SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Oregon Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Oregon had 114,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 142,000 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 Or  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 25, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Oregon, PowerPro, Country Tuff, and Speeco branded log splitters and cylinder kits Hazard: The recalled log splitter's hydraulic cylinder rod can separate from the piston, preventing the wedge from retracting. Reengaging the rod to the piston can cause the rod and wedge to move unexpectedly, posing injury hazards. Remedy: Replace/Repair Recall Date: Apri  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 26 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A Central Oregon drug trafficker who conspired with others to traffic fentanyl and methamphetamine to Madras and Redmond, Oregon, and surrounding areas, was sentenced to federal prison today. Israel Sarabia, 30, of Culver, Oregon, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to court do  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in nine Idaho counties and neighboring counties in Montana, Oregon and Washington of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 10 Washington counties and neighboring counties in Idaho and Oregon of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans are to offs  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: * * * EPA announces selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged households through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Oregon Department of Energy has been selected to receive $86,600,000 through the Solar for All grant competition   more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it signed a Federal Facility Agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon and Washington for the Bradford Island National Priorities List site cleanup. The agreement includes an enforceable schedule for USACE to conduct the cleanup. It also includes a public comment period that begins April 24 and conc  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 23 -- The FBI issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: FBI Honors the Interfaith Peace and Action Collaborative with National Award On Friday, April 19, 2024, FBI Director Christopher Wray presented the Interfaith Peace and Action Collaborative (IPAC) with the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award (DCLA) for their service to the Portland area. Lisa Broderick accepted the FBI Portland 2023 Director's Community Leadership Award on behalf of the Interfaith   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Habitat Conservation issued the following feature story: * * * This project will benefit migratory fish, increase the safety and resiliency of transportation infrastructure, and create educational and recreational opportunities for the community in Milwaukie, Oregon. * * * Long-time NOAA partner American Rivers is leading a project team to remove the Kellogg Dam at the mouth of the Kellogg Creek,  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract In this paper, we perform a data-driven analysis to characterize the impact of wave energy integration on bulk-scale power systems and market operations in the western coast of continental United States (U.S.). A suitable reduced-order network topology for the U.S.Western Interconnection was curated, to which wave energy genera  more

MEDFORD, Oregon, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A Cave Junction, Oregon man with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison Thursday for illegally possessing methamphetamine and 12 firearms while on state supervision. William Thomas Gillespie, 39, was sentenced to 173 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. "This lengthy prison sentence is a j  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: A Central Oregon drug trafficker who conspired with others to traffic fentanyl and methamphetamine to Madras and Redmond, Oregon, and surrounding areas, was sentenced to federal prison today. Israel Sarabia, 30, of Culver, Oregon, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to court documents, as part of a   more

EUGENE, Oregon, April 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: An Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to torture, mutilate, and murder monkeys, and then produce and distribute videos of those acts in exchange for money raised by an online animal abuse group. David Christopher Noble, 48, of Prineville, Oregon, was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison and three years' superv  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 3,760 More Borrowers in Oregon, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 41,730 people in Oregon under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 3,760   more