Gov. Brown announces COVID-19 risk levels update; three counties improve status
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced updates to county risk levels under the state’s public health framework to reduce transmission and protect…
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Oregon bans guns from Capitol, mandates safe gun storage in homes
Legislators have brought guns into the Oregon Capitol for personal protection. Protesters have carried semi-automatic rifles onto the grounds and…
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Oregon reports 3 more COVID-19 deaths, 177 new cases; lowest case count in over 3 months
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,674, and 177 new cases, the lowest figure in over three…
Continue Reading Bill to make displaying noose a crime of intimidation passes Oregon House, heads to governor
The Oregon House on Tuesday passed and sent to the governor’s desk Senate Bill 398 A, which makes it a Class A misdemeanor or crime of intimidation…
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Man dies after swim off Oregon coast; teen missing off Washington coast
Authorities say a 37-year-old man died after swimming in the surf off of Rockaway Beach in northwest Oregon on Memorial…
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Klamath County wildfire grows to 650 acres; no containment but 80% lined
A wind-driven wildfire that broke out Sunday 20 miles north of the Klamath County town of Beatty, prompting a Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation order for…
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7 apple varieties previously thought lost have been located in E. Washington
Seven apple varieties previously believed to be lost or extinct have been found in eastern Washington state.…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 3 more COVID-19 related deaths; 220 new cases are lowest case count since late March
There are three new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,671, while the daily count of 220 new cases is the…
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Three Wash. residents killed, fourth seriously injured in Hwy. 58 crash west of Oakridge
Three Washington state residents were killed and a fourth seriously injured Sunday when an Oakridge man passing in a no-passing zone on state Highway…
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13 stranded after boats get stuck in the mud at Tillamook Bay
More than a dozen people were stranded after two boats got stuck on mud in Tillamook Bay on the Oregon coast.…
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Mount Hood climber killed in 500-foot fall
A climber was killed Sunday in a 500-foot fall at 11,250-foot-tall Mount Hood, Oregon’s tallest peak, authorities…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 related death, 376 new cases
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,666, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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ODA requires captive mink vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, animal virus linked to COVID-19 in humans
The Oregon Department of Agriculture said Friday it has filed an Emergency Temporary Rule (603-011-0680) that requires Oregon mink operators to…
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Oregon legislative staff become first in nation to unionize
Legislative employees within Oregon’s Capitol will become the first in the nation to unionize after a 75-31 vote by staff members Friday, Oregon…
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Gov. Brown orders flags lowered to half-staff in honor of Memorial Day
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday ordered flags be lowered to half-staff in honor of Memorial Day on Monday, May 31, until noon.…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 5 more COVID-19 related deaths, 433 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,665, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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National Guard asked to help staff Oregon State Hospital
Significant staffing shortages at the Oregon State Hospital prompted health officials to call for the National Guard’s assistance at the…
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Idaho governor repeals lieutenant governor’s mask-mandate ban
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order repealing a 24-hour-old mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 21 more COVID-19 deaths, 2 in C. Oregon; case count tops 200,000
There are 21 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,660, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday. It’s…
Continue Reading Idaho lieutenant governor bans mask mandates
With the governor out of state, Idaho’s lieutenant governor issued an executive order banning mask mandates in schools and public buildings, saying…
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