KINGSLEY FIELD, Oregon, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: By Senior Master Sgt. Jennifer Shirar, 173rd Fighter Wing The 173rd Fighter Wing hosted their first Site Activation Task Force to plan for the transition to an F-35 Fighter Training Unit Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2023. More commonly known as a SATAF, this group brings together experts from a multitude of Air Force and civilian agencies and allows the team to convene specific working gro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: The Justice Department and the city of Portland, Oregon, filed a joint motion seeking court approval to terminate certain portions of the consent decree covering the Portland Police Bureau (PPB). The joint motion is based on one year of collaborative discussions between the department, the City, and key community stakeholders with a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Specifically, the joint motion requ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: An Oregon man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release for attempting to run over three people with a car as part of a week-long crime spree targeting the LGBTQI+ community around Boise, Idaho, in October 2022. "The defendant's crime spree not only endangered and terrified his victims but damaged an entire community's sense of safety in their city," said Assistant Att  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department lodged two proposed consent decrees yesterday in federal court among Tribal, state and federal natural resource trustees and over 20 potentially responsible parties (PRPs) at the Portland Harbor Superfund Site in Oregon. The agreements, with an estimated restoration value of approximately $33.2 million, require the PRPs to pay cash damages or purchase credits in projects to restore sal  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 19-RC-325727) by Region 19 Director Ronald K. Hooks: * * * PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES - OREGON, Employer And PACIFIC NORTHWEST HOSPITAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATION, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION Providence Health and Services - Oregon ("Employer") provides healthcare services at various facilities located throughout Oregon, including Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, the sole fa  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public input on a draft environmental impact statement and draft Barred Owl Management Strategy that addresses the threat of the non-native and invasive barred owls to native northern and California spotted owls. Populations of the northern spotted owl, which is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, ar  more