Three endangered bat babies born at Oregon Zoo
Three Rodrigues flying foxes are being raised at the Oregon Zoo this month, adding to the growing population of a bat species once considered the…
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Oregon’s Crater, Waldo lakes designated ‘Outstanding Resource Waters’
Two remarkably clear and internationally known bodies of water in Oregon – Crater Lake and Waldo Lake – now have additional state protections,…
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BLM, in Trump’s final days, issues disputed grazing permit to Hammonds
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, in the final days of the Trump administration, issued a grazing permit to two Eastern Oregon father-and-son…
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Oregon, C.O. HS graduation rates rise amid tumultuous year affected by COVID-19
Despite a number of major COVID-19-related changes to last year’s school year, students and schools still found ways to increase graduation rates.…
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Oregon Health Authority reports 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 849 new cases
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,843, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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OSU study: Aging well is greatly affected by hopes, fears for later years
If you believe you are capable of becoming the healthy, engaged person you want to be in old age, you are much more likely to experience that…
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State of the State: Brown looks back at Oregon’s crises, ahead to goals
Nearly a year after the first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown delivered her annual State of the State speech on Thursday, as…
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3 more Oregon state prison inmates with COVID-19 die; 7 in a week at Two Rivers
State officials say three more people who were incarcerated in Oregon prisons have died after contracting COVID-19.…
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Oregon reports 24 more COVID-19 deaths, 3 in C. Oregon; 704 new cases
There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two in Deschutes County and one in Crook County, raising the state’s death toll to…
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OSU study: Fish-friendly eDNA detection can reduce need for electrofishing
Delivering a minor electric shock into a stream to reveal any fish lurking nearby may be the gold standard for detecting fish populations, but it’s…
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Portland protesters damage Democratic headquarters, later attack ICE offices
Police say a group of about 150 protesters carrying anti-Biden and anti-police signs marched in Portland streets and damaged the headquarters of the…
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Oregon Health Authority recommends continued use of Moderna vaccine
Oregon health officials recommended Wednesday that local vaccination sites continue to administer COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Lot 041L20A after…
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Gray whale population drops by quarter off West Coast
Researchers say the population of gray whales off the West Coast of the United States has fallen by nearly one-quarter since 2016, resembling a…
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Oregon ends 2020 with jobless rate uptick, to 6.4%; 174K jobs lost in year
Oregon’s unemployment rose to 6.4% in December from 6.0% in November, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It was the state’s…
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Back-to-college plans hit pandemic-sized roadblocks
The pandemic is causing a massive shift in Americans’ higher-education…
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Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 637 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,808, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon natural gas terminal plans hit snag over permit
Plans for a major West Coast liquified natural gas pipeline and export terminal have hit a snag after a lengthy legal battle.…
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Oregon Dept. of Education issues updated guidelines for schools to reopen
The Oregon Department of Education released an update Tuesday to its “Ready Schools, Safe Learners” guidance, including updated advisory metrics for…
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Federal money to help Oregon’s virus vaccination program
Oregon is expecting to receive federal stimulus money this week to help pay for its COVID-19 vaccination…
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OSU Wave Lab receives $4.9 for natural hazards engineering research
The National Science Foundation has awarded the Oregon State University College of Engineering nearly $5 million for natural hazards engineering…
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