Wyden co-sponsors bill to protect firefighters during COVID-19 pandemic
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday his co-sponsorship of the COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act  to protect…
Continue ReadingSen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Friday his co-sponsorship of the COVID-19 as a Presumptive Disease in Wildland Firefighters Act  to protect…
Continue ReadingIn light of rising COVID-19 case counts over the month of June, including a record-high 375 cases Thursday, Gov. Kate Brown announced stepped-up…
Continue ReadingOregon Liquor Control Commission enforcement staff will fan out across the state during the 2020 Independence Day holiday weekend to ensure that…
Continue ReadingA 120-year-old statue of an elk has been removed from downtown Portland after protesters lit a fire underneath it Wednesday…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown on Thursday denounced four Oregon State Police troopers who were seen on video without face masks in a coffee shop, saying such…
Continue ReadingThe city of Bend announced Thursday it has selected Portland Police Bureau Assistant Chief Michael Krantz as Bend’s next police chief.…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials have updated the 2020 prohibitions regarding the use of fire-causing materials on…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown launched a statewide public awareness campaign on Thursday with Portland-based ad agency Wieden+Kennedy to inform Oregonians about…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More than two dozen protesters were arrested on charges including disorderly conduct, interfering with a police officer, riot…
Continue ReadingGov. Kate Brown on Wednesday signed a drought emergency declaration for seven more Oregon counties, including Central Oregon’s Deschutes, Crook and…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday signed HB 4212A into law. While this bill contains many concepts, part of it legalizes Remote…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Secretary of State’s office confirmed on its website that the Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act has enough valid signatures to…
Continue ReadingImproving services provided to parents and children involved with the Department of Human Services Child Welfare division can help keep families…
Continue ReadingA protest in north Portland Tuesday evening was declared a riot by police and officers used tear gas to disperse…
Continue ReadingSenate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Michael F. Bennet,…
Continue ReadingOregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday extended her declaration of a state of emergency regarding COVID-19 for another 60 days, until Sept.…
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say criminal charges against 14 people arrested after protests in Salem against the death of George Floyd have been…
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has filed a class-action lawsuit against Portland Police and the city on behalf…
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend Fire & Rescue is urging residents to celebrate the Fourth of July safely, with legal fireworks — and to report the use…
Continue ReadingIn one of the most drastic rollbacks of reopenings yet, Arizona is closing bars, gyms, movie theaters and other businesses for 30 days amid a…
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