Oregon school district loses COVID funds for ditching masks
ALSEA, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Education says it will withhold federal COVID-19 relief funds from a small, rural school district in…
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Oregon reopens emergency rental aid program portal, for limited time
Oregon Housing and Community Services on Wednesday began again accepting new applications for the Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance…
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Nearly $5M grant to establish children’s environmental health research center at OSU
An interdisciplinary team at Oregon State University received a nearly $5 million grant to create a new research center to transform what scientists…
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Oregon Legislature short session’s tall order: Will Dems, GOP be able to get along?
As Oregon lawmakers prepare to return to the state Capitol next week for a 35-day legislative session, Republicans and Democrats have differing…
Continue ReadingCOVID cases decline in Seattle area, surge moves east
SEATTLE (AP) — Cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 are decreasing in the Seattle metro area, but hospital leaders are warning that the variant…
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Oregon reports 41 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 from Deschutes County, 6,904 new cases
There are 41 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, including two in Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 5,994, the…
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Environmental group plans to sue feds in bid to protect rare Oregon wildflower
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice Tuesday of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to force it to respond to a…
Continue ReadingUS plans more wild horse roundups this year than ever before
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. government plans to capture more wild horses on federal lands this year than ever…
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Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen hospitalized after fall
The Oregon Health Authority director and a leader of the state’s COVID-19 response has been hospitalized after a serious fall.…
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Oregon reports 17 more COVID-19 related deaths, 1 from C.O., 19,400 cases over past 3 days
There are 17 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon over the past three days, including one in Deschutes County, raising the state’s…
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OSU’s online-learning ‘Ecampus’ earns another top-5 national ranking
Oregon State University has been ranked one of the nation’s five best providers of online education for the fourth consecutive year by U.S. News &…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Washington to return to in-person learning
SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington will return to in-person learning on Jan. 31 after starting winter quarter online because of a…
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NW power plants’ 2020 carbon dioxide emissions were lowest in decades
In 2020, carbon dioxide emissions from Pacific Northwest power plants that burn coal and natural gas totaled 45.64 million metric tons, the lowest in…
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UO receives $1 million from Oregon Health Authority to expand Public Health Corps
The Oregon Health Authority has awarded $1 million to two University of Oregon health experts to expand their innovative COVID-19 containment program…
Continue ReadingCouple, granddaughter killed in Washington state house fire
RAINIER, Wash. (AP) — A couple and their three-year-old granddaughter have been killed in a house fire in western Washington state. Authorities…
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Eastern Oregon poachers kill 2 pronghorn antelope, leave 2 others mortally wounded in ‘thrill kill’
Poachers left two pronghorn antelope dead and two more to suffer on the night of Jan. 16 in a “thrill kill” near the Eastern Oregon town of Crane,…
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Peak yet to come, as Oregon sets daily COVID case record
Oregon health officials predicted Friday the number of COVID-19 cases will reach its peak within the next week, amid a boom caused by the omicron…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths; record daily case count nears 11,000
There are 20 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,936, along with nearly 11,000 new cases, another…
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Report: Oregon has far too few public defenders
Oregon has only roughly one-third of the public defense attorneys it needs to provide reasonably effective assistance to low-income defendants, a…
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OLCC reports record 2019-21 revenue for state programs, local communities
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s small business liquor store operators continue to generate more income for themselves and increased funding for…
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