Early heat wave in Pacific Northwest could break records
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts…
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Lori Vallow Daybell found guilty of murdering her children and conspiring to kill her husband’s first wife
By Ashley R. Williams, Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN A jury has found Idaho mother Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all counts of killing her…
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Oregon GOP walkout threatens bills on abortion, trans care — and senators’ careers
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A boycott by Republican state senators in Oregon threatens to derail hundreds of bills,…
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Hubbard truck driver figured he’d win Oregon Lottery one day — and now he’ll get $1,000 a week, for life
Robin Riedel of Hubbard has been playing Oregon Lottery games with this philosophy, “It’s not a matter of if, but when.” His “when” came on…
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Oregon’s property ‘insurer of last resort’ increases coverage limits, hires new executive director
The Oregon FAIR Plan Association board of directors recently approved an increase in coverage limits for personal and commercial dwellings in the…
Continue ReadingA look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho jurors will soon begin deciding the guilt or innocence of a mother charged in a bizarre…
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Chavez-DeRemer votes for ‘Secure the Border Act,’ notes ‘grave threat to our national security’
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Secure the Border Act of 2023 Thursday. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) released…
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Oregon legislative leaders meet a 2nd day in bid to end GOP boycott; Senate president agrees to 3-day pause in sessions
Oregon’s legislative leaders met for a second day Thursday in an effort to end the more than week-old boycott by several senators that has stopped…
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Hoot hoot hooray: Oregon Zoo welcomes pair of snowy owls
Two snowy owls are making themselves at home in the Oregon Zoo’s North America area this month.…
Continue ReadingUO, OSU and PSU each earn $1 million innovation awards from National Science Foundation
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and Reps. Earl Blumenauer, Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas said Thursday…
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Merkley testifies at hearing on his legislation to assure legal cannabis businesses can access critical banking services
(Update: Adding Wyden, Booker, Schumer joint statement) WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing Thursday on the Secure…
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Merkley, Booker introduce bill to create pollinator habitats surrounding solar power projects
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker introduced Thursday the Pollinator Power Act, new legislation…
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OSU to lead federal effort to advance semiconductor technologies in Northwest
Oregon State University will spearhead a $1 million National Science Foundation project to advance semiconductor technologies in the Pacific…
Continue Reading‘Money, power, sex’: Idaho jury deliberates case against slain kids’ mom in alleged doomsday plot
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho jury is weighing the fate of a woman charged in the slayings of her two youngest…
Continue Reading Merkley, Wyden cosponsor $1 billion bill to support, boost America’s public school teachers
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden are cosponsoring the EDUCATORS for America Act, major legislation that would help raise…
Continue ReadingOregon bill that would decriminalize homeless encampments and propose penalties if unhoused people are harassed will not move forward
By Steve Almasy, Laura Studley and Nouran Salahieh, CNN An Oregon bill that would decriminalize homeless encampments in public places and allow…
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Oregon Health Authority lifts COVID-19 response measures as federal emergency ends
In alignment with the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ending Thursday, state health officials announced Wednesday the lifting of…
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Jump to a conclusion: OSU researcher IDs fossil insect as new genus, species of prodigious leaper, the froghopper
A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus and species of froghopper, known today as an…
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Oregon’s wet, snowy spring may delay wildfire season, but officials say it still could be above-average, challenging
Gov. Tina Kotek and agency leaders who manage wildfires and conflagrations provided a briefing Tuesday as the 2023 wildfire season approaches,…
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Second large sinkhole forms at Cape Kiwanda on Oregon coast; visitors urged to use caution, stay back
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is asking visitors to use caution and to stay away from the area where a second sinkhole has formed at…
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