‘Urgency’: State vaccine advisory panel holds first meeting; teachers a priority
Oregon’s new COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory Committee met for the first time Thursday to discuss how critical workers and population will be prioritized…
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Oregon Health Authority reports 10 more COVID-19 deaths, 867 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed 10 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,568, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Two Oregonians charged in multimillion-dollar COVID-19 relief fraud scheme
Two Oregon men face federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal use more than $2.2 million in loans intended to help small…
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Report: 2 Portland hospitals waste COVID-19 vaccine doses
Two Portland hospitals threw out more than three dozen doses of the COVID-19 vaccine altogether, and state health officials were initially not aware…
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Oregon marijuana sales soared in 2020, topping $1 billion
Oregon recreational cannabis sales soared in 2020, peaking during a challenging summer of racial justice protests and coronavirus lockdowns.…
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Bentz explains vote for Pa. electoral vote objection, against those of other states
Rep. Cliff Bentz of Oregon’s Second Congressional District released the following statement early Thursday regarding the recent events at the…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, including Crook County’s 8th
COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, including Crook County’s eighth death, raising the state’s death toll to 1,558, the Oregon Health…
Continue Reading Oregon lawmakers are rushed to safety, decry, condemn violence
Members of Oregon’s congressional delegation expressed shock and disbelief Wednesday as violent protesters poured into the U.S. Capitol, forcing…
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Police declare unlawful assembly at Oregon Capitol Trump protest; 2 arrests
Oregon State Police declared an unlawful assembly and two people were arrested at the state Capitol Wednesday as hundreds of supporters of President…
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OLCC recalls pesticide-contaminated marijuana products
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Wednesday it is issuing an immediate health and safety recall after identifying pesticide contaminated…
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One man sought, another jailed for actions at Oregon Capitol protest
Oregon State Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a man they say was involved in the unlawful use of a weapon by throwing a…
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218 inmates positive for COVID-19 at prison near Vancouver
State officials say more than 200 inmates at Larch Corrections Center northeast of Vancouver, Washington, have tested positive for COVID-19.…
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Washington, Oregon, 29 tribes sue over plan to move archives
Washington, Oregon, more than two dozen Native American and Alaska Native tribes and cultural groups from the Northwest are suing the federal…
Continue Reading1 dead, 3 hospitalized in Portland Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
Health officials say an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at a Portland apartment complex has killed one person and sickened three others.…
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GOP state senator from Clackamas County to resign
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Republican senator from Clackamas County will resign two years before his term expires. In an email to colleagues, Sen. Alan…
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Police: PDX passenger threw punches after kids kicked plane seat
A woman is facing charges after attacking another woman on a Spirit Airlines flight at Portland International Airport on Sunday because the woman’s…
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OSU pauses men’s basketball program due to COVID-19 test results
The Oregon State men’s basketball program announced Tuesday it is pausing team activities due to COVID-19 testing results and contact tracing…
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ODFW may remove Borax Lake chub from endangered, threatened species list
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is proposing to remove the Borax Lake chub from the State List of Threatened and Endangered species.…
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More big wildfires expected as climate change taking toll on Oregon, report says
The effects of a changing climate continue to significantly affect Oregonians and the state’s resources and infrastructure, the latest biennial…
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OSU: Combining solar, ag could ease climate change, help rural communities
Co-developing land for both solar photovoltaic power and agriculture could provide 20% of total electricity generation in the United States, with an…
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