74 sickened in COVID-19 outbreak at Salem church
Oregon health officials say at least 74 people linked to a church in Salem have contracted COVID-19.…
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Bentz part of GOP lawmakers’ feud over proposal to breach 4 Snake River dams
Some Republican members of Congress from the Northwest are accusing an Idaho lawmaker of conducting secret negotiations with the Democratic governor…
Continue ReadingWoman who accused former Idaho legislator of rape has her identity revealed in conservative media
A legislative intern whose rape allegation against an Idaho state representative led to an investigation that resulted in his resignation last week…
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Strike ends at Oregon Tech as contract deal reached
The faculty at the Oregon Institute of Technology has come to an agreement on a five-year contract with the university, ending a strike that had…
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Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 related death, 808 new cases as weekly numbers drop
There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,509, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon lawmakers give final OK to bill on gun safe storage, ban from Capitol
The Oregon Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would mandate safe storage of guns and ban them from the state Capitol. Republican lawmakers…
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Shooting highlights lack of body cams among Portland police
A video that shows a portion of the a recent deadly police shooting in Portland has circulated on social media and evening news broadcasts.…
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Oregon secretary of state’s audit urges ethics commission improvements
An audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division finds that the Oregon Government Ethics Commission and state ethics…
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Businesses challenge COVID restrictions in suit against Gov. Brown
A group of businesses has filed a lawsuit against Oregon Gov. Kate Brown over her recent extension of Oregon’s state of emergency because of the…
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Bid to have Oregon House vote on oversight of Gov. Brown’s emergency powers fails
Members of the Oregon House on Tuesday narrowly defeated a move to consider a bill that would give the Legislature oversight of the governor’s…
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UO ‘disappointed’ after large party amid rising COVID cases
The University of Oregon says it’s “disappointed” to learn about large parties during the Ducks spring game as the region weathers a spike in…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Jefferson County’s 33rd; 748 new cases
There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 33rd, raising the state’s death toll to 2,508, the Oregon Health…
Continue ReadingInslee: No new COVID-19 restrictions in Washington for now
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that all of the state’s counties will remain in their current phase of the state’s economic reopening…
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Amid fire damage and drought, Oregon trees’ next nemesis: Bark beetles
Many of the trees damaged by Oregon’s Labor Day wildfires last year may face a new threat in the form of tree-killing beetles, which emerged in…
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Oregon lawmakers vote to expedite emergency shelter process
A lack of adequate shelter beds has long plagued Oregon. Recently, it was estimated that 10,000 people in the state sleep outside on any given night…
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Bentz urges Gov. Brown to lift renewed COVID-19 restrictions
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., issued a statement Monday calling on Governor Kate Brown to end the recently reinstituted COVID-19…
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Gov. Kate Brown’s office denies NWSL request for more fans
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s office has turned down an appeal by the commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League to allow more than 100 fans…
Continue Reading Oregon Tech faculty strike continues into second week
The Oregon Institute of Technology’s faculty union and its administration say they are nearing an agreement as the first strike by a faculty union…
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Becky Johnson begins tenure as OSU interim president
Rebecca “Becky” Johnson began her service Saturday as the interim president of Oregon State…
Continue ReadingRoseburg High School ‘Indians’ mascot to remain
A Native American-themed mascot will be kept at a high school in southwest Oregon.…
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