Oregon Employment Dept. reports progress, aims to clear claims backlog by year’s end
The Oregon Employment Department announced Wednesday the launch of Focus Adjudication, an initiative to process by year’s end all of the nearly…
Continue ReadingOregon-Northwest
Oregon’s Consumer Cellular bought by Chicago firm; Redmond call center to stay
Consumer Cellular, founded in Portland 25 years ago, has been purchased by a Chicago private equity firm for about $2.3 billion and will continue…
Continue Reading
State will let limited indoor visits resume at qualifying long-term care facilities
Licensed nursing, assisted living and residential care facilities that qualify can begin allowing limited indoor visitation for residents, starting…
Continue Reading
Watch for wildlife: Oregon wildfires have shifted some migration routes
Like many animals, deer and elk are on the move this time of year, migrating to their winter range and attempting to navigate through a maze of human…
Continue Reading
Hillsboro company gets $70 million federal contract for air tankers to fight wildfires
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Tuesday that Hillsboro-based Erickson Aero Tanker has earned a $70.5 million federal contract for…
Continue Reading
New OSU program boosts rural outreach to promote mental health, well-being
A new Oregon State University program is working to improve mental health and address substance use in rural communities by building on existing…
Continue Reading
Gov. Brown extends COVID-19 state of emergency another 60 days, to Jan. 2
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday extended her declaration of a state of emergency regarding COVID-19 for an additional 60 days, until Jan. 2, 2021.…
Continue Reading
Oregon Health Authority reports 9 more COVID-19 deaths, 391 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed nine more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 664, along with 391 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
Continue Reading
Trees downed by windstorm still block many trails on Mt. Hood National Forest
The western side the Mt. Hood National Forest suffered extensive and severe damage as a result of the historic Labor Day windstorm that brought down…
Continue Reading
Crater Lake National Park rescinds fire ban
The fire danger level in Crater Lake National Park has dropped from high to moderate due to recent moisture and predicted cooler temperatures,…
Continue Reading
Just hang up! Oregon attorney general warns of ‘Apple support’ scam
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum warned Oregonians on Monday to hang up on unsolicited phone calls that sound like they are from Apple.…
Continue Reading
Wyden, Merkley oppose Barrett court confirmation in Senate floor speeches
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., spoke on the Senate floor Monday morning, detailing their reasons for opposing the confirmation of Amy…
Continue Reading
Oregon AG’s office provides ‘Voter Protection Hotline’ to answer questions, concerns
Why do some voters receive multiple ballots? What if my signature doesn’t match the one on file with elections officials? How do I report…
Continue Reading
Idaho governor orders return to some COVID-19 restrictions
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has ordered a return to some restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus as intertwined health care systems across the…
Continue Reading Oregon Health Authority reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, 339 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 655, along with 339 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
Continue Reading
Scientists remove 98 ‘murder hornets’ from nest in Washington state
Scientists removed 98 so-called murder hornets from a nest discovered near the Canadian border in Washington state over the weekend, including 13…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 366 more COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 653, along with 366 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading
Crews vacuum ‘murder hornets’ out of Washington nest
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — Heavily protected crews in Washington state have worked to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in…
Continue Reading
Oregon lawmakers OK $30 million to buy motels as shelters for wildfire victims
Oregon lawmakers have voted to distribute $30 million to community groups and local governments, to buy motels and hotels to shelter people who lost…
Continue Reading
Reward offered in killing of Baker County wolf
The reward now stands at $6,150 for information about a wolf poaching incident in Baker County on or around Sept 24.…
Continue Reading