MEDFORD, Ore. – In Salem, a Veteran’s Day ceremony was held Saturday morning at the Oregon State Capitol Park. It was organized by the Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The event featured several speakers, talking about how to show gratitude ...
Author: Ashley Grams (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Firefighters from across Oregon are expected to attend a Salem City Council meeting Monday afternoon. They want the city to continue to pay a firefighter’s widow workers’ compensation benefits, but the city ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon State Hospital is pledging to make quick changes following last month’s escape of a man charged with attempted murder. The Oregon Health Authority released a corrective plan Thursday, including the results ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon State Hospital will immediately change its procedures for securely transporting patients in vehicles in response to a federal investigation that faulted the hospital’s methodology, according to a Friday news release from ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt, Colten Weekley (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — In November 2020, Oregon voters approved Measure 110, the “Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act” — and the outcome wasn’t particularly close. Over 58% of voters said yes, less than 42% said ...
Author: Thomas Shults (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — As school years gear up for the upcoming school year, the Salem-Keizer School District is preparing for looming financial issues. Currently, the district is facing around a $30 million deficit for the ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.– Local senators responded to the Oregon Secretary of State announcing she intends to enforce Measure 113 and disqualify candidates who violated the measure’s rules. Klamath Falls Republican Senator Dennis Linthicum participated in the walkouts during this years ...
Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Gov. Tina Kotek vowed to make meaningful strides for behavioral health in Oregon on Tuesday. She signed into law six bills that aim to strengthen the state’s response to mental health and ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade announced Tuesday that she intends to enforce Measure 113 and disqualify candidates who violated the measure’s rules during the 2023 session. The move is likely to draw court ...
Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — On Friday afternoon, in a small park in Salem, friends and advocates gathered together to remember Russell Mikolas, 64, a homeless man who was severely beaten in late June. He died in ...