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Wildfire relief fund helps recovering Oregon communities ODOT file By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- The 2020 wildfires devastated Oregon communities, burning more than a million acres and destroying many homes. Grants from the AARP Foundation are helping some Oregonians get back on their feet. Noreen Dunnells, president and CEO of the United Way of Lane County, which received one of the grants, said the September fires displaced 1,200 people in the community and the blazes were unpredictable, taking some houses and leaving others intact. "There's a lot of people...

Credit Sam Beebe / Flickr An Idaho congressman may have taken the first step in untangling the tricky knot of dams in the Northwest and their effects on salmon. Representative Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, laid out a $33 billion Columbia Basin Fund. While it includes breaching the four lower Snake River dams, it also addresses replacing their benefits, such as energy and irrigation for local agriculture. Brian Brooks, executive director of the Idaho Wildlife Federation, said it's a critical lifeline for the region's endangered salmon and steelhead. "My reaction to Simpson coming out with this plan ...

As COVID-19 hits Oregon economy, apprenticeships could boost jobs auremar/Adobe Stock/Oregon News Service A bill in Congress could add 1 million apprenticeship opportunities in the United States. Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Apprenticeships could play a key role in placing people in good-paying jobs, especially with high unemployment from the pandemic. An analysis from the Brookings Institution urged the U.S. to expand its apprenticeship offerings as the country recovers from COVID-19. Lou Long, apprenticeship committee administrator for Northwest Apprentic...

To kick off the Idaho legislative session, Gov. Brad Little gave his 2021 State of the State and Budget address on Monday. The coalition Close the Gap

1:30 Credit Ken Wilcox/FLickr Scenes of supporters of President Donald Trump breaking windows and breaching the U.S. Capitol shocked the nation this week - and were reminiscent of protests in Boise last summer. In August, protesters of a special session in Idaho on COVID-19 safety measures shattered a glass door and rushed into the state Capitol. Some in the crowd were armed and included far-right anti-government activist Ammon Bundy. The Executive Director of the progressive group United Vision for Idaho, Adrienne Evans said the U.S. Capitol attack and the Boise protests are related. "Not o...