By JAELEN OGADHOH/Pamplin Media Group The Oregon Liquor Control Commission will officially change its name to the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission after Aug. 2 to reflect its new regulatory […]
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New OHA data reveals how health are professionals are embracing — or not — getting vaccinated
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Ninety-four percent of Oregon dentists have received a COVID-19 vaccination. But only half of chiropractors have gotten a jab. And for chiropractic assistants the vaccination […]
Tidepool “ambassador” program aims to give visitors and locals a peek into the mysteries of the ocean shore at low tide
By DANA TIMS/YachatsNews.com Jamie Kish has a quick word for anyone who glances at an Oregon coast tidepool at low tide and comes away thinking nothing much is going […]
June unemployment rate in Lincoln County drops slightly to 7.7 percent as area adds 550 jobs
The number of jobs in Lincoln County increased by 7.1 percent in June, dropping the county’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 7.7 percent for the month, the Oregon Employment Department […]
Long-term study of spotted owls on West Coast finds removal of barred owls helps their survival
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California found that removal of invasive barred owls arrested the population decline of the northern spotted […]
Assisted living center in Florence hit with big COVID-19 outbreak
FLORENCE — In the past week, Lane County Public Health reported 152 more confirmed COVID-19 cases, nearly 20% of which came from an outbreak at Spruce Point Assisted Living and Memory Care in […]
Oregon Coast CC schedules two “On-the-Spot” admission sessions
NEWPORT — Fall term classes at Oregon Coast Community College begin Sept. 27. New students can register for classes, meet with advisers, set up financial aid, and be admitted to […]
Coast Guard evacuates 70-year-old man from fishing vessel Monday off Newport
Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Newport, OR Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution video ASTORIA, Ore. – A Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a man Monday […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, July 19: 777 new cases over three days; 9 more deaths
Oregon reports 777 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths PORTLAND — There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,826, […]
Schrader, DeFazio upset with Oregon House Speaker for congressional redistricting deal
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A pandemic political deal and feuding Democrats have made for a noisy start to the makeover of Oregon’s congressional maps in time for the […]