OSU historian offers context, caution in 1918 flu pandemic parallels
Academics warn against oversimplifying the past to fit COVID-19 issues CORVALLIS, Ore. — The parallels between COVID-19 and the 1918-19 influenza…
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Willamette National Forest enacts campfire restrictions amid extreme fire danger
86% of wildfires so far have been human-caused SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — As of 8 a.m. Monday, campfire restrictions are in effect on the…
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Portland rioters set fires, use mortar; 2 officers hurt
Officials say protesters in Portland launched commercial grade fireworks at police in another night of rioting and even used a mortar in their…
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Riot declared again for Portland protest at union offices
A riot was again declared by authorities Sunday night in Portland when protesters marched to a police union building, blocked a road and set…
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Portland man killed in U.S. Highway 197 rollover crash
A Portland man was killed Sunday afternoon in a rollover crash on U.S. Highway 197 in Wasco County, Oregon State Police…
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Oregon reports one COVID-19 death, 263 new cases, 13 in Central Oregon
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 356, along with 263 new cases, 13 in Central Oregon, the Oregon…
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OSP trooper injured, 24 arrests in Portland protests
Protesters in Portland defied police orders to disperse and threw rocks, frozen or hard-boiled eggs and commercial-grade fireworks at officers as…
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Deschutes County’s 10th COVID-19 death is seventh at Mt. Bachelor Memory Care
COVID-19 has claimed seven more lives in Oregon, including a seventh resident of Bend’s Mt. Bachelor Memory Care, raising the state’s death toll…
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Oregon cities, counties urge lawmakers to distribute promised COVID-19 funds
The League of Oregon Cities and the Association of Oregon Counties on Saturday called on state lawmakers to do as federal Treasury officials directed…
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Seven Crater Lake visitors cited for illegal, off-trail climb into caldera
Seven people were cited Friday for an illegal entry into the caldera of Crater Lake National Park, which is not allowed due to the unstable slopes…
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Oregon DMV notifies 9,000 about defective driver licenses, ID cards
The Oregon Department of Transportation is sending letters to an estimated 9,000 DMV customers, informing them their new driver license or ID card…
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Knopp expresses concerns as lawmakers return to handle big deficit, police questions
The Oregon Legislature will meet for its second special session of 2020 beginning Monday to try to fix a $1.2 billion revenue hole due to the ongoing…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 9 COVID-19 deaths, 2 in C. Oregon; 423 new cases, but slower spread
COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, including two in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 348, along with 423 new cases,…
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Oregon state parks adding non-resident surcharge for campsite reservations
To encourage local recreation and help fill a funding a shortfall for state parks, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said Friday it is…
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Portland protesters cause mayhem again; police officer hurt
Portland’s nightly protests turned violent again, even after the city’s mayor pleaded for demonstrators to stay off the streets, and a police…
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Christmas Valley man jailed in poaching ‘thrill kill’ of 6 pronghorn antelope
Six pronghorn antelope run down with a pickup truck on a roadway in Lake County on April 26 are the latest in a string of poaching thrill kills in…
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Oregon Supreme Court upholds reductions in PERS benefits
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the reductions in public employee pension benefits that state lawmakers passed last year to help address…
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Gov. Brown removes Lake County from COVID-19 ‘Watch List’
– Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that Lake County has succeeded in reducing the spread of COVID-19 sufficiently enough to be removed from…
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Portland police, protesters clash for 2nd straight night
Police and protesters in Portland have clashed for the second night in a row and the city’s police chief says the ongoing violence is harming the…
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US appeals court denies bid to resurrect Bundy standoff case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A U.S. appeals court refused to resurrect the criminal case against states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy and family members…
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