Washington governor signs $17 billion transportation package
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a nearly $17 billion, 16-year transportation…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths, 301 new cases
There are 20 newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 7,033, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Contagious omicron subvariant BA.2 found in Oregon wastewater
An extra-contagious version of the omicron variant that is fueling COVID-19 surges in parts of Europe and Asia has been found in the wastewater of…
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Senate unanimously passes Wyden bill to expand mammogram screenings for veterans
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday that the U.S. Senate unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to expand Department of Veterans Affairs…
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EPA’s $32 million for Oregon water, sewer projects include Bend, Madras, Lone Pine Irrigation District
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday it will provide $32 million to help fund Oregon’s $70 million plan for key drinking…
Continue ReadingMan accused of shooting 5 at protest pleads not guilty
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of killing a woman and shooting four other people during a February racial justice protest in Oregon has been…
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Oregon fourth state to enact mattress recycling law; program is expected to launch in 2024
Oregon on Thursday became the fourth state in the nation to enact a law establishing a statewide mattress recycling program, and the program is…
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Oregon reports 30 more COVID-19-related deaths; toll tops 7,000 as weekly numbers decline
There are 30 newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll past the 7,000 mark, to 7,013, the Oregon Health Authority…
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Amid record-low steelhead returns, ODFW seeks input on management in Columbia Basin, Deschutes River
Returns of summer steelhead to areas above Bonneville Dam hit a record low in 2021, closing the Deschutes River to steelhead fishing for the first…
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Oregon Employment Dept. says modernized computer system on track to launch in fall
The Oregon Employment Department said Thursday its modernized computer system is on schedule to launch in September.…
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Crime Stoppers offers $2,500 to identify pregnant woman found slain in NE Oregon in 1978
A cash reward of up to $2,500 is now available from Crime Stoppers of Oregon in an effort to to help identify a murdered pregnant woman found by…
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Gov. Brown orders public flags to half-staff to honor Madeleine Albright
Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Sunday, to honor the life…
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State housing agency seeks public input on funding priorities for recovery from 2020 Labor Day fires
Oregon Housing and Community Services said Wednesday it is looking for public input on what the priorities should be for spending $422 million in…
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ODOT reminder: Oregon’s studded tire season ends March 31
Spring is here, and it’s time to take off the studded tires, the Oregon Department of Transportation reminded Wednesday. Oregon drivers have until…
Continue ReadingWashington state Gov. Inslee signs bill limiting firearm magazines
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington state on Wednesday signed a bill that will ban the sale, manufacturing,…
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Oregon ‘continuum of care’ organizations receive $46 million from feds to help homeless
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday more than $46 million in FY2021 Continuum of Care Competition awards headed to seven…
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Oregon OSHA fines Dollar Tree Stores $32,000 for repeated workplace safety violations
Oregon OSHA announced Wednesday it has fined Dollar Tree Stores Inc. $32,000 for repeatedly exposing employees to potential serious injury from…
Continue ReadingOmicron subvariant found in 25% of cases tested at UW lab
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials say the subvariant of omicron known as BA.2 accounts for about one-fourth of COVID-19 cases sequenced in…
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Oregon Zoo welcomes first condor chick of the season
The first fluffy California condor chick of 2022 hatched last week at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, marking the…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 related deaths, 269 cases; St. Charles patient count lowest since July
There are eight newly COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 6,983, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday as…
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