PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: The Bonneville Power Administration has named Rachel Dibble as its vice president of Bulk Marketing. Dibble permanently takes over the role on Jan. 15 after serving in an acting capacity since January 2022. Dibble will oversee BPA's power trading floor, scheduling, pricing, market analysis, long-term surplus sales and purchases, and associated contract support and transaction settlement  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Portland District (Corps) has extended the deadline from Jan. 19 to Feb. 23 for public feedback on its proposed 30-year plan for the operation and maintenance of 13 dams and reservoirs across the Willamette River Basin. "The system of dams and reservoirs protecting the Willamette Basin has served us well for decades. Changes to the system for the   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * US Labor Department recovers $188K for 31 Casa Maya Taqueria & Cantina employees * * * In 2018, Miguel Chi-dzul fell victim to wage theft and U.S. Department of Labor investigators determined that his then-employer routinely altered time records to hide the fact that he wasn't paid for all hours worked, including overtime wages. The investigation by the department's Wage   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Northwest Regional Field Office issued the following news release: All wheat stored in all positions on December 1, 2022 totaled 57.6 million bushels in Idaho, up from 48.7 million bushels a year ago. Off-farm stocks were up 32 percent, while on-farm stocks were unchanged compared to the previous year. In Oregon, wheat stored in all positions totaled 34.0 million bushels, up from 21.1  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2023: Federal law enforcement partners from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon, FBI Portland Field Office, and Homeland Security Investigations Seattle Field Office join to commemorate National Human Trafficking Awareness Day and reaffirm their commitment to combating all forms of human trafficking. "Human trafficking devastates families and c  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2023: A former Portland attorney was sentenced to federal prison today for defrauding more than one hundred clients out of millions of dollars in insurance proceeds and using the stolen money to bankroll a lavish lifestyle. Lori E. Deveny, 57, was sentenced to 101 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. Deveny was also ordered to pay more th  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Siuslaw National Forest - issued the following news release: Officials of the Siuslaw National Forest have signed the final decision notice for the comprehensive river management plan (CRMP) and associated environmental assessment (EA) of the Franklin Creek and Wasson Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers. The final decision, informed by environmental analysis and public input, provides guidelines for the admin  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2023: The Fender's blue butterfly, once thought to be extinct, is fluttering toward recovery under the Endangered Species Act. Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reclassified Fender's blue butterfly from endangered to threatened and finalized a special rule that makes it easier for landowners to manage for this species. "This is a tremendous suc  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Nick Brown, issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: A resident of Astoria, Oregon was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for five federal felonies connected to his scheme to profit from illegal kickbacks in the medical testing industry, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Richard Reid, 53, was convicted in March 2022, following a six-day jury trial. At toda  more