Author: Laural Porter, Alex Jensen (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s 2024 legislative session got underway last Monday, tackling big state challenges like housing, homelessness and the drug crisis. On this week’s episode of Straight Talk, Gov. Tina Kotek stopped by to discuss her own ...
Author: Hadia Moosvi, Deidre Johnson (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Health and Science University released a groundbreaking study which reveals switching arms for multi-dose COVID-19 vaccinations can boost immune response. The new study could change the way vaccines are handled ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Nike is laying off approximately 2% of its workforce starting Friday, the sportswear company said in a companywide email Thursday night. “This is a painful reality and not one that I take lightly,” said John Donahoe, ...
Author: Luisa Anderson (KGW) PORTLAND, Oregon — The Oregon Medical Board should make systematic changes to consistently and equitably discipline health care professionals in order to protect patients, according to an Oregon Secretary of State audit released on Wednesday. The agency has formal policies ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt, Blair Best (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — After weeks of testimony and deliberation, Oregon lawmakers on a special joint committee released their framework Tuesday for legislation meant to address the state’s drug crisis and roll back drug ...
Author: Kyle Iboshi (KGW) PORTLAND, Oregon — The man reportedly linked by investigators over the summer to the deaths of four women in the Portland area claims he didn’t do it. “I’m no killer,” Jesse Calhoun wrote in a message to KGW from ...
Author: Evan Watson (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 38% of all Oregon students were chronically absent during the 2022-2023 school year — a “serious concern” according to the Oregon Department of Education, as most states reported their attendance rates improved another ...
Author: Pat Dooris, Anthony Macuk (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — It’s been just a few months since it became legal for Oregonians to pump their own gas, but that’s apparently long enough for Oregon’s largest union to conclude that it’s time to undo ...
Author: Katherine Cook (KGW) HILLSBORO, Ore. — On Wednesday evening, hundreds of people gathered for a candlelight vigil at the Hillsboro Airport to remember 20-year-old Barrett Bevacqua. He was one of two people killed in a plane crash in Newberg, Tuesday night. “Barrett was ...
Author: KGW staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — An abandoned church in downtown Portland caught fire early Tuesday evening. Dozens of fire crews were on scene working to put out the flames. Firefighters were first called around 5:30 p.m. to Southwest ...