Oregon Poison Center: Don’t use ivermectin for COVID-19
Dozens of people in Oregon have contacted the state’s poison center after self-medicating against COVID-19 with a drug used to treat parasites,…
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Board revokes license of doctor who bucked COVID guidelines
DALLAS, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Medical Board has revoked the license of a doctor in the small city of Dallas west of Salem for refusing to follow…
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ODFW expands Baker County lethal wolf removals due to pack’s continued livestock killings
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday it is increasing lethal removal efforts on the Lookout Mountain wolf pack due to continued…
Continue ReadingKing County to require vaccine or test for events, eateries
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle and King County officials have issued a health directive requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test to enter…
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Oregon reports 11 more COVID-19 deaths, 2,242 cases, 1,027 hospitalizations
There are 11 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,547, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Sidelinger: Recent slowing in COVID-19 surge a hopeful sign, but no time to let down our guard
A recent, promising decline from record-high COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations and cases does not mean it’s time to ease up, but instead to…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 surge forces health care rationing in parts of West
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders…
Continue ReadingDrought haves, have-nots test how to share water in the West
By GILLIAN FLACCUS and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon farmers who grow 60% of the world’s carrot seed have been…
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FBI arrests Albany man, accused of threatening public official over vaccine
FBI agents, assisted by Albany police, arrested a 64-year-old Albany man Wednesday on charges of interstate transmission of a threat and stalking.…
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US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration says federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves…
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Oregon joins 23 other states, backs U.S. Justice Dept. in challenge to new Texas abortion law
Oregon Attorney General Rosenblum and 23 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Justice’s…
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After humble beginnings, Oregon’s Dutch Bros launches IPO
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks,…
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Oregon reports 44 more COVID-19 related deaths, 6 in Central Oregon; 2,040 new cases
There are 44 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,490, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingPortland scraps boycott, changes response to abortion ban
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland, Oregon, has walked back a proposed Texas boycott and travel ban in response to the state’s dramatic…
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Oregon secretary of state: 760 Oregonians applied to serve on redistricting advisory commission
– Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan announced Tuesday that 760 Oregonians submitted applications to join the People’s Commission, a group…
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Oregon lists 32 more COVID-19 related deaths reported over weekend; 2 from Deschutes County
 There are 32 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,446, as the number of cases topped the 300,000 mark over…
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Oregon adds 7,900 jobs; unemployment rate falls below 5% for first time since March 2020
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in August from 5.2% in July, the state Employment Department reported Tuesday. It’s the first time…
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Coast Guard rescues 3 people, dog after fishing boat sinks off Oregon coast
The US Coast Guard rescued two men, a woman and a dog found adrift in a life raft after their vessel sank Sunday afternoon about 45 miles off…
Continue ReadingWoman sitting against MAX tracks killed by train
By FOX 12 STAFF Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, OR (KPTV) — A woman died after being hit by a MAX train…
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Gut microbes are key to health benefit delivered by hops compound, OSU study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The health-enhancing performance of a compound found in hops is dependent upon its interactions with intestinal…
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