, affordable places to call home, and as homelessness continues to rise across…
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Bursting air bubbles may play key role in how glacier ice melts, OSU research suggests
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University research has uncovered a possible clue as to why glaciers that terminate at the sea are retreating…
Continue Reading2 men plead guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state on Christmas Day
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to vandalizing power substations in Washington state in attacks that left thousands without power…
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Crater Lake National Park lifts fire restrictions but notes campfires prohibited, except in designated areas
CRATER LAKE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The fire danger level within Crater Lake National Park has dropped from extreme to high, due to recent moisture and…
Continue ReadingA Black man imprisoned since 1998 walks free and his attorneys raise concerns about police racism
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — In the predawn hours of March 20, 1998, a neighbor heard screams coming from the home in Salem…
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Under tougher state law, NE Oregon poacher fined $75,000, gets jail time after killing ‘spree’
PENDLETON, Ore. (KTVZ) — A poacher will pay $75,000 in fines and serve jail time after killing numerous deer and elk near Pendleton in what…
Continue ReadingLori Vallow Daybell appeals murder convictions in her children’s deaths
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Lori Vallow Daybell, the Idaho woman serving a life sentence for murdering her two children, has appealed her convictions…
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OHA outlines timeline to leverage new Medicaid benefits, including first state to offer 6 months of rental assistance
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with Oregon Housing and Community Services, announced Wednesday proposed…
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Chavez-DeRemer introduces bipartisan bill to address forestry labor shortage
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) introduced Wednesday the bipartisan Jobs in the Woods…
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UO researchers to partner with others across US to study how past mass extinctions may hold lessons for today
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — What the Earth’s environment was like shortly after the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago…
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Once-a-decade study, starting soon, will ask Oregonians where, when and how they travel
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Later this month, thousands of Oregon households will be invited to participate in the first wave of the most important…
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SAIF declares $135 million dividend for Oregon policyholders, 14th straight year of dividends
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The SAIF board of directors declared a $135 million dividend for its policyholders on Wednesday. This marks the 14th year in a…
Continue ReadingA football coach who got job back after Supreme Court ruled he could pray on the field has resigned
By ED KOMENDA Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A high school football coach in Washington state who won his job back after the U.S. Supreme Court…
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Gov. Kotek declares drought emergencies in Gilliam, Douglas and Lincoln counties, for a total of 12
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has declared a state of drought emergency in Gilliam, Douglas and Lincoln counties…
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Efforts to restore federal forests in Eastern Oregon are working, OSU research shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forest thinning is improving the robustness of older trees and enhancing native biodiversity on federal lands in Eastern…
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4,000-acre BLM acquisition expands public recreation opportunities along lower John Day River
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management recently acquired about 4,000 acres of property along the lower John Day Wild and Scenic…
Continue Reading Oregon AG Rosenblum, counterparts across US urge Congress to protect children from AI exploitation
SALEM, ORE — Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is leading a bipartisan effort to get Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can be…
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Oregon Right to Life sues state over mandate that it cover abortion in its health insurance plan
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Right to Life sued a state agency Tuesday for relief from the state’s requirement that it provide coverage in its…
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OSU sets record with FY ’23 research awards totaling $480 million
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bolstered by a big jump in funding from U.S. government agencies, Oregon State University’s research awards in the last…
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Oregon agency sets 2024 individual, small-group health insurance rates, up an average 6-8 percent
The Oregon Division of Financial Regulation said Tuesday it has finalized its rate decisions for 2024 health insurance for the state’s individual and…
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