Audit: Disabled students in Oregon lack adequate funding
An audit released Wednesday by Oregon Secretary of State Bev Clarno’s office found that disabled students in Oregon aren’t receiving adequate…
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University of Oregon building named for racist to be renamed
A building at the University of Oregon will no longer be named for an early white settler who supported slavery and who helped draft the state’s…
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Man convicted in Portland train killings sentenced to life in prison without parole
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has sentenced Jeremy Christian to spend the rest of his life in prison for the murders of two people on a MAX light…
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Police brutality, coronavirus on special session agenda for Oregon lawmakers
Oregon lawmakers, most wearing masks and trying to maintain social distance, began a special session Wednesday to crack down on police brutality and…
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Sentencing for man convicted in Portland train killings delayed
The sentencing for a man convicted of fatally stabbing two men and injuring a third on a light rail train in Portland in 2017 was delayed Tuesday…
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Oregon police unions want changes to accountability legislation
Oregon’s law enforcement unions are objecting to all six police accountability bills that have been introduced for the special legislative session…
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Washington issues statewide facial covering requirement
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state will require people to wear facial coverings in public settings under a statewide public health order…
Continue ReadingOregon health insurers agree to expanded telehealth coverage through Dec. 31
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The State of Oregon has reached an agreement with several health insurance companies to continue providing expanded telehealth…
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Oregon has 191 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths; new Umatilla County outbreak
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Monday and remains at 192, along with 191 new cases statewide and an outbreak at an Eastern…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 deaths; 146 new cases push total past 7,000
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 192, along with nearly 150 more cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Merkley criticizes years of EPA delays, urges Congress to ban asbestos
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., lead sponsor of the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act, released the following statement Monday…
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Oregon AG sends new bias crimes response toolkit to Oregon police agencies
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said Monday she has released and distributed a Law Enforcement Bias Response Toolkit to help law enforcement…
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Oregon DEQ sharply critical of new federal ‘Waters of the U.S.’ rule
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said a new federal rule that took effect Monday “has serious and potentially damaging implications for…
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Two arrested in Oregon in slaying of 7 in Alabama
Two men belonging to a club called the “seven deadly sins” have been arrested in an Oregon traffic stop in the slaying of seven people in north…
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OSU to use power of big data to help fight against COVID-19
Oregon State University said Monday it is helping the National Institutes of Health to harness the power of big data in the fight against COVID-19,…
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Multiple arrests as protests continue in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multiple arrests were made while demonstrators gathered outside the Justice Center in downtown Portland Sunday night as…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 190 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 190, along with 190 new cases, including 118 in the Portland area…
Continue Reading Police: Several arrests early Sunday at Portland protest
A peaceful protest in Portland against racial injustice turned violent early Sunday when demonstrators began throwing bottles, cans and rocks at…
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Spokane man arrested at Troutdale truck stop on kidnap charge
A Spokane, Wash., man was arrested to a truck stop east of Portland after authorities say he held a woman against her will and assaulted her while…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 178 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 189, along with 178 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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