IRS warns of surge in scams tied to Economic Impact Payments
The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it received a record number of complaints about Economic Impact Payment scams in June and July. This number…
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Police may be exempt from employee vaccine mandate
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland city officials because of new guidance may exempt the police bureau from an order that all employees be fully…
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Gov. Brown, state officials, doctor plead for Oregonians to wear masks, get vaccine
Governor Kate Brown will hold a press availability on Tuesday at 11 a.m., to discuss Oregon’s ongoing response to COVID-19.…
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Oregon communities come together to celebrate perseverance, a year after historic wildfires
One year after wildfires tore across Oregon, two communities gathered on Labor Day to celebrate being together one year…
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As Oregon students return to school, OHA, ODE urge vaccinations, limited gatherings, more outdoors
As thousands of Oregon students return to in-person classes, state health and education officials issued a new set of guidelines Tuesday that urge…
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Police: 2 dead in separate Oregon driving, parking disputes
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A Gresham man was stabbed to death over a parking spot while a Salem man was shot and killed during “road rage incident”…
Continue ReadingIdaho hospitals begin rationing health care amid COVID surge
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders are letting the state’s northern hospitals ration health…
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Historic Bull of the Woods Fire Lookout lost to flames of the Bull Complex wildfire
The Bull of the Woods Fire Lookout, first built at the wilderness site nearly a century ago, has been destroyed by the advancing Bull Complex Fire,…
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Portland to vote on Texas trade ban over abortion law
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon will vote Wednesday on an emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods and…
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Washington state workers union agrees to COVID vaccine mandate terms
Days after suing to block what is believed to be among the nation’s strictest COVID-19 employee vaccine mandates, Washington’s largest state…
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State agency updates progress on Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Oregon Housing and Community Services provided an update Friday on progress, challenges and actions taken to speed up application processing and…
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Oregon reports 24 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,379 new cases, 1,172 hospitalizations
There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,272, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingAnti-mask protests force 3 schools into lockdown
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Three schools in Vancouver, Washington, were placed in lockdown Friday after anti-mask protesters tried to access school…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum disappointed in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan, Sackler family shield
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum expressed strong disappointment Wednesday after U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain indicated that he would…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 23 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,827 new cases, 1,178 hospitalizations
There are 23 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,221, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon secretary of state: State agency audit shows need to do more on cybersecurity
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan released an audit Wednesday of Enterprise Information Services, a divisional unit of the Department of…
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Oregon Dept. of Education, OHA urge schools to register to test students, staff for COVID-19
Students returning to Oregon’s classrooms this fall may have ready access to COVID-19 testing, but schools wishing to participate must register for…
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It’ll take fall rains to put out the Middle Fork Complex fires north of Oakridge, officials say
Although good progress is being made, the Gales and Kwis Fires, part of the Middle Fork Complex, will not be contained until significant fall rains…
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Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek announces bid for governor
Tina Kotek, the speaker of the Oregon House, announced Wednesday she is running for…
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Oregon reports 43 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 from Crook County; 2,414 new cases, 1,162 hospitalizations
There are 43 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,198, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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