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Oregon National Guard preparing for deployment to the Balkans
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon National Guard 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) began preparing to ship out to Fort Cavazos, Texas, and then the Balkans. A mobilization ceremony will be held at the Salem Armory Auditorium at 10 a.m. Friday, available for the public to watch here. The...
Meet Oregon's new Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston
Oregon has a new Poet Laureate, as the tenure of Portland's Anis Mojgani has come to an end. Gov. Tina Kotek named Ellen Waterston of Bend as the 11th Oregon Poet Laureate. It's a two-year term, effective immediately. Waterston is a celebrated poet/writer, teacher and speaker who founded the Writing Ranch and the Waterston Desert Writing Prize in Central Oregon. Waterston will be Oregon’s 11th Poet Laureate and succeeds Mojgani,...
Amid new state program, shortage of caregivers for special needs children still putting financial pressure on C.O. parents
Parents with children who have special medical needs are burdened with financial stress as lack of caregivers force them to be 24/7 care providers to their children, limiting their means to work a job. A new state program is trying to help, but has limitations. The post Amid new state program, shortage of caregivers for special needs children still putting financial pressure on C.O. parents appeared first on KTVZ.
West Coast's ShakeAlert system gets upgrade to detect major earthquakes faster
The West Coast's ShakeAlert system has received a significant upgrade, allowing it to more rapidly alert the public of the next major earthquake. The growing network of seismic sensors that make up the system throughout Oregon, Washington and California now also incorporates sensors that directly monitor movements on the surface of the earth,...
Oregon father and two passengers die in Montana plane crash on way to Donald Trump rally
An Oregon man and two unidentified passengers died in a plane crash in Montana last Thursday while flying to a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump in Bozeman. Donald Long Jr., 46, was piloting the plane around 4 p.m. when it crashed into Montana’s Crown Mountain, which is located roughly 20 miles west of Augusta, the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
Bombastic Brewing Enters Oregon with Day One Distribution
A new brewery is entering the state of Oregon as Bombastic Brewing from Hayden, Idaho, just outside of Coeur d’Alene, has signed with Day One Distribution. This new agreement will bring its beers to western and central Oregon. “We’ve aimed from the start to brew world-class, highly sought after...
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