Oregon reports 39 more COVID-19 related deaths, 6 in C. Oregon, over 3-day period
There were 39 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon over the past three days, including six deaths in Central Oregon, raising the…
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Oregon’s ‘Terrible Tilly’ lighthouse for sale: $6.5 million
The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse off the northwest coast of Oregon is for sale for $6.5…
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New Oregon wildfire detection system receives funding boost
A critical project to help with the early detection and monitoring of wildfires in Oregon received $4.5 million in support from the state Legislature…
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Driver arrested, accused of crashing into Salem homeless camp, killing 4, injuring 3
Police arrested on manslaughter, DUII and other charges a 24-year-old driver who they said crashed into a homeless encampment in Salem early Sunday…
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Portland man arrested after stabbing security guard
A man was arrested Saturday morning after stabbing a security guard in the head with a makeshift weapon, according to the Portland Police…
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Coast Guard suspends search for master of sunken fishing vessel off Oregon coast; 1 dead
The U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday it has suspended the search for the master of a fishing vessel that sank in the Pacific Ocean, about 35 miles west…
Continue ReadingCoast Guard crews work to rescue people on sinking boat
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crews were working to rescue two people aboard a fishing vessel sinking off the Oregon Coast…
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Oregon Health Authority agrees to pay $22.5M to settle Medicaid contractor dispute
A long, acrimonious legal battle between state Medicaid contractor FamilyCare Inc. and the Oregon Health Authority has ended with the state agreeing…
Continue ReadingWashington governor signs $17 billion transportation package
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths, 301 new cases
There are 20 newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 7,033, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Contagious omicron subvariant BA.2 found in Oregon wastewater
An extra-contagious version of the omicron variant that is fueling COVID-19 surges in parts of Europe and Asia has been found in the wastewater of…
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Senate unanimously passes Wyden bill to expand mammogram screenings for veterans
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that the U.S. Senate unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to expand Department of Veterans Affairs…
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EPA’s $32 million for Oregon water, sewer projects include Bend, Madras, Lone Pine Irrigation District
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it will provide $32 million to help fund Oregon’s $70 million plan for key drinking…
Continue ReadingMan accused of shooting 5 at protest pleads not guilty
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing a woman and shooting four other people during a February racial justice protest in Oregon has been…
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Oregon fourth state to enact mattress recycling law; program is expected to launch in 2024
Oregon on Thursday became the fourth state in the nation to enact a law establishing a statewide mattress recycling program, and the program is…
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Oregon reports 30 more COVID-19-related deaths; toll tops 7,000 as weekly numbers decline
There are 30 newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll past the 7,000 mark, to 7,013, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Amid record-low steelhead returns, ODFW seeks input on management in Columbia Basin, Deschutes River
Returns of summer steelhead to areas above Bonneville Dam hit a record low in 2021, closing the Deschutes River to steelhead fishing for the first…
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Oregon Employment Dept. says modernized computer system on track to launch in fall
The Oregon Employment Department said Thursday its modernized computer system is on schedule to launch in September.…
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Crime Stoppers offers $2,500 to identify pregnant woman found slain in NE Oregon in 1978
A cash reward of up to $2,500 is now available from Crime Stoppers of Oregon in an effort to to help identify a murdered pregnant woman found by…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff to honor Madeleine Albright
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Sunday, to honor the life…
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