‘Important milestone’: Oregon reaches 1 million COVID-19 vaccinations
The Oregon Health Authority announced Wednesday that 1 million Oregonians have been vaccinated with one or more doses of COVID-19…
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Conservationists sue to save spotted owl logging protections
Environmental groups have sued to preserve protections for 3.4 million acres of northern spotted owl habitat from the US-Canada border to California.…
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Oregon auditors: Some virus deaths in senior care preventable
State auditors say Oregon health officials’ failure to adequately prepare for COVID-19 likely contributed to some senior care home coronavirus…
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Worker killed in blaze at Silverton seed cleaning facility
A dust explosion is suspected of sparking a fire that killed one worker at a seed-cleaning facility near Silverton Tuesday morning, officials…
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Oregon dentists, midwives, optometrists, veterinarians can now give COVID vaccine
The Oregon Health Authority said Tuesday it has expanded who can administer FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines, as permitted under the federal Public…
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Oregon reports 2 more COVID-19 related deaths, 316 new cases
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,367, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half staff to honor Boulder shooting victims
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday to “honor and remember…
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Gov. Brown issues 10-point economic recovery plan
Gov. Kate Brown released Tuesday a 10-Point Economic Recovery Plan for Oregon.…
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UO, OSU students ask court for refunds over online learning
Three students have filed class-action lawsuits against Oregon’s two largest colleges, saying they were charged full price for online classes of…
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Medford man accused of throwing homemade bombs from cars in Rogue Valley
A 23-year-old Medford man is facing more than 30 charges related to throwing homemade explosive devices from a car across southern Oregon’s Rogue…
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Oregon schools can now cut physical distancing to 3 feet, under some conditions
After careful review by the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon will shift to allowing 3 feet of physical…
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Oregon has 2 more COVID-19 deaths, 178 new cases; 13 counties expand vaccinations
There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,365, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon won’t say how much it has lost to unemployment fraud
regon officials continue to refuse to publicly disclose how much money the state has lost to unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic,…
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DMV: Most Oregonians can renew their driver licenses online, starting in early May
Many Oregon residents will be able to renew their driver licenses, permits and identification cards online at DMV2U starting in early May, possibly…
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OSU receives gold designation for sustainability for 10th time
Oregon State University continues to lead in sustainability efforts among university campuses and has received a “gold” designation from a…
Continue ReadingMore COVID-19 restrictions eased in Washington state
Washington state is advancing to Phase 3 of its COVID-19 reopening plan.…
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Oregon reports one more COVID-19 related death, 224 new cases
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,363, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OLCC to limit use of Delta-8-THC, other artificially derived cannabinoids
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has initiated rule-making for Delta-8-THC and other psychoactive components of hemp and marijuana that…
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Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak
The Idaho Legislature has voted to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among its members.…
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Oregon Tech faculty call for president’s resignation
The Oregon Institute of Technology’s faculty senate has called for university president Nagi Naganathan’s resignation, but school administrators…
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