SACRAMENTO, California, May 14 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded Oregon private nonprofit organizations of the June 12 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe winter storms, straight-line winds, landslides and mudslides that occurred Jan. 10 - 22  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Region 10 announced the Regional Pollution Prevention (P2) Award Program for 2024. The program recognizes companies for leadership in innovative P2 practices within Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and businesses operating on Tribal lands. "The P2 program provides a unique opportunity for EPA to support efforts being led by companies   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on May 16, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is partnering with Oregon Tilth and Organic Farming Research Foundation (OFRF) to strengthen organic expertise for conservation programs and expand relationships among producers wanting to transition to organic. USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is investing $5 million in these five-year partners  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The brightest minds in the Oregon federal workforce gathered Tuesday, May 7, at the Historic Hangar, located adjacent to Pearson Air Museum, in Vancouver, Washington, for the Oregon Federal Executive Board (FEB) Excellence in Government Awards, where an NETL researcher took home a prestigious honor NETL's Jennifer Bauer received the award for Outstanding  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57113) involving Oregon State University, Corvallis: * * * Facility: Oregon State University (OREG) RX Type: 1100 Kw Triga Mark Ii Region: 0 City: Corvallis State: OR County: Benton License #: R-106 Agreement: Y Docket: 05000243 NRC Notified By: Steve Reese HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 05/08/2024 Notification Time: 14:30 [ET] Event Date: 05/07/2024 Event Time: 14:  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57113) involving Oregon State University, Corvallis: * * * Facility: Oregon State University (OREG) RX Type: 1100 Kw Triga Mark Ii Region: 0 City: Corvallis State: OR County: Benton License #: R-106 Agreement: Y Docket: 05000243 NRC Notified By: Steve Reese HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 05/08/2024 Notification Time: 14:30 [ET] Event Date: 05/07/2024 Event Time: 14  more

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington, May 15 -- The U.S. Air Force McChord Air Force Base (62nd Airlift Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus, 62d Airlift Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force ROTC and Junior ROTC cadets with the Central Washington University, Detachment 895; Oregon State University, Detachment 685, and Washington High School toured a C-17 Globemaster III and various locations around Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, May 10, 2024. The cadets met 6  more

MEDFORD, Oregon, May 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: A Klamath Falls, Oregon man with multiple previous drug- and firearm-related convictions was sentenced to federal prison today after he was caught by local law enforcement with methamphetamine and a handgun. Andrew Miles Devos, 42, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. According to court documents, in January 2020,   more

MEDFORD, Oregon, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: A Medford man was sentenced to federal prison Monday for distributing fentanyl that caused the overdose death of a local teenager. John Rocha, 31, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison and four years' supervised release. According to court documents, on September 7, 2021, officers from the Medford Police Department responded to a report of an overdose  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The leader of Portland's 18th Street Gang was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine into the Portland area for redistribution and sale. Gustavo Torres-Mendez, 38, a Portland resident, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release.   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 17 -- 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 (Service) and the Oregon State Police (OSP) are seeking information regarding the illegal killing of three gray wolves and two golden eagles in Wallowa County in Eastern Oregon. The deaths occurred in an area of known wolf activity, as defined by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). The Service is offering a $25,000   more