KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: The Bureau of Reclamation announced a boost in water supply for Klamath Project contractors, and confirmed higher lake levels for endangered sucker fish as well as larger releases from Upper Klamath Lake to benefit salmon. Initial water supply allocations for Klamath Project contractors along with a total of $13 million for drought resiliency, ecosystem  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 18 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: On April 22, 2023, DEA and its law enforcement partners came together once again to protect our communities from prescription misuse by safely disposing of 663,725 pounds of unneeded medications at nearly 5,000 collection sites across the country. Since its inception in 2010, DEA's bi-annual National Prescription Take Back Day has removed more than   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Some employees of R.B. Pamplin Corp. subsidiary worked up 75 hours a week without overtime * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $167,179 in back wages and liquidated damages for 43 workers employed by an Oregon agricultural grower and manufacturer who failed to pay overtime to the workers, some of whom worked as many as 75 hours per week. Investigators from th  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56500) involving Sacred Heart Medical Center, Springfield, Oregon: * * * Rep Org: OR Dept of Health Rad Protection Licensee: Sacred Heart Medical Center Region: 4 City: Springfield State: OR License #: 90270 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Hillary Haskins HQ OPS Officer: John Russell Notification Date: 05/02/2023 Notification Time: 19:20 [ET] Event Date: 05/01/2023 Event Time: 18:56 [  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: After a six-week trial in Portland, a federal jury found three former executives of Aequitas Management, LLC, and associated companies, guilty today for their roles in a vast fraud conspiracy. Evidence at trial showed the conspirators raised nearly $300 million from defrauded investors. Robert J. Jesenik, 63, former chief executive officer of Aequitas and re  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 19, 2023: Two Honduran Nationals residing in Gresham, Oregon have been indicted in federal court for transporting hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and several pounds of powdered fentanyl from California to Portland for resale. Kevin Martinez-Avila, 27, and Allen Moya-Vargas, 29, have been charged with conspiring with one anot  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 15, 2023: * * * President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is Delivering in Oregon As of May 2023 The Biden-Harris Administration has hit the ground running to implement the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and it is already delivering results for the people of Oregon. To date, $2.6 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been announced and is headed to Oregon with over 265 specific proje  more