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Oregon leaders call on U.S. government for help, flexibility to help ranchers
This summer’s historic wildfires in Oregon have taken a toll on ranchers and their more than a million cows and other livestock, prompting a unified plea by the state’s top leaders for federal help. Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency and invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act nine times to deploy state resources to […]
Vancouver police department again accused of gender discrimination
A sergeant and a detective are threatening to take the Vancouver Police Department to court for gender discrimination, less than a year after they and other women testified about systemic misogyny. In a recent tort claim, Sgt. Julie Ballou and Det. Miranda Skeeter said they have faced backlash for testifying...
Commerce awards $12.6 million to create 300 units of low-income housing near public transit centers
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $12.6 million to three affordable housing projects that will produce 300 units of low-income housing near public mass transit in Seattle and Vancouver. The grants are funded by a legislative appropriation matching a donation from Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund.
Salem-Keizer School Board to lobby Oregon Legislature on funding
For the first time, Salem-Keizer Public Schools will create an agenda to lobby the Oregon Legislature on funding issues. Superintendent Andrea Castañeda presented her proposed legislative agenda to the school board Tuesday night. “As we think back on the year that we traveled through, it is easy for us to all remember how acutely...
Oregon economists predict nearly $1 billion kicker tax credit in 2026
Oregon economists estimate taxpayers could see a nearly $1 billion kicker in 2026 — up from an earlier forecast of $582 million — based on the September revenue forecast presented to state lawmakers Wednesday morning. “From an economic perspective we’re doing as well as we could have hoped for,” said acting chief...
Fall Previews: West Linn boys soccer
Coach: Ryan Gates 2023 results: 3-1-1 (3rd) in the Three Rivers League; quarterfinals of the Class 6A state playoffs 2024 team: Senior defender and team captain Mason Bradley (a first-team all-TRL selection); senior midfielder Ethan Caba; sophomore defender Derek Carter; junior defender Quinn Gates (a first-teamer); junior midfielder Cooper Gilbo; junior defender Christian Inzunza; junior forward Isaac Babalai (a first-teamer); junior midfielder Jack Jacobs; sophomore midfielder Lincoln Kensinger; senior defender...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely to appear on Oregon ballot, despite dropping out of presidential race
A lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a state appeals court Wednesday to restore him to New York’s presidential election ballot, even though he has suspended his campaign. A state judge knocked Kennedy off the state’s ballot earlier this month, ruling that he had falsely claimed to live...
Winter is Coming: To Areas Of Oregon & Washington
The time of year that many of us dread is about to hit, and hit hard!. No, I’m not talking about “Pumpkin Spice” everything (although that’s not far off). I’m talking about WINTER! The first cold snap! Jack Frost is paying his yearly visit!. Depending...
There’s a New Twist in a Neurosurgeon’s Strange Journey
WHAT: Notice of Disciplinary Action against Dr. Darrell Brett. Brett, the Lake Oswego neurosurgeon whose medical practice has repeatedly made headlines, is once again facing disciplinary sanction by the Oregon Medical Board. The accusation: He’s getting around a ban on charging for surgeries by fraudulently billing in a co-worker’s name.
Hillsboro man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his role in Beaverton woman’s fentanyl overdose death
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A Washington County man was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison Wednesday for distributing counterfeit pills containing fentanyl that resulted in a woman's overdose death. Robert Lamart James McCollum, 35, was sentenced to 125 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release....
Two arrested in connection to October shooting death in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Police arrested two people on Saturday who they suspect are connected to a homicide case from Oct. 2023. Detectives arrestedWilliam A. Watson, 32, of Pierce County, Washington, and Candice M. Hicks, 34, of Covington, Washington for their alleged role in the death of Cali Durbin.
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