Oregon food pantries respond to COVID-19 outbreak
Food assistance programs are making sure people have the resources they need during the COVID-19…
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COVID-19 Oregon: Gov. Brown orders higher ed classes online, halt to non-emergency medical procedures
Wednesday brought numerous state announcements, including Gov. Kate Brown’s orders for higher education online classes and to halt non-emergency…
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Layoffs, shutdowns: Oregon leaders face scope of virus fallout
Amid major layoffs and small businesses closing, a new committee of the state Legislature, which had its inaugural meeting today, is tasked with…
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Judge: Oregon water regulators exceeded authority in Klamath Basin
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s water regulators exceeded their authority when they shut off wells within 500 feet of waterways in the Upper Klamath…
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Gov. Brown extends statewide school closure to April 28
Gov. Kate Brown announced late Tuesday an extension of Oregon’s statewide school closure to a total of six weeks, until April 28, and also issued…
Continue Reading Lane County reports suspected COVID-19 death
The number of Oregonians diagnosed with COVID-19 jumped by 18 on Tuesday, to a total of 65, the Oregon Health Authority announced. Another case…
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McMenamins closes Bend, other locations, lays off nearly 3,000
One day after Oregon Gov. Kate Brown limited restaurants to dine-in, takeout or drive-thru for four weeks to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus,…
Continue Reading Gov. Brown: No visitors allowed at group care homes amid COVID-19 outbreak
Oregon will no longer allow visitors at nursing homes and other group care facilities in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus among people…
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Oregon’s jobless rate stayed low in February – but…
Oregon’s jobless rate so far this year has held low at 3.3 percent, state officials reported Tuesday — but the major impact of the COVID-19 outbreak…
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OSU study: Timber harvests lead to lower summer streamflows
Summer streamflow in industrial tree plantations harvested on 40- to 50-year rotations was 50% lower than in century-old forests, data from the…
Continue Reading Portland to put homeless in public buildings, end evictions due to COVID-19
Authorities in Multnomah County announced Tuesday that they will be opening hundreds of new shelter beds in public buildings throughout Portland, to…
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Portland driver arrested after striking, killing pedestrian
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a drunken driver was arrested after striking and killing a pedestrian in Portland early Tuesday. KOIN reports…
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Oregon reports 12 new COVID-19 cases; Deschutes County now at 6
Four more residents of the Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon have tested positive for presumptive cases of COVID-19, the Oregon Department of…
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Oregon AG offers new price gouging hotline; gov clears way for prosecution
Hours after Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum asked Gov. Kate Brown to declare an “abnormal disruption of the market,” Brown did so, clearing…
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Gov. Brown takes sweeping actions to curb COVID-19 spread, prep for patient surge
Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday sweeping measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus, from canceling all events of over 25 people to four…
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Gov. Brown stops short for now at shutting down bars, restaurants
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Monday stopped short of ordering a shutdown of bars and restaurants, instead urging younger, healthier people to keep their…
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Oregon gas prices falling amid global oil demand slump
Oregon gas prices have fallen 6.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.84/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 1,307…
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Idaho’s virus cases reach 5; gov declines to close schools
Idaho Gov. Brad Little declined to order a statewide closure of schools on Sunday, instead telling school leaders that the decision on whether to…
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Oregon initiative seeks accurate census count of young children
Oregonians have started receiving notices to fill out the 2020 Census, and advocacy groups want households to keep one of the most under-counted…
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Gov. Brown weighs closing bars, restaurants to fight COVID-19
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Sunday evening she’s considering shutting down bars and restaurants in the state as public health officials announced…
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