Despite sunny, warmer weather, Oregon officials plead: Stick close to home
The message from those on the front lines responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in Oregon is: Please continue to stay home to save lives … even when…
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Oregon to provide another $60 million in SNAP benefits
The Oregon Department of Human Services announced Thursday that the Oregon Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will provide an…
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Oregon reports 6 more COVID-19 deaths, total of 44; 1,321 total cases
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 44, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregonians still filing record claims for jobless benefits
During the week starting March 29, the Oregon Employment Department received 100,700 initial claims for jobless benefits, continuing the record…
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OSU postpones Corvallis, Bend commencement ceremonies
Based on input from students, Oregon State University announced Thursday it is postponing commencement ceremonies in Corvallis and at OSU-Cascades in…
Continue ReadingOregon receives $450,000 from feds for quake research
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday over $450,000 in earthquake research grant funding for…
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Gov. Brown orders schools closed for rest of school year
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday announced that all schools in the state will remain closed through the end of the 2019-20 school year to help…
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OLCC to let licensees accept recently expired Oregon IDs
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission said Wednesday it will allow alcohol and marijuana licensees to accept expired Oregon driver licenses or…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths; toll reaches 38
Five more deaths in Oregon due to COVID-19 were reported Wednesday, raising the state’s death toll to 38,, along with 58 new…
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Sacramento man killed in Highway 97 car-semi crash
A Sacramento, California man was killed Tuesday night when his car drifted into the oncoming lanes of Highway 97 and into the path of a semi-truck…
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Pandemic deals blow to plastic bag bans, plastic reduction efforts
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating…
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Gov. Brown weighs in on wearing homemade cloth masks in public
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued the following statement Tuesday on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidance regarding the use of…
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Gov. Brown aligns executive order dates, convenes COVID-19 advisory panel
Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday issued Executive Order 20-14, aligning the effective date for the prohibition on dine-in food and drink consumption in…
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Walden COVID-19 update: New global ‘Do Not Travel’ advisory, more
Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., released an update on COVID-19 for Tuesday, April 7, and also released a video urging all Oregonians to follow the Centers…
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Oregon inmates sue over COVID-19 response
A group of inmates concerned about contracting COVID-19 filed a federal lawsuit Monday against Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and the leaders at the state…
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Wyden, Merkley plan bill to ensure immigrants can access health care amid COVID-19
ens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., said Tuesday they will introduce legislation that would ensure everyone in the United States can have access…
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Wyden, Merkley ask SBA why agriculture is excluded from economic injury grants
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Monday urged the U.S. Small Business Administration to make farmers and agricultural businesses in…
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Washington schools to be closed for the rest of the school year
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, state schools chief announced Monday that schools will stay closed for the rest of the school year, distance learning to…
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COVID-19 claims two more lives in Oregon; cases reach 1,132
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 29, while the state tally of cases has topped 1,100, the Oregon…
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Oregon builders, state agencies out with job site safety recommendations
The Oregon Home Builders Association said Monday it has partnered with the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division and the Oregon Construction…
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