Gov. Brown declares statewide conflagration; several towns ‘substantially destroyed’
Gov. Kate Brown declared her first-ever statewide conflagration Wednesday amid an unprecedented number of destructive wildfires across Oregon that…
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Oregon reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, including Deschutes County’s 12th
COVID-19 has claimed eight more lives in Oregon, including Deschutes County’s 12th death, raising the state’s death toll to 494, the Oregon Health…
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Heat, winds fuel destructive Northwest wildfires
Wildfires fanned by high winds burned hundreds of thousands of acres in the Northwest, mostly destroying a small town in eastern Washington state and…
Continue ReadingWildfire information from the Willamette, Fremont-Winema forests
Here are wildfire announcements Tuesday night from the Willamette and Fremont-Winema national forests, along with helpful information from ODOT and…
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Beachie Creek Fire estimated at 130,000 acres; evacuees flee to C.O. amid devastation
High winds Monday night fanned the Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires, prompting Level 3 evacuations and closure of state Highway 22 through the…
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Holiday Farm Fire on Hwy. 126, McKenzie River grows to 37,000 acres, destroys homes
One of the major fires ignited during Monday’s windstorm, the Holiday Farm Fire along the McKenzie River, grew to 37,000 acres Tuesday, having…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 4 new COVID-19 deaths, 169 more cases
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 486, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Crater Lake National Park implements fire restrictions
With the increased fire danger in Southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park has gone into a complete fire ban.…
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Wildfires prompt overnight evacuations of Santiam Canyon, McKenzie River area
Wind-fanned wildfires prompted a widespread Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation of the Santiam Canyon early Tuesday morning, from Mehama east to Idanha,…
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Oregon Dept. of Corrections reports sixth death of inmate with COVID-19
An inmate at the Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario who tested positive for COVID-19 died Sunday at an area hospital, the sixth state…
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‘Burn it down’: Portland protesters light fire near police precinct; 15 arrested
A fire started outside a police precinct on Portland’s north side resulted in about 15 arrests during protests Sunday night into Monday morning,…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 154 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed another life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 482, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Libertarian nominee Jo Jorgensen blames Portland unrest on both major parties
While Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee Jeremy “Spike” Cohen spoke in Portland early Sunday afternoon, presidential nominee Jo Jorgensen…
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Dozens arrested, riot declared again as violent Portland protests continue
Hundreds of people gathered for rallies and marches against police violence and racial injustice Saturday night in Portland, as often violent…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 1 new COVID-19 death, 190 more cases
COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 481, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Stranded whale dies on Southern Oregon beach
A 38-foot whale became stranded on the Oregon coast south of Bandon Saturday afternoon and later died, Oregon parks officials said…
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Cannon Beach City Council bans fireworks
The City Council unanimously voted this week to ban all fireworks after what the city called one of the worst years for fireworks during the Fourth…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths, 261 new cases
COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 480, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon GOP misses Voters Pamphlet deadline by 29 seconds, files complaint
The Oregon Republican Party has filed a complaint against Oregon’s secretary of state after her office rejected the party’s Voter Pamphlet statement…
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As COVID-19 cases fall, Gov. Brown, health officials urge staying local over holiday
Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials called on Oregonians Friday to do their part to help stop the spread of COVID-19 over the Labor Day…
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