Oregon health care workers falling ill amid lack of protections
Confronted with a lack of protective equipment, Oregon health care workers treating coronavirus patients are reusing masks that are supposed to be…
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Oregon lawmakers welcome news of ‘call when needed’ air tanker contracts
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., welcomed news Monday that the U.S. Forest Service has awarded ”call when…
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Three more Oregon COVID-19 deaths bring total to 16
The COVID-19 virus has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 16, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Federal changes boost Oregonians’ access to food benefits
Oregonians who have difficulty finding work during the COVID-19 pandemic do not have to worry about losing their food benefits, due to changes…
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Merkley offers virus resource site to help small businesses, self-employed
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Monday launched a new coronavirus resource webpage to provide guidance specific to small business owners, 501(c)(3)s,…
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It’s spring, and OSU’s chicks are hatching. Watch it live
The chicks are back. For the sixth year, the world can watch eggs hatch this week, via the streaming video OSU…
Continue ReadingWyden seeks return of garnished tax refunds to student loan borrowers
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has joined a group of his colleagues to call on the Department of Education to return all amounts garnished from the federal…
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State details, clarifies allowing self-serve gas for 2 weeks
Oregon officials explained Sunday that the state was temporarily allowing self-service gas because of station workforce issues, to be sure people who…
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Brown thanks Oregonians for medical gear donations, says federal help still needed
Gov. Kate Brown said Sunday that Oregon has made good progress acquiring personal protective equipment in the wake of her directive to collect as…
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Inslee: Wash. needs more coronavirus test supplies
Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday that Washington state still has a shortage of coronavirus testing kits and again suggested the shutdown of most…
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President Trump approves major disaster declaration for Oregon
President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for Oregon due to the coronavirus outbreak, the White House announced…
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Oregon lawmakers prep emergency relief package
A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers have released details of a proposed emergency relief package that’s expected to be reviewed soon at a special…
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Walden in Oval Office for stimulus package signing
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released a statement Friday after President Trump signed into law The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 69 new COVID-19 cases, 3 in Deschutes County
The Oregon Health Authority reported no new deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday but 69 new cases, bringing the statewide total to 548.…
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Troubled Oregon Veterans’ Home flooded by messages of support
After more than a dozen cases of COVID-19, including one death, at the Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon, many are reaching out to the residents to…
Continue Reading Lane County advises of possible COVID-19 exposure at Eugene church service
Lane County Public Health said Saturday it has reason to believe that unidentified community members may have spent time in close contact with…
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Oregon to allow self-serve gas for 2 weeks due to COVID-19 outbreak
Oregon, one of only two states with a ban on self-serve at gas stations, is suspending enforcement for two weeks due to COVID-19 and allowing…
Continue ReadingFeds fast-track foreign farm workers’ return
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Farmers and orchard owners nationwide are breathing a little easier because, as of this week, more H-2A workers will be able to…
Continue Reading Oregon’s 12th COVID-19 death reported; 98 new cases, 3 in Deschutes
The COVID-19 virus has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 12, while 97 new cases — three in Deschutes County –…
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Wyden: Virus relief bill to send $3.3 billion to jobless Oregonians
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday the historic expansion of unemployment insurance he worked to get into the just-passed Senate coronavirus package…
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