SALEM — New cases of the novel coronavirus have been increasing in roughly three dozen states across the nation — leaving Oregon worried it might face a future testing shortage as states drastically up their demand for testing kits and supplies.
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A steep drop in lottery funds due to the COVID-19 crisis has killed the sale of $273 million in state bonds to pay for major projects, state officials said Wednesday.
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SALEM — Now that Oregonians are required to wear masks in indoor public spaces to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the state’s workplace safety agency is preparing to handle enforcement.
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Last week, as coronavirus infected a growing number of Oregonians for the fourth week in a row, the Oregon Health Authority shared reassuring news from a survey of county health departments st…
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SALEM — The Oregon Health Authority on Sunday, July 5, reported 301 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 and two new deaths, bringing the state’s total reported cases to more than 1…
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More than 3,100 inmates at the Snake River Correctional Institution outside Ontario are under quarantine because of an outbreak of COVID-19 at the facility.
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Drug decriminalization, a cigarette tax increase and limits on political campaign financing are on a historically short list of ballot measures that will go before voters in the Nov. 3 election.
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Oregon’s COVID-19 infection rate is rising so fast that unless checked, businesses may have to close again and reopening schools this fall could be jeopardized, top state officials said Wednesday.
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One special session of the Oregon Legislature is history, but a second is coming.
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Gov. Kate Brown says she is committed to maintaining the $9 billion that state lawmakers budgeted for the operation of Oregon’s public schools in the current two-year cycle.
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Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that starting Wednesday, Oregonians statewide will be required to wear masks or other face coverings in indoor public spaces to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Threemile Canyon Farms was one of three dairies nationwide recognized for Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability at the ninth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards. Winners were chosen in Apr…
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SALEM — Democratic leaders in the Oregon Legislature have agreed to explore protecting businesses, schools, local governments and other parties from being sued if someone catches COVID-19 on t…
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Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday approved the early release of 57 state prisoners deemed medically vulnerable to the novel coronavirus, which has spread throughout correctional facilities in Oregon…
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SALEM — Michelle Stacy Rademacher started her own business last year selling crystals, custom jewelry and home goods. She wanted the flexibility to make her own schedule to be available to sup…
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SALEM — The Oregon Legislature convened a special session on Wednesday, June 24, amid a worldwide pandemic that has killed over 475,000 people — nearly a quarter of them in the United States.
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Students with disabilities aren't receiving adequate support from Oregon schools due to limited funding, rising caseloads, difficulty hiring and retaining special education teachers and other …
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BAKER CITY — While Baker County has a history of mining for gold, Phil Scheler found a different type of buried treasure when he and Jerry Long were digging on the hill above Western Heights t…
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SALEM — State and local public health authorities have not yet built a fully robust system for contact tracing four months after coronavirus began sweeping through Oregon, according to public …
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UMATILLA COUNTY — Another 34 cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Oregon Health Authority in Umatilla County on Sunday, June 21, bringing the county total to 268 cases.
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SALEM — As record numbers of Oregonians have tested positive for coronavirus over the past two weeks, many wondered if that’s simply due to increased testing -- or if the virus also is spreadi…
SALEM — All but five of the 27 men on death row have been transferred out of the unit, many into the general population at the Oregon State Penitentiary, and several, including father-son bank…
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SALEM — Contact tracers usually work with local government agencies to call people who may have come in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released its annual wolf report April 16 documenting 158 wolves statewide in 2019 — a 15% increase over the previous year. Yet the number of confirme…
Oregon’s U.S. senators, both Democrats, called on the Republican majority to allow a vote on legislation to give permanent status to thousands of young immigrants brought to this country illeg…
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Whether lawmakers went too far last year in changing the public-pension system to reduce its future obligations is now in the hands of the Oregon Supreme Court.
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SALEM — Bills to tighten the accountability of police after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis would lead a list of about two dozen action items proposed for a special session of the Ore…
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Maxine Dexter will take the House District 33 seat seven months earlier than she planned.
