Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff to honor Madeleine Albright
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Sunday, to honor the life…
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State housing agency seeks public input on funding priorities for recovery from 2020 Labor Day fires
Oregon Housing and Community Services said Wednesday it is looking for public input on what the priorities should be for spending $422 million in…
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ODOT reminder: Oregon’s studded tire season ends March 31
Spring is here, and it’s time to take off the studded tires, the Oregon Department of Transportation reminded Wednesday. Oregon drivers have until…
Continue ReadingWashington state Gov. Inslee signs bill limiting firearm magazines
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state on Wednesday signed a bill that will ban the sale, manufacturing,…
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Oregon ‘continuum of care’ organizations receive $46 million from feds to help homeless
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday more than $46 million in FY2021 Continuum of Care Competition awards headed to seven…
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Oregon OSHA fines Dollar Tree Stores $32,000 for repeated workplace safety violations
Oregon OSHA announced Wednesday it has fined Dollar Tree Stores Inc. $32,000 for repeatedly exposing employees to potential serious injury from…
Continue ReadingOmicron subvariant found in 25% of cases tested at UW lab
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials say the subvariant of omicron known as BA.2 accounts for about one-fourth of COVID-19 cases sequenced in…
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Oregon Zoo welcomes first condor chick of the season
The first fluffy California condor chick of 2022 hatched last week at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, marking the…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, 269 cases; St. Charles patient count lowest since July
There are eight newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,983, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday as…
Continue ReadingClackamas County man receives award for heroism and life-saving efforts
By Bridget Chavez Click here for updates on this story CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — John Cerda has now been…
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Oregon public defense agency agrees to resume paying prosecutors discovery fees
The state agency that oversees public defense in Oregon says it will resume paying district attorneys discovery fees after cutting off the payments…
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Oregon jobless rate falls to 4%; still a half-point above pre-pandemic level
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0% in February, from 4.2%, as revised, in January, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday.…
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Oregon suicide rates decline, but still remain above national average
Oregon had the nation’s 13th highest suicide rate across all ages in 2020 — an improvement from the year before, when the state was ninth in…
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Rare plant in S. Oregon, N. Calif. sand dunes proposed for Endangered Species Act protection
Following a lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Monday to protect the sand dune phacelia…
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Business coalition challenges Oregon’s new climate program
A coalition of businesses wants a court to block Oregon’s plan to significantly reduce greenhouse gas…
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Oregon reports five more COVID-19 related deaths, 560 new cases in 3-day period
There were five newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon over the past three days, raising the state’s death toll to 6,975, the Oregon Health…
Continue ReadingMan dies after falling in water in Salmon Bay in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a 61-year-old man died after he reportedly fell off a working vessel docked in Salmon Bay in Seattle. Shortly after…
Continue ReadingOHA encourages flu vaccination amid late-season case rise, as people remove masks
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This month’s lifting of state mask requirements put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting many Oregonians to…
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Merkley welcomes Biden administration move to designate Rohingya genocide
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a leading voice on the Rohingya crisis, issued…
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Authorities search for missing N. Calif. man after his dog is found near S. Oregon road
Authorities and volunteers searched Sunday for a missing Northern California man whose dog was found walking alone near a road in southern…
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