PORTLAND, Oregon, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: The Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a new leader. Col. Michael D. Helton, the District's 63rd commander pledged to serve the northwest and the nation in a virtual change-of-command ceremony broadcast live on YouTube from the District's downtown headquarters, today. "I am devoted to tackling the tough issues we face and finding practical, innovative and revolut  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on the county employment and wages in Oregon for 4th quarter 2019: Employment rose in Oregon's seven large counties from December 2018 to December 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2018.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: On Monday, July 13, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District (Corps) discovered a Bonneville Dam turbine thrust bearing leaked approximately 100 gallons of oil into the Columbia River. The Corps is dedicated to rapid spill responses and is in the process of repairing the equipment. The generating unit is no longer leaking. Corps officials notified partner agencies, inc  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation Portland Field Office issued the following statement by Special Agent in Charge Renn Cannon on violence in Portland: "The FBI's role is to investigate violent crime and hold those accountable who are engaging in violent acts or significant destruction of property. "Our investigations involve specific violations of federal law, including arson, the use of improvised explosive devices, and interstate t  more

HOOD RIVER, Oregon, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon office issued the following news release: Plans to modernize East Fork Irrigation District's irrigation infrastructure have been approved to move forward into construction. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has released a Final Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact for the East Fork Irrigation District Infrastruc  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 22 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon, Billy J. Williams, issued the following news release on July 20: U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that Matthew Hogan Peters, 36, of Dana Point, California, has been charged by superseding information with healthcare fraud and tax evasion. Peters, who owned and operated local compounding pharmacies, was previously indicted by a federal grand jury on December 19, 2019, on charges that he submitted dozens of  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on July 23: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to capitalize and administer Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) that will provide critical gap financing to small businesses and entrepreneurs adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic   more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The White House issued the following remarks by Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany in a news briefing on July 24: MS. MCENANY: Hello, everyone. The first duty of government is to protect the safety of our citizens. That's what Attorney General Barr said when he was here at the White House just a few days ago. For 55 days in Portland, Oregon, we've seen lawlessness, anarchy, and destruction that threatens peace in our streets and the safety of our fellow American citizens an  more