OHA offers telehealth visits to improve access to COVID19 therapy
The Oregon Health Authority now offers free telehealth visits statewide for those at increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness. This provides easier…
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Thousands of Portland mayor’s texts were missing for years
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of text messages sent from Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s city-issued iPhone went missing from the public record.…
Continue ReadingVoters OK drastic overhaul of City Hall in Portland, Oregon
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Voters in Portland, Oregon, driven by frustration with surging…
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New Oregon paid leave program starts in 6 weeks; statewide campaign aims to prepare employers
This week, Paid Leave Oregon launched a statewide campaign aimed at notifying Oregon employers about their role and responsibilities in the new…
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Wyden bill aims to strengthen mental health care coverage, hold insurance cos. accountable
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) —Â Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) introduced legislation Tuesday to improve mental health coverage.…
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OSU researchers develop new, heat-efficient nanoparticles for treating cancer
Oregon State University scientists have invented a way to make magnetic nanoparticles that get hotter than any previous nanoparticle, improving their…
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Gov. Brown issues executive order to help hospitals, health care address rise in RSV pediatric cases
Gov. Kate Brown, attending a trade meeting in Vietnam, exercised her executive authority under ORS Chapter 401 Monday in response to a surge of…
Continue ReadingGoogle agrees to $392 million settlement with 40 states over location tracking practices
By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Google has agreed to a record $391.5 million settlement with 40 states for allegedly misleading consumers over its…
Continue ReadingPolice identify 4 University of Idaho students found dead outside campus
By Chris Boyette and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Four University of Idaho students who were found dead Sunday night in a house near campus have been…
Continue ReadingGOP’s Chavez-DeRemer flips Oregon 5th Congressional District
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer has won the open U.S. House seat in Oregon’s 5th…
Continue ReadingDemocratic wins in Washington state buoy party hopes
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Democrats won a second key House race in Washington state Saturday — an open seat in a…
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Republican Christine Drazan concedes governor’s race to Democrat Tina Kotek
One day after The Associated Press joined The Oregonian/OregonLive in projecting Democrat Tina Kotek as the winner of a close, costliest race to be…
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Oregon AG sues 4 big drug-makers, claims monopoly sent testosterone replacement prices soaring
With the high price of prescription drugs on the minds of many Oregonians, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum on Thursday sued AbbVie, Abbott…
Continue ReadingColorado voters decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms for people 21 and older and to create state-regulated…
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Number of Oregon households with bank and credit union accounts continues to rise, agency says
The number of unbanked households in Oregon dropped from 3.8 percent in 2019 to just 1.8 percent in 2021, according to a study by the Federal…
Continue Reading2 US House seats in Oregon still unresolved in tight races
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The races for two US House seats in Oregon remained unresolved Friday heading into the…
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OHA physician: Respiratory viruses to continue circulating at higher levels this season
Respiratory viruses are expected to circulate this season at higher levels than Oregon has experienced over the last two years, as people gather…
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Democrat Tina Kotek wins Oregon governor’s race
By CLAIRE RUSH and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tina Kotek has been elected Oregon’s next governor, extending longtime…
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OSU’s undergraduate core class curriculum set to get a major update
Oregon State University said Thursday it is moving to significantly revise the classes required for undergraduate students in an effort to better…
Continue ReadingFeds resume study of restoring grizzlies to North Cascades
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Environmental groups on Thursday hailed a decision by the Biden administration to…
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