SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 2 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 1, 2023 entitled "Oregon Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2023": * * * Oregon had 121,000 job openings in February 2023, compared to 133,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Oregon wa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 5, 2023 entitled "Women's Earnings in Oregon - 2021": * * * In 2021, Oregon women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $967, or 85.7 percent of the $1,128 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commiss  more

FRESNO, California, May 5 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Daniel Higgins, 38, of Morro Bay, and Austin Noblitt, 33, of Portland, Oregon, charging each with two counts of assault on a federal officer, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on Nov. 21, 2022, Higgins and Noblitt assaulted two Federal Bureau   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: After a historically dry start to the refill season, water managers with the Portland District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) are now optimistic about refilling most Willamette Valley reservoirs after increased rainfall and snowmelt in April. To help explain the nuances of this water year, including refill and the conservation forecast, Corps staff will host a virtual public   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 3 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: A Bothell, Washington man is facing federal drug charges after he was caught transporting large quantities of fentanyl powder and methamphetamine on Interstate 5 in Marion County, Oregon. Edilio Abimael Giron-Rodas, 34, has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. Accordin  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023, as National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. Responding to unacceptable levels of violence that have caused a crisis of Missing or Mu  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: * * * Western States Office Pension Plan Will Restore Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Western States Office and Professional Employees Pension Plan (Western States Office Pension Plan). The p  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 5, 2023: A San Jose, California man is facing federal drug trafficking charges after he arranged the sale of approximately 80,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl and 66 pounds of methamphetamine. Oscar Manuel Rosas Gaona, 20, has been charged by criminal complaint with conspiring to possess and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphe  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: A Gresham, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for stealing more than $77,000 in funds intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Justin Allen Cunningham, 41, was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $81,207 in restitution. According to court documents, in 20  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 3, 2023: A Mexican National residing in Marion County, Oregon was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in the 2019 kidnapping and murder of a Washington State man and other drug trafficking crimes. Marcos Alonso Castillo-Bernal, 48, was sentenced to 312 months in federal prison and 10 years' supervised release. According to court documents, in 2018, the Port  more

DURANGO, Colorado, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on May 4, 2023: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $63 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act to expand wildfire barriers, known as fuel breaks, to protect communities and firefighters across the West. Fuel breaks slow a fire's spread, create a safe zone for firefighters to work, and a safer place to   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 2, 2023: * * * MAGA House Republicans' Default on America Act Would Have Devastating Impacts for Oregon Extreme bill would cut veterans' health care, jeopardize public safety, and raise costs for families--even as House Republicans separately push for trillions in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and big corporations Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an effort   more