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Oregon reports 181 new COVID-19 cases, 22 in Central Oregon

June 30, 2020 2:26 pm KTVZ News Partners

COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 207, along with 181 new cases — 22 of them in two Central…

Gov. Brown extends COVID-19 emergency order another 60 days

June 30, 2020 3:29 pm KTVZ News Partners

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday extended her declaration of a state of emergency regarding COVID-19 for another 60 days, until Sept.…

Charges dropped against 14 arrested at Salem protests

June 30, 2020 1:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Prosecutors say criminal charges against 14 people arrested after protests in Salem against the death of George Floyd have been…

ACLU files class-action suit against Portland police, city

June 30, 2020 1:25 pm The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has filed a class-action lawsuit against Portland Police and the city on behalf…

OSU study results suggest 3.4% of Newport residents infected with COVID-19

June 30, 2020 1:20 pm KTVZ News Partners

Preliminary results from door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University suggest that 3.4% of the Newport community had the novel coronavirus that…

Couple dead, 1 rescued after crabbing boat capsizes near Florence

June 29, 2020 8:39 pm The Associated Press

FLORENCE, Ore. (AP) — A well-known couple who ran a crabbing business in Florence died and one person was rescued after a fishing boat sank early…

Gov. Brown hails Supreme Court ruling in La. abortion case

June 29, 2020 4:16 pm KTVZ News Partners

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Monday on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in June Medical Services v. Russo:…

Wyden, Merkley back bill to extend federal eviction moratorium to March

June 29, 2020 2:55 pm KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., co-sponsored legislation Monday that would extend the federal eviction moratorium by…

Gov. Brown extends face coverings requirement statewide

June 29, 2020 1:46 pm KTVZ News Partners

Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that Oregonians statewide will be required to wear face coverings in indoor public spaces, beginning this Wednesday.…

Wyden intros bill to provide $50-a-month broadband benefit for laid-off workers

June 29, 2020 11:54 am KTVZ News Partners

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., introduced a bill…

Another shooting in Seattle’s protest zone leaves 1 dead

June 29, 2020 10:34 am The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — One man was killed and and a teenager was wounded early Monday in Seattle’s “occupied” protest zone — the second deadly…

Fire near Columbia Gorge burns 15 acres, prompts Level 1 evacuation notice

June 29, 2020 12:23 am Barney Lerten

A wildfire that broke out Sunday afternoon near the Columbia River Gorge town of Rowena prompted a Level 1 pre-evacuation notice and closed a highway…

Hermiston man jailed on charges of firing gun into a pickup on Interstate 82

June 28, 2020 11:34 pm KTVZ News Partners

A Hermiston man was arrested on attempted murder, drunken driving and other charges, accused of pulling up beside a pickup truck on Interstate 82 and…

Portland police arrest 8, fire crowd-control munitions

June 28, 2020 10:13 pm The Associated Press

Portland police arrested eight people and fired crowd-control munitions to disperse protesters who threw rocks and bottles during demonstrations in…

Oregon reports 247 new COVID-19 cases; 8 in Deschutes, 3 in Jefferson

June 28, 2020 1:25 pm KTVZ News Partners

The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 202, but another 247 cases were reported, including 11 in Central…

NW grocers issue ‘urgent plea’ for public to always wear masks in businesses

June 27, 2020 10:13 pm KTVZ News Partners

The Northwest Grocery Association issued an urgent call Saturday to the public to wear masks at all times when in a place of business, especially at…

Gov. Brown plans to call second special session in July or August

June 27, 2020 2:21 pm The Associated Press

Gov. Kate Brown on Saturday said she will call a second special legislative session this summer to fix a state budget wrecked by the economic fallout…