State details, clarifies allowing self-serve gas for 2 weeks
Oregon officials explained Sunday that the state was temporarily allowing self-service gas because of station workforce issues, to be sure people who…
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Brown thanks Oregonians for medical gear donations, says federal help still needed
Gov. Kate Brown said Sunday that Oregon has made good progress acquiring personal protective equipment in the wake of her directive to collect as…
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Inslee: Wash. needs more coronavirus test supplies
Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday that Washington state still has a shortage of coronavirus testing kits and again suggested the shutdown of most…
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President Trump approves major disaster declaration for Oregon
President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for Oregon due to the coronavirus outbreak, the White House announced…
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Oregon lawmakers prep emergency relief package
A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers have released details of a proposed emergency relief package that’s expected to be reviewed soon at a special…
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Walden in Oval Office for stimulus package signing
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released a statement Friday after President Trump signed into law The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and…
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Oregon reports 69 new COVID-19 cases, 3 in Deschutes County
The Oregon Health Authority reported no new deaths from COVID-19 on Sunday but 69 new cases, bringing the statewide total to 548.…
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Troubled Oregon Veterans’ Home flooded by messages of support
After more than a dozen cases of COVID-19, including one death, at the Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon, many are reaching out to the residents to…
Continue Reading Lane County advises of possible COVID-19 exposure at Eugene church service
Lane County Public Health said Saturday it has reason to believe that unidentified community members may have spent time in close contact with…
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Oregon to allow self-serve gas for 2 weeks due to COVID-19 outbreak
Oregon, one of only two states with a ban on self-serve at gas stations, is suspending enforcement for two weeks due to COVID-19 and allowing…
Continue ReadingFeds fast-track foreign farm workers’ return
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Farmers and orchard owners nationwide are breathing a little easier because, as of this week, more H-2A workers will be able to…
Continue Reading Oregon’s 12th COVID-19 death reported; 98 new cases, 3 in Deschutes
The COVID-19 virus has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 12, while 97 new cases — three in Deschutes County –…
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Wyden: Virus relief bill to send $3.3 billion to jobless Oregonians
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Friday the historic expansion of unemployment insurance he worked to get into the just-passed Senate coronavirus package…
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Suspicious substance found in Coffee Creek prison mail
Authorities say the administration building at a state prison in Wilsonville was evacuated Friday when workers found an envelope in the mail room…
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Police: 1 dead in OSP shooting on I-5 south of Salem
Police say a 51-year-old man died in a police shooting on Interstate 5 south of Salem after Oregon State Police troopers initiated a traffic stop.…
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New Gov. Brown guidance: Stay-home order excludes homeless, shelters, social services
Gov. Kate Brown on Friday issued further guidance on her stay-home order as it relates to Oregonians experiencing homelessness, as well as…
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Oregon BOLI: Workers’ final paychecks are owed in full
The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries outlined Friday some state rules that both workers and employers need to follow as many businesses close…
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Oregon reports 11th COVID-19 death, 5 new Deschutes cases for 316 total statewide
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 11, the Oregon Health Authority reported Thursday. But they also…
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Oregon is at critical moment: ‘We can’t afford to drop our guard’
The fight against the coronavirus depends on Oregon hospitals having enough beds to treat the coming surge in patients who will become seriously ill…
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Oregon reports record jobless claims amid COVID-19 pandemic
Echoing the troubling national picture, the Oregon Employment Department on Thursday reported record initial claims for jobless benefits over the…
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