Driver gets 16 years for striking pregnant woman in Gresham
A man on methamphetamine when he crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed into a sedan in Gresham, causing catastrophic injuries to the pregnant…
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TV station bookkeeper gets prison for embezzlement
A longtime bookkeeper was sentenced to prison after admitting she embezzled more than half a million dollars from a Southern Oregon television…
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Gov. Brown orders flags to half-staff on Pearl Harbor Rememberance Day
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) —Â Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff in honor of National Pearl…
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State to pay $1.7 million in foster family killings
The state of Oregon has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle claims that the Department of Human Services was partly at fault for the 2017 murders…
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Yamhill County OKs marijuana facility over objections
Planning commissioners in Yamhill County have approved a controversial proposed hemp and marijuana processing facility.…
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Oregon drug-decriminalization initiative starts gathering signatures
Supporters of an initiative to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs began collecting signatures in Portland this week.…
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Federal agencies send 21 to help battle Australian wildfires
The U.S. has sent 21 wildland fire personnel from several agencies to assist with ongoing wildfire suppression efforts in Australia.…
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Man who ‘freaked out’ on plane, forced landing pleads guilty
A Washington man who ingested methamphetamine before getting on a plane in Seattle and had what a prosecutor called a “freak out” on board has…
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DEQ adding new, cheaper air quality sensors around state
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said Thursday its Hillsboro lab has developed a new, lower-cost air quality monitor that allows the…
Continue Reading Clarno approves refiled forest protection initiatives
Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno on Thursday approved three refiled forest protection initiatives, having rejected previous proposals because…
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Sheriff IDs 3rd Christmas tree worker killed in Salem crash
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office has identified the third man killed in a crash near Salem Friday night when a van full of Christmas tree workers…
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Attempted recall over rep’s environmental vote fails
A group that was trying to recall an Oregon state representative over her votes to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and taxes says the effort has…
Continue Reading DA: Bus driver who crashed wasn’t drunk, won’t be charged
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) — The Washington County District Attorney’s office has announced that it will not prosecute a man who drove and crashed a…
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1,000s in Oregon to lose SNAP benefits under new work rules
The Trump administration’s new rule tightening work restrictions for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is drawing strong criticism from…
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Walden cheers House passage of bill to stop illegal robocalls
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., cheered Wednesday’s House passage of the TRACED Act, which resulted from the bipartisan negotiations following the House…
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OSU study: Deer, elk can help tree seedlings survive
Long considered pests by forest managers, deer and elk can help Douglas-fir seedlings thrive under certain vegetation management conditions, a…
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Central Oregon under DEQ air stagnation advisory
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Lane Regional Air Protection Agency and Southwest Clean Air Agency issued an…
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Oregon AG sues Johnson & Johnson, alleges deceptive marketing
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary, alleging deceptive marketing of…
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Oregon PUC cuts fee for Pacific Power smart meter opt-out customers
The Oregon Public Utility Commission on Tuesday reviewed Pacific Power’s filing to reduce the monthly meter reading fee for customers who have…
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Creswell conservation easement protects imperiled sparrow
A 1,610-acre working lands conservation easement in the southern Willamette Valley now protects the highly imperiled Oregon vesper sparrow, along…
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