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OSU, OHSU researchers find improved method for treating rare, aggressive, pregnancy-related cancer

February 6, 2025 12:28 pm Barney Lerten

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new drug delivery system shows promise for treating a rare, aggressive form of cancer affecting pregnant women and new…

Southern Oregon deals with snowstorm impacts, while kids enjoy rare snow day

February 4, 2025 6:17 pm Barney Lerten

While the Medford-Ashland area deals with the impacts of a snowstorm, kids enjoyed a rare snow day. Here’s a report from our sister station KOBI and…

Watch: Rare sticking snow along the north Oregon coast slickens roads, prompts school closures

February 4, 2025 11:35 am Barney Lerten

By Luisa Anderson, KGW ASTORIA, Ore. (KGW) — People along the northern Oregon coast range woke up Monday morning to rare snow on the…

Long wait is over: After 20 months, Oregon Zoo’s Asian elephant, Rose-Tu, has delivered her baby

February 3, 2025 1:58 pm Barney Lerten

(Update: Added video) ‘One of the smoothest births I’ve ever seen,’ official says PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The long wait is over. After more than 20…

Oregon Department of Justice rolls out new online toolkit to help families protect their personal data

January 28, 2025 4:15 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the state observed Data Privacy Day on Tuesday, the Oregon Department of Justice rolled out a new…

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signs executive order in preparation for potential ‘mass deportations’

January 27, 2025 6:22 pm Barney Lerten

By Helen Smith, KING-5 SEATTLE (KING/KTVZ) — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson is preparing for potential family separations amid the fallout of…

Tax-filing season begins: Oregon Department of Revenue has tips on how to avoid common errors, refund delays

January 27, 2025 12:37 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the IRS and the state begin accepting tax year 2024 returns Monday, the Oregon Department of Revenue is offering taxpayers a…

Merkley, Wyden announce feds’ $15 million reimbursement to ODOT for natural disaster repairs

January 24, 2025 5:41 pm Barney Lerten

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday that the Federal Highway Administration is sending over $15…

Amid dry spell and windy forecast, Oregon Dept. of Forestry reminds property owners to monitor their burn piles

January 24, 2025 3:14 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– Due to the recent extended drying pattern and east winds in the forecast this weekend, the Oregon Department of Forestry is…

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Beaverton’s $328.5 million Powerball winner comes forward; winning ticket was sold at Fred Meyer

January 24, 2025 2:37 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The ticket matching all six Powerball numbers in last Saturday’s $328.5 million Powerball jackpot was sold at the Fred Meyer…

Washington County cat tests positive for avian influenza H5N1; ODA has tips on how to protect your cat

January 24, 2025 1:52 pm Barney Lerten

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — A cat in Washington County recently tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian…

Six Oregon Department of Forestry strike teams return home from fighting S. California wildfires

January 24, 2025 10:49 am KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Forestry is welcoming back 70 firefighters on six strike teams who have been assigned to the fires in…

A Delta Air Lines flight was canceled on January 23 after crew accidentally deployed the emergency slide.

Delta Air Lines crew accidentally deploys emergency slide, cancels flight to Honolulu

January 24, 2025 9:58 am CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Skores and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Delta Air Lines had to call off one of its flights Thursday after crew members accidentally…

Oregon State Police investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Salem

January 23, 2025 6:11 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday in Salem. …

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Oregon strike teams heading home after two-week deployment to help battle S. California wildfires

January 23, 2025 11:30 am KTVZ News Partners

(Update: adding video from 4PM broadcast) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following a two-week mobilization to Southern California to assist with the…

Report: Oregon lost 3,700 jobs in December – the same number that it gained in November

January 23, 2025 3:48 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In December, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined by 3,700 jobs, following a revised increase of…

Oregon Department of Education launches Online Report Card, cites improved access to student performance metrics

January 23, 2025 12:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Education announced Thursday the launch of the Online Report Card that makes…

Oregon attorney general welcomes judge’s order blocking President Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship

January 23, 2025 11:12 am KTVZ News Partners

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield welcomed word Thursday that a federal judge in Seattle was issuing a nationwide temporary…

President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington

Judge blocks Trump’s ‘blatantly unconstitutional’ executive order that aims to end birthright citizenship

January 23, 2025 10:29 am CNN Newsource

By Tierney Sneed, CNN Seattle (CNN) — A federal judge said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright…

‘Great team effort’: OSP, Linn County SAR, K-9 team rescue lost motorist near Hwy. 20; winter travel prep urged

January 22, 2025 6:26 pm KTVZ News Partners

LINN COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — The rescue of a motorist who left her car along Highway 20 in Linn County Wednesday morning and had walked about a mile…