Vancouver-based Slumberkins asks for help after Silicon Valley Bank collapse
By Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A local Vancouver business is asking for…
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Police: Stalker kills woman, husband in Seattle-area home
Associated Press REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — A longhaul truck driver from Texas who became obsessed with a software engineer in Washington state after…
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DEQ, EPA monitoring air quality after explosion, fire at railroad tie treatment plant in The Dalles
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are monitoring air quality at the AmeriTies West railroad tie…
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Oregon DHS offers $4.6 million to community organizations helping Ukraine refugees, immigrants
The Oregon Department of Human Services Refugee Program is inviting community partners to apply for a portion of $4.6 million in funding available to…
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Oregon closer to magic mushroom therapy, but has setback
By ANDREW SELSKY and MIKE CORDER Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon was taking a major step Friday in its pioneering of legalized…
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Opioid Settlement Board OKs $17 million for new harm reduction data system
Two key resources in Oregon for preventing and treating substance use disorder and overdose will receive a total of $17 million over the next two…
Continue ReadingEx-intern sues Idaho lawmakers for harassing her after rape
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho legislative intern is suing a lawmaker who was convicted of raping her and one…
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Swarm of quakes at Alaska volcano could mean eruption coming
A swarm of earthquakes occurring over the past few weeks has intensified at a remote Alaska volcano dormant for over a century, a possible indication…
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OSU study: To help Oregon’s dry forests, fire needs to be just right intensity, temperature – and repeat
– Oregon State University research into the ability of a wildfire to improve the health of a forest uncovered a “Goldilocks effect” – unless a…
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Oregon looks at allowing people in prison to vote; Knopp, other Republicans on panel strongly opposed
A bill that would allow inmates of prisons and jails in Oregon to vote in elections moved on Thursday toward a Senate floor vote with the approval of…
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As Oregon’s worst respiratory virus surge ever eases, state health officer paints optimistic picture for spring
Following the worst respiratory virus surge Oregon has ever seen, the state’s top health official on Thursday painted an optimistic picture for…
Continue ReadingWashington state House votes to ban assault weapons
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Democrat-led Washington state House on Wednesday approved an assault-weapons ban, advancing a measure long sought by…
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FBI in Portland, Seattle offer $25K rewards to find vandals who hit Tumwater, Oregon City electrical substations
The FBI Portland and Seattle field offices offered rewards of up to $25,000 Thursday as the seek the public’s help to identify the individual(s)…
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House education committee adopts Chavez-DeRemer amendments to Parents Bill of Rights
The House Committee on Education and the Workforce held a markup Wednesday on the Parents Bill of Rights.…
Continue ReadingVancouver girl missing since 2018 found safe in Mexico, returned home safely
By FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — An 8-year-old girl who has been missing since Oct. 2018 has…
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OSU-led study shows opioid overdose risk 10 times greater for those recently released from prison
People recently released from prison in Oregon face a risk for opioid overdose 10 times greater than the general public, according to a new study led…
Continue Reading Wyden, Blumenauer introduce updated bill to let all Americans vote at home
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., introduced an updated version of their Vote At Home Act Wednesday, saying they want to…
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Chavez-DeRemer joins Problem Solvers Caucus, backs ‘End Fentanyl Act’
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) announced Wednesday that she has joined the Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers – equally…
Continue Reading Wyden reintroduces bill that aims to end homelessness, tackle housing affordability crisis
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., reintroduced Tuesday the Decent, Affordable, Safe Housing for All (DASH) Act,…
Continue Reading Merkley, Wyden, colleagues reintroduce bill to ban govt. use of facial recognition, biometric technology
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have joined colleagues in reintroducing the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium…
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