PORTLAND, Oregon, March 22 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: Five-plus years of collaboration with customers and constituents has culminated in Bonneville Power Administration's release of its final Provider of Choice Policy. This document captures BPA's position on the policies, products and services it will offer its utility customers in new long-term wholesale electric power contracts beginning in 2028. "This policy lays the foundation for low-cost,   more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following remarks on March 21, 2024, by Secretary Gina Raimondo at the Intel Announcement: * * * It's a big day here in Arizona. It's also a big day in Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon. In fact, it's a monumental day for the country because today we mark one of the largest investments ever in the history of U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. I want to begin by thanking all the hardworking people making this possible - starting with  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on March 19, 2024: A Washington State man was sentenced to federal prison today for knowingly and intentionally marketing and selling low-quality ballistic protective equipment produced in China to dozens of domestic law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Military. Jeffrey Meining, 42, of Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison and th  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 19 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 22 Washington counties and neighboring counties in Oregon are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 19 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in 22 Washington counties and neighboring counties in Oregon are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losse  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: A former federal correctional officer in Oregon was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into a federal prison in exchange for money. Nickolas Carlos Herrera, 34, of McMinnville, Oregon, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. "Corruption by any public official or   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: An Idaho man who formerly supervised order-fulfillment and warehousing operations for the Jacklin Seed Company, a Liberty Lake, Washington producer and marketer of grass seed and turfgrass, was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in multiple schemes to defraud the J.R. Simplot Company and Jacklin, its former subsidiary. Richard Dunham, 66, was  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an indictment charging four Hoover Criminal Gang members for their roles in murdering a Portland man in December 2020. Taezhon Tyreik Kelly, 23, Anthony Devion Bagsby, 32, and Delane William Roy, 25, all of Portland, and Cocoa Dalonta Taplin, 28, of Fairview, Oregon, have been charged with murder in aid of racketeering, using   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: A local man was sentenced to federal prison today for distributing fentanyl that caused the overdose death of a Portland teenager. Tanner Welsh, 21, was sentenced to 108 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. According to court documents, on November 10, 2022, officers from the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) responded to a fatal ove  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: A Washington State man was sentenced to federal prison today for distributing fentanyl and aiding and abetting the armed robbery of a 14-year-old. Levi Joseph Blomdahl, 38, of Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to court documents, in 2021, as a part of an ongoing investigatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Biden Announces Up To $8.5 Billion Preliminary Agreement with Intel under the CHIPS & Science Act - Funding catalyzes $100 billion in private investment from Intel to build and expand semiconductor facilities in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon and create nearly 30,000 jobs Today, President Biden will travel to Chandler, Arizona, to visit Intel's Ocotillo campus and announce that the Depar  more