Oregon child care providers must transition to emergency care or close
As part of Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order, child care providers have been ordered to close unless they are providing emergency child…
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Crater Lake National Park closes to visitors
Crater Lake National Park closed Tuesday to all park visitors until further…
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Oregonians with jobless claims, complaints, questions swamp phones, websites
Two of the Oregon agencies in most demand amid the COVID-19 outbreak — the state Employment Department and Oregon OSHA — are seeing fairly sudden,…
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Rash of escaped burns prompt Bend Fire reminders
A rash of escaped field burns in recent weeks — most without a permit — prompted a warning Monday from Bend Fire & Rescue that several days of…
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Oregon COVID-19 impacts: Marine Board, Agriculture, Secretary of State’s Office
Oregon government agencies issued more announcements on Monday about changes in operations prompted by Gov. Kate Brown’s orders to stem the spread of…
Continue Reading Gov. Brown launches public awareness campaign on stay-home order
Gov. Kate Brown launched a “Stay Home, Save Lives” public awareness campaign Monday, alongside Oregon Health & Science University and Oregon Health…
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Washington governor issues 2-week stay-at-home order
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered nonessential businesses to close and the state’s more than 7 million residents to stay home unless…
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ODOT pushes back studded tire removal deadline to May 1
Vehicle owners in Oregon will not be required to remove studded tires until May 1, a month later than the normal deadline, the Oregon Department of…
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C.O. COVID-19 update: Park closures include Pilot Butte, Smith Rock
Here’s Monday’s COVID-19 regional update from the Central Oregon Emergency Information…
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C.O. law enforcement: Arrest of stay-home order violators would be ‘last resort’
Several Central Oregon law enforcement and other agencies issued news releases Monday detailing their operations and requests of the public in the…
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Gov. Brown issues wide business closure list, orders Oregonians to ‘stay home, save lives’
Gov. Kate Brown on Monday issued an executive order directing all Oregonians to stay at home to the maximum extent possible and adding broadly to the…
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Merkley, Wyden demand answers on testing, equipment shortages
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., have joined 45 of their Senate colleagues in pressing President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence…
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Oregon Dept. of Forestry seeks input on 2021 project plans
The Oregon Department of Forestry is inviting public comment on planned projects, timber sales and other management activities in state-owned forests…
Continue Reading Wyden, Merkley list issues with latest coronavirus relief proposal
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., issued statements Sunday explaining their issues with and opposition to the current version of the third…
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U.S. Postal Service, an ‘essential service,’ will continue operations
The U.S. Postal Service’s provision of mail and package delivery services is not affected by state and local government actions that are…
Continue Reading C.O. emergency managers join together in plea: ‘Stay home, stay healthy’
Central Oregon emergency managers joined together Sunday in a plea to “stay home, stay healthy” and slow the spread of the COVID-19…
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Every Child, Oregon DHS launch effort, seek help for foster children, families
Every Child, in partnership with the Oregon Department of Human Services, is launching a comprehensive statewide emergency response to the…
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Due to crowds, Oregon now plans to close all state parks Monday
At the direction of Gov. Kate Brown and in keeping with the guidance that all Oregonians should stay home and stay healthy, the Oregon State Park…
Continue Reading Gov. Brown issues 90-day order halting residential evictions
Gov. Kate Brown on Sunday issued an executive order placing a temporary, 90-day moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment in light of the…
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Oregon coast town tells tourist crowds to leave
Despite Oregon Gov. Kate Brown calling on all Oregonians to stay at home unless absolutely necessary, the Oregon Coast and Columbia River Gorge were…
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