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Oregon legislators will begin to review Gov. Kate Brown’s proposed spending cuts, hear what the public has to say about them, and come up with their own plans.
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Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets Saturday night as Portland entered its third week of protests.
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ONTARIO — Ontario City Councilor Freddy Rodriguez is a “credible threat” to an Ontario woman and faces bail of up to $50,000 if he violates an order to stay away from her, according to court records.
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Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services had bad news and good news for customers stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
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Gov. Kate Brown is preparing to release medically vulnerable inmates as the number of incarcerated individuals who have tested positive for the coronavirus topped 160.
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PORTLAND — Ethan Snyder felt exhausted last Friday as he took to the streets for a seventh straight night. He figured a week of protesting police brutality and systemic racism alongside thousa…
It’s been three months since Oregon’s social-distancing and stay-home orders came down in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Especially with the recent caseload spike and Gov. Kate Brown’s …
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A group of Eastern Oregon county commissioners met unannounced Thursday in Prairie City to share common frustrations over Gov. Kate Brown's closures amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Gov. Kate Brown on Friday, June 12, told the Oregon Department of Corrections director to review inmates for possible release to limit the spread of coronavirus in the state prison system.
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There was good news and bad news when Cameron Duskin lost his dishwashing job in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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College life will look a lot different when students return to school in the fall, with students being asked to stay 6 feet apart and many traditional campus activities off limits.
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The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that Baker County Circuit Court Judge Matt Shirtcliff erred in his ruling last month that Gov. Kate Brown exceeded her legal authority in issuing executive o…
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The nine minority-group members of the Oregon Legislature will promote bills to tighten the accountability of police after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the subsequent protests …
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Nearly three months into Oregon’s coronavirus outbreak, the state’s weekly jobs numbers show that far fewer workers are losing their jobs and tens of thousands of laid-off Oregonians are being…
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Oregon reported a new record for COVID-19 infections on Thursday, June 10, as health officials cautioned the phased "reopening" of the state depended on residents not returning to pre-pandemic…
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This fall, school will look very different for Oregon students. Maybe it’ll look a lot like this spring. Maybe it’ll be more like last fall. Or very possibly, school will be somewhere in between.
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The coronavirus has killed one senior care home employee in Oregon, state data published Wednesday shows.
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Many Oregon families are getting a hand with basic food supplies right now because of a USDA program where Pacific Coast Fruit Co. is distributing 20 million pounds of fruits, vegetables and d…
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SALEM — About a year and a half ago, Lindsey Graham faced a risky choice as she found herself at a junction in her career.
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The state of Oregon saw a significant uptick in COVID-19 cases over the past weekend. The bump comes just days after Gov. Kate Brown approved 29 of the state’s 36 counties to further relax bus…
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Weeks after counties and companies took it upon themselves to test senior care home residents and staff for the coronavirus, Gov. Kate Brown has promised to test everyone in every large care h…
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Amid a global pandemic that has closed Oregon schools since mid-March and interrupted or ended formal classes for many of the state’s 580,000 students, school districts are preparing to do som…
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SALEM — State forestry officials told lawmakers Friday, June 5, that they are operationally prepared for what could be a severe and complicated wildfire season given drought conditions and the…
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It’s bigger than some states, includes two time zones and is a bright red Republican stronghold in a deeply blue Democratic state. Oregon’s CD2 — shorthand for the 2nd Congressional District —…
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The Oregon Health Authority on Sunday reported 146 new confirmed and presumptive coronavirus cases — the largest daily tally since the emergence of the pandemic in the state.
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Charges of racial bias in the design of an Oregon study of COVID-19’s spread are raising questions about whether it will do anything to help Black and Latino communities, which have been among…
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Seasonal farmworkers in Fairview drove the single largest increase in identified coronavirus infections across Oregon last week, newly released statistics from the Oregon Health Authority show.
