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Here’s how you can help KPTV / FOX 12 Oregon return to DISH lineup
8+ hour, 46+ min ago (219+ words) It's now been nearly two weeks since DISH Network removed KPTV / FOX 12 Oregon from its lineup, with no end in sight. PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - It's now been nearly two weeks since DISH Network removed KPTV / FOX 12 Oregon from its lineup,…...
100% of Oregon school districts adopt cell phone ban policy, Gov. Kotek says
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (72+ words) 100% of Oregon school districts adopt cell phone ban policy, Gov. Kotek says'KPTV 100% of Oregon school districts adopt cell phone ban policy, Gov. Kotek says Providence opens short stay unit in Oregon City that nurses helped design Portland arts tax audit…...
iCloud hack costs mom thousands of cherished photos, videos
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (310+ words) (Aging Untold) " Imagine losing access to tens of thousands of precious family memories with the click of a button. That's exactly what happened to a mother from Charlotte, North Carolina after hackers gained control of her iCloud account. Samantha even…...
Facebook account disabled? Meta is rolling out a new support hub for locked-out users
2+ week, 3+ day ago (286+ words) Cindy Soler said she was shocked when she received a message that she could no longer access her Facebook account, where she had been a member for 17 years. "It was just, your account's permanently disabled. Like, wow, just gone. And…...
The real cost of switching phone carriers
2+ week, 4+ day ago (239+ words) (InvestigateTV) " March is the most common month for customers to shop around for a new mobile phone carrier, according to NumberBarn, a company that works with nearly every wireless carrier. Jeremy Watkin, director of customer experience for NumberBarn, said tax…...
Romanian man pleads guilty to hacking Oregon state computer network
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (257+ words) PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A Romanian man has pleaded guilty to hacking into an Oregon state government computer network and selling access to it, along with access to other U.S. victims" systems, federal prosecutors said. Catalin Dragomir, 45, formerly of Constanta, Romania, pleaded…...
Florida man arrested after trying TikTok challenge inside Walmart
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (288+ words) ENGLEWOOD, Fla. (WWSB/Gray News) - An 18-year-old Florida man was arrested after deputies said he tried to stay overnight inside a Walmart as part of a TikTok challenge. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded just after 11 p.m. Tuesday to…...
New law affecting data centers could lead to some Oregonians seeing lower electric bills
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (518+ words) BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV) - Myra Seigal has lived in Beaverton for almost a decade. She likes to stay as active in her community as she can, so long as she can afford it. As someone on a fixed income and retired,…...
Tea, an app for women to anonymously talk about men they date, has been breached, user IDs exposed
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (238+ words) No email addresses or phone numbers were accessed, the company said, and the breach only affects users who signed up before February 2024. "Tea has engaged third-party cybersecurity experts and are working around the clock to secure its systems," the company…...
Gov. Kotek signs executive order banning cell phone use by students in Oregon’s K-12 schools
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (108+ words) The API failed to deliver the resource. Governor Tina Kotek issued an executive order on Wednesday mandating all 197 school districts in Oregon ban student cell phone use during the school day. Gov. Kotek signs executive order banning cell phone use…...