By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Hoping to pick up the pace of vaccinations, state and federal health officials are ditching their population-based distribution game plans to get more doses […]
Oregon News
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, May 6: 763 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 36,259 vaccinations, 5 new deaths
Oregon reports 763 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,514, […]
Oregon Senate votes 17-7 Wednesday to send major gun legislation to Gov. Kate Brown
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown is the final stop for the Oregon Legislature’s major gun legislation of 2021. The Senate voted 17-7 Wednesday to accept the House […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, May 5: 808 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 30,994 vaccinations, 1 more death
Oregon reports 808 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,509, […]
Oregon legislation approved Monday speeds siting of emergency shelters, temporary housing by counties and cities
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Cities and counties are empowered to waive some requirements to allow the siting of emergency shelters and temporary housing under a bill that is headed […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, May 4: 748 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 32,503 vaccinations, 6 more deaths
Oregon reports 748 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,508, […]
Homeowners, businesses burned out by September’s wildfires get more time to rebuild
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Owners would get more time to rebuild homes and businesses destroyed in the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, without running afoul of planning requirements, under two […]
An Oregon state representative from Willamette Valley faces two criminal charges in Capitol breach
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Rep. Mike Nearman faces two criminal charges in connection with his opening of a door that allowed anti-lockdown protesters to enter a closed Capitol building […]
Oregon Capitol Roundup: After 100 days, time crush looms larger in the Legislature
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau It’s a new month, but same headaches for Oregon’s Legislature. The 2021 session of the Legislature hit the 100-day mark last Thursday. The constitution […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, May 3: 540 cases, 4 in Lincoln County; 17,897 vaccinations, 1 new death
Oregon reports 540 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,502, […]