Gov. Brown again accelerates COVID-19 vaccination timelines
Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday that, in light of increasing vaccine supplies from the federal government and the progress counties and health care…
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Streaking fireball seen across NW skies apparently rocket stage burning up
A wide, colorful streak of pulsing lights seen shooting across the Pacific Northwest sky just before 9 p.m. Thursday apparently was the descending,…
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11 arrested on drug, money laundering charges
Eleven people have been arrested in connection with drug manufacturing and money laundering allegations at several restaurants.…
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Oregon Senate OKs bill to let local govts. bar concealed handguns in public buildings
The Oregon Senate has voted in favor of a contentious bill that would ban guns from the Capitol and other state buildings, as well as allow…
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Oregon Health Authority monitors 4 people for Ebola after their return from Africa
Oregon public health officials said Thursday they are monitoring four people who recently visited the West African countries of Guinea and Democratic…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 422 new cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,370, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OSU professor Lubchenco to lead White House climate, environmental efforts
Oregon State University Distinguished Professor Jane Lubchenco will lead climate and environmental science efforts in the White House as the new…
Continue ReadingState: Illegally dumped radioactive fracking waste will stay in E. Oregon landfill
A state agency has chosen to leave millions of pounds of illegally dumped, radioactive fracking waste in an Eastern Oregon landfill.…
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Warm rivers play bigger role in salmon, trout survival, OSU-led study says
Warm river habitats appear to play a larger than expected role supporting the survival of cold-water fish such as salmon and trout, a new Oregon…
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2 Oregon brothers arrested in Capitol insurrection
Two brothers have been arrested in Oregon on federal charges of participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.…
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Want a longer, healthier life? Resolve your arguments by day’s end, OSU study says
A recent Oregon State University study found that when people feel they have resolved an argument, the emotional response associated with that…
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‘Important milestone’: Oregon reaches 1 million COVID-19 vaccinations
The Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday that 1 million Oregonians have been vaccinated with one or more doses of COVID-19…
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Conservationists sue to save spotted owl logging protections
Environmental groups have sued to preserve protections for 3.4 million acres of northern spotted owl habitat from the US-Canada border to California.…
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Oregon auditors: Some virus deaths in senior care preventable
State auditors say Oregon health officials’ failure to adequately prepare for COVID-19 likely contributed to some senior care home coronavirus…
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Worker killed in blaze at Silverton seed cleaning facility
A dust explosion is suspected of sparking a fire that killed one worker at a seed-cleaning facility near Silverton Tuesday morning, officials…
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Oregon dentists, midwives, optometrists, veterinarians can now give COVID vaccine
The Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday it has expanded who can administer FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines, as permitted under the federal Public…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 316 new cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,367, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half staff to honor Boulder shooting victims
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday to “honor and remember…
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Gov. Brown issues 10-point economic recovery plan
Gov. Kate Brown released Tuesday a 10-Point Economic Recovery Plan for Oregon.…
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UO, OSU students ask court for refunds over online learning
Three students have filed class-action lawsuits against Oregon’s two largest colleges, saying they were charged full price for online classes of…
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