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Oregon reports 1,116 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 24 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,358, […]

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle State officials are gearing up for the next round of Covid-19 vaccinations, this time for younger children. About 330,000 children aged 5 to 11 in […]

By ALEX BAUMHARDT/Oregon Capital Chronicle It’s been six years since the Chemawa Indian School in Salem was last reviewed by the federal Department of the Interior, which found then that […]

   Representatives work in the House chamber following a legislative special session on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Oregon Capital Chronicle) By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A former Republican state […]

By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Former Oregon State University President F. King Alexander won’t face any consequences for using university attorneys to respond to a probe into Louisiana State University’s […]

By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle A member of the Oregon National Guard is under investigation following allegations of sexual harassment of staff at Oregon Health & Science University. A spokesman […]

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A week after forecasting that the state might reach herd immunity from COVID-19 by Christmas, top state researchers said this week that progress on […]

Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster doses recommended The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup has recommended the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 boosters for certain populations of fully vaccinated people. Oregon […]

Oregon reports 1,407 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 40 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — There are 40 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,275, […]