Two Oregon counties request trucks for bodies as deaths climb
BEND, Ore. (AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly that two counties have requested refrigerated trucks to hold the…
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Bentz applauds opening of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to grass seed producers
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) on Friday applauded the decision by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to update the Coronavirus Food Assistance…
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Record-low steelhead returns trigger emergency fishing closures on lower Deschutes, other rivers
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In response to extremely low returns to date of Columbia Basin upriver summer steelhead, the Oregon Department of Fish and…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths, record 3,207 new cases, nearly 1,100 hospitalizations
There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,115, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OSU prof’s grant-funded zebrafish study may curb need to use animals for chemical testing
An Oregon State University toxicologist has received a $7 million grant to study the biological impacts of chemicals, which could potentially lead…
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Gov. Brown orders flags lowered to half-staff to honor U.S. service members, civilians killed in attack
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Monday, August 30…
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Oregon reports 9 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,057 new cases, 1,085 hospitalizations
There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,095, along with 2,057 new cases and 1,085…
Continue ReadingThe first ‘murder hornet’ nest of 2021 has been destroyed in Washington
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN The first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 has been eradicated in Washington, according to state officials. The nest was…
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Secretary of state audit: Developmental disabilities agency has improved, but more work needed
An audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division finds the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services within the…
Continue ReadingSenators announce $22 million to protect Oregon senior living facilities from COVID-19
– Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that over $22 million has been allocated to the state of Oregon in an effort to…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths, Crook County’s 30th; 2,777 cases, 1,080 hospitalizations
There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Crook County’s 30th death, raising the state’s death toll to 3,086, the Oregon…
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BLM plans emergency helicopter roundup of 220 horses in drought-hit Harney County
The Bureau of Land Management’s Burns District announced Wednesday it plans to conduct an emergency helicopter gather of about 220 wild horses on…
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State contracts with medical staffing firms for more nurses, medics at St. Charles, S. Oregon hospitals
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown announced Wednesday that health care facilities around the state — particularly those in hard-hit Central…
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Oregonians could see record $1.9 billion ‘kicker’ tax refund next year
Oregon could send out a massive $1.9 billion “kicker” tax refund next year, due to surging income tax…
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Authorities identify Medford firefighter struck, killed by falling tree on Gales Fire
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified a firefighter from Medford who was working on the Gales Fire north of Oakridge when he was…
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Ex-Klamath Falls PD officer pleads guilty to charges of stealing meth, fentanyl from evidence room
A former Klamath Falls police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to stealing methamphetamine and fentanyl from an evidence room,…
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Bend residents, visitors react warily to Gov. Brown’s new outdoor mask requirement
People out and about in Bend’s Old Mill District on Tuesday shared their opinions about Gov. Kate Brown’s announcement of a new statewide outdoor…
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Oregon reports 30 COVID-19 related deaths, 2,804 new cases, record 1,000 hospitalizations
There are 30 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 91st death, raising the state’s death toll to 3,066 as…
Continue ReadingCell phone catches fire on Alaska Airlines jet upon landing
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — The cell phone of a passenger on an Alaska Airlines jet caught fire after the plane landed at the Sea-Tac International…
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Portland police: 5 men shot attending vigil for shooting victim
Police say five men attending a vigil at the site of a shooting in the Old Town neighborhood in Portland were shot Sunday night.…
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