Clackamas 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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Wyden, colleagues intro bill to protect consumers, ensure ‘right to repair’
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., alongside Sens. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Ben Ray Luján, D- N.M., introduced legislation this week that would protect…
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Police: Juvenile boy shot, wounded at Salem mall
A juvenile boy was shot and wounded at a downtown Salem shopping mall on Friday, police…
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Dozen indicted in Oregon drug ring, allegedly distributed fake oxycodone pills with fentanyl
A dozen people are facing federal charges for conspiring to distribute counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl in the Pacific Northwest and…
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Oregon reports 11 more COVID-19 related deaths, 289 new cases, 213 hospitalizations
There are 11 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,971, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Suspect in Salem drug trafficking, major ‘ghost gun’ manufacturing faces federal charges
A federal grand jury in Portland returned an indictment Thursday charging a Salem man with distributing counterfeit oxycodone pills containing…
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Oregon reports 27 more COVID-19 related deaths, 331 new cases; hospitalizations fall
There are 27 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,960, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingWashington Gov. Inslee signs rollback of police reform bill
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill rolling back part of the state’s sweeping police…
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Giant white sturgeon, over 7 feet long, seized from Scappoose Bay poachers, released
A giant white sturgeon more than seven feet long was among five sturgeon seized and released by Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers…
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Oregon reports 35 more COVID-19 related deaths, 355 new cases; cases fall sharply, deaths rise
There are 35 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, three from Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,933, the Oregon…
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