Walden says bill would cut rural housing costs
Reps. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Ann Kuster (D-NH) introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday they said would provide relief to small private rural water…
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Governor, senators, others react to U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Gov. Kate Brown, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, and many others voiced reactions to Thursday’s 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that blocked the…
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Umatilla County leaders call protests ‘disrespectful’ to police
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — The Umatilla County Board of Commissioners has unanimously adopted an order that expresses support for local police officers…
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Gov. Brown says she will propose making Juneteenth a state holiday
Gov. Kate Brown announced Thursday that she is proclaiming June 19 as Juneteenth in Oregon—a celebration of Black American freedom and…
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Oregon reports 148 new COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 187, along with 148 new cases, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Gov. Brown: Masks to ‘become part of our daily lives’
Oregonians in some of the state’s most populous counties will be required to wear face masks when they are in public indoor spaces, such as grocery…
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Portland police prohibit ‘autonomous zone’ from being set up
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police in Portland say they cleared an area in the city’s Pearl District early Thursday when demonstrators tried to set up…
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Portland officials: Journalists ‘should not be targeted’ by cops during protests
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland’s mayor and police chief say they will review police tactics after hearing multiple accounts of officers…
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Gold Beach mayor resigns over email
GOLD BEACH, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of a coastal Oregon town has resigned from the board of a nonprofit after he sent an email to its staff telling…
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Gov. Brown requires mask use in 7 counties amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Gov. Kate Brown took new steps in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases in some areas of the state on Wednesday, including a requirement to wear face…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 122 more COVID-19 cases, one new death
The Oregon Health Authority reported one new death from COVID-19 on Wednesday, for a total of 183, along with 120 new cases of the virus…
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Portland cuts police budget over force, injustice
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — City commissioners in Portland have voted to cut nearly $16 million from the Portland Police Bureau’s budget in response to…
Continue Reading City of Portland to make Juneteenth a paid holiday
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland will formally recognize June 19, or Juneteenth, as a paid holiday, Mayor Ted Wheeler said. The Portland City Council…
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OSU signs first contract with new faculty union
United Academics of Oregon State University and Oregon State University have signed and adopted an inaugural collective bargaining agreement for the…
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Car drives into Portland protest crowd; 3 hurt, driver arrested
Authorities say a man drove his car into a crowd of protesters early Wednesday morning in downtown Portland, injuring three people, and was arrested.…
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Oregon AG, others want consumer privacy protected in contact tracing apps
In a letter sent Tuesday to the chief executive officers of Google and Apple, Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum led a coalition of 39 attorneys…
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OSU researchers: Honeybees’ lives shortened by pesticide exposure
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The lives of honeybees are shortened – with evidence of physiological stress – when they are exposed to the suggested…
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Wyden co-sponsors bills to protect COVID-19 funding abuse whistleblowers
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday he is co-sponsoring legislation that would ensure whistleblower protections for people who expose misuse of…
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OHSU to change virus study after complaints of bias
Oregon Health & Science University is working on a new approach to studying the spread of COVID-19 after health-care experts from the state’s…
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Federal COVID-19 waivers for commercial driver licenses extended to Sept. 30
As the COVID-19 emergency continues, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended waivers on commercial driver licensing requirements…
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