By ALEX BAUMHARDT/The Capital Chronicle By May 2020, Ethan Kemper had all but given up on school. Banks High School, where he was finishing his freshman year, had gone to […]
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Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Oct. 5: 1,650 new cases, 8 in Lincoln County, 44 more deaths
Oregon reports 1,650 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 44 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 44 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,867, […]
New survey indicates that Oregonians are split on whether state is on ‘right track’
By ZACK DEMARS/Oregon Capital Bureau While half of Oregonians say the state is headed in the wrong direction, views on the state’s economy have improved in recent months. Those […]
Rural Oregon counties are on their own if medical personnel quit as mid-October vaccine deadline approaches
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM – Rural counties that fear first responders will quit in bulk ahead of a mid-October vaccine mandate need to come up with their own […]
New Oregon laws try to address housing shortages, changing codes in fire-damaged areas and projects by nonprofits
By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM – Two years after passing sweeping legislation requiring many cities to allow duplexes anywhere single-family homes could be built, the Oregon Legislature returned in […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Oct. 4: 3,286 new cases since Friday, 28 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 3,286 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 3,823 […]
New OHSU COVID-19 forecasts predicts Oregon won’t return to pre-spike levels until near year end
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A recovery from the record-breaking spike in COVID-19 cases has been pushed from Halloween to Christmas, according to a new Oregon Health & Science […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Sept. 28: 1,658 new cases, 11 in Lincoln County; 41 more deaths
Oregon reports 1,658 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 41 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 41 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,750, […]
COVID-19 spike in Umatilla County from Pendleton Round-up has Oregon governor ‘gravely concerned’
By BRYCE DOLE and GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday that she was “gravely concerned” about an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases across Eastern Oregon with […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Sept. 27: 3,606 new cases since Friday, 35 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 3,606 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 27 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 27 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,709, […]