Freshmen head to classes at McKay High School April 2021. Schools in Oregon have access to more than a billion in pandemic aid, yet less than 8% of it has […]
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OHSU revises its Oregon omicron forecast downward, but still expects strain on hospitals
By LES ZAITZ/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon’s bout with the omicron variant of the coronavirus will be less severe than expected but hospitalizations are still forecast to reach a system-straining peak […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Dec. 23: 1,350 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 1,350 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths PORTLAND — There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,598, […]
Oregon election officials want Kristof to prove residency before he’s certified to run for governor
Nicholas Kristof on his family’s Yamhill farm. (Kristof Farms photo) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM — Former New York Times columnist Nick Kristof needs to do more to prove […]
Oregon faces short staffing and not enough customers to inject 1 million booster shots as Oregon Health Authority works to tie pieces together to guard against omicron
The Oregon Health Authority is still working out the details of its plan to get Covid-19 booster doses into the arms of 1 million more Oregonians. (Getty Images) By LYNNE […]
Oregon is on the verge of finally signing agreement in national, $26 billion opioid settlement
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Oregon, one of the last holdout states in joining a $26 billion settlement with the three largest distributors of opioids and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, is […]
League of Oregon Cities leader forced out after profane messages to Beaverton mayor
KELCIE GREGA/Oregon Capital Bureau The executive director of the League of Oregon Cities resigned Monday night after he sent private messages on Twitter to Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty calling her […]
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown extends pandemic emergency declaration to prepare for surge in omicron variant
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown has extended a declaration of emergency as the omicron variant emerges in the coronavirus pandemic. The latest order will remain in effect […]
Oregon’s fourth case of the Covid-19 omicron variant is found in Lane County, health officials announce Monday
By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon has its fourth confirmed case of the omicron variant of Covid-19, a person in their 20s who lives in Lane County. The person had […]
In race to succeed DeFazio in Congress, Airbnb executive in, Oregon legislators out
Andrew Kalloch is running for Congress in Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District. (Andrew Kalloch photo) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Contenders for Rep. Peter DeFazio’s congressional district — that now includes […]