OSU study: Robot vacuum cleaner conveys Seven Dwarf personalities by movement
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers used a vacuum cleaner and the personalities of three of the…
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Dakine to close Oregon office, move HQ due to pandemic
HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — Outdoor gear maker Dakine is closing its Hood River office and laying off 39 employees, officials said “The current…
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Oregon lawmaker faces sexual harassment accusations
Seven people have accused an Oregon state representative of harassment, prompting calls for his…
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Over 350K Oregon children to get food benefits to replace lost school meals
The Department of Human Services and the Oregon Department of Education announced Tuesday that Oregon families with children who are eligible for…
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Merkley, Wyden to Treasury: Disburse $8 billion in critical COVID-19 relief to tribes
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with 22 of their colleagues in the Senate, are urging Treasury Secretary…
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OSU study: Grange a ‘natural partner’ for expanding public health outreach, access
In the ongoing struggle to address health care disparities in rural communities across the U.S., a recent Oregon State University study found that…
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OSP seeks tips in illegal take/waste of 2 deer in Harney County
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division is asking for the public’s assistance to identify the person(s)…
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Rosenblum, 18 other AGs challenge President Trump’s Clean Water Act rule
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and 18 other state attorneys general on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s new…
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OSU study suggests salmon use magnetite to navigate
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Researchers in Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences have taken a step closer to solving one of…
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UO, state partner on respirator decontamination system
A machine that was being installed Monday at the University of Oregon will decontaminate N-95 respirators, allowing the critical personal protective…
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Astoria seafood processor closes amid coronavirus outbreak
Health officials say 11 employees at the Bornstein Seafoods processing facility in Astoria have tested positive for COVID-19, and the facility has…
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Oregon reports no new COVID-19 deaths for second straight day
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 remains unchanged from Sunday and stands at 109, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday. It’s the first…
Continue Reading COVID-19 hospitalizations down in Oregon
State officials reported the number of Oregonians sick enough to be hospitalized with coronavirus hit a new low…
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Sheridan man killed in Hwy. 26 crash near John Day
A Sheridan man was killed on U.S. Highway 26 near John Day Saturday afternoon when his Jeep went into the oncoming lane on a curve and collided with…
Continue Reading Many Washington parks to reopen, but not beaches, gorge
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — More than 100 parks, trails and boating sites will reopen Tuesday in Washington state as some coronavirus restrictions are…
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Oregon delegation COVID-19 news releases
Here are several of the latest COVID-19-related news releases and statements from Oregon’s congressional…
Continue Reading Oregon’s COVID-19 death toll unchanged at 109; 45 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 109, the Oregon Health Authority said Sunday,…
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Hundreds demonstrate in Salem against stay-at-home order
Hundreds of people opposed to Oregon’s stay-at-home order demonstrated at the state Capitol on Saturday as health officials announced dozens more…
Continue Reading Five more Oregon COVID-19 deaths; total reaches 109
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 109, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon reopens Columbia River salmon/steelhead fishing
Recreational salmon and steelhead fishing on the Columbia River will reopen for four days in May under rules adopted Friday by the Oregon and…
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