Most gig workers paid sick leave under new Seattle law
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Most gig workers in Seattle will be permanently entitled to paid sick leave and safe time under a…
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Dem senators from 4 states ask NOAA to address whale deaths
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senators from four states want federal environmental officials to…
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Oregon hospitals, unions report reaching ‘historic’ agreement on staffing, patient care legislation
The Oregon Nurses Association, the Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, Service Employees International Union Local 49 and the…
Continue Reading2 high school students killed in Portland triple homicide
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two of the three victims in a fatal shooting Saturday in Portland, Oregon, were high school students, school officials said…
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Merkley, Wyden announce nearly $50 million to Oregon organizations for housing services, support
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is…
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Gov. Kotek orders Oregon public flags to half-staff to honor Nashville shooting victims, survivors
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday, in accordance with the Presidential Proclamation ordering the lowering of flags to half-staff, Governor Tina Kotek…
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Woodpecker that likes burned forest can breed in unburned woods too, OSU-led study shows
A species of woodpecker once thought to limit itself to recently burned areas can breed successfully in the unburned parts of fire-prone landscapes…
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State agency issues warning on risks of self-directed IRAs
As more people look for alternative ways to save for retirement, self-directed individual retirement accounts (IRAs) have become increasingly…
Continue ReadingIdaho Senate passes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate on Monday voted 22-12 to pass a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors, one month after the…
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Oregon to provide another $170 million in Pandemic EBT food aid to 434,000 children
The Oregon Department of Human Services said Monday it will begin issuing $170 million in Pandemic EBT food benefits to 434,000 students and young…
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With fewer salmon to eat, Southern Resident killer whales are spending less time in the San Juan Islands
As a key food supply — salmon — declines, the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales, known to frequent the Salish Sea off the…
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OSU researcher leads development of electrolyte to boost efficiency of safe, sustainable zinc batteries
Scientists led by an Oregon State University researcher have developed a new electrolyte that raises the efficiency of the zinc metal anode in zinc…
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Lingering ‘winter’ snow or not, ODOT says Oregon’s studded tire season ends Friday, as scheduled
With the start of spring (if not warm spring weather) comes the annual deadline to remove studded tires. Oregon drivers must remove studded tires…
Continue Reading3 found shot to death in car on Portland’s north side
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three people were found shot to death Saturday afternoon in a car in a neighborhood on Portland’s north side, police…
Continue ReadingMuch of West Coast faces ban to fish salmon amid low stocks
By JULIE WATSON and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — As drought dried up rivers that carry California’s newly hatched Chinook…
Continue ReadingWhy murder defendant was free before killings in Washington
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Kirkland Warren was out on bail pending a long-delayed murder trial in Arkansas. But when he was…
Continue ReadingOfficials: Safety device, human error derailed Wash. train
ANACORTES, Wash. (AP) — A safety device meant to keep trains from tipping into Puget Sound knocked a train off the tracks last week, spilling 3,100…
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Town of Talent rises from wildfire’s ashes to become Oregon’s Tree City of the Year
TALENT, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry has selected the southern Oregon town of Talent, which has battled back from a 2020…
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Rare blue whale skeleton heads to Canada for final cleaning, preservation; will go on display in Newport
The skeleton of a rare 70-foot blue whale that washed up on the Oregon coast several years ago will journey to Alberta, Canada later this week so a…
Continue ReadingWater contamination in Oregon could prompt EPA to step in
BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is urging Oregon to clean up water contamination from nitrates in the eastern part of the…
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