Oregon reports 208 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 526, the […]
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Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, Sept. 19; Lincoln County has 2 new cases
Oregon reports 266 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 525, the […]
Oregon’s one-of-a-kind fire insurance policy could help it receive up to $25 million
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A British insurance marketplace in business since 1871 will pay up to $25 million of wildfire costs in Oregon under the state’s one-of-a-kind wildfire […]
Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, Sept. 17
How to apply for disaster aid due to wildfires If you experienced uninsured losses or damage due to wildfires, you may qualify for disaster aid. Federal funds are available to […]
Brown, Wyden call for help and long-term action for Oregon to recover from massive wildfires
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Even as thousands of firefighters continue to suppress dozens of wildfires spread over 1 million acres, Gov. Kate Brown and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore. are […]
Oregon’s dry summer — and drought for several years — contributed to September’s forest infernos
By BRITTANY ALLEN/Pamplin Media Group As of Sept. 4, the U.S. Forest Service was ready to declare 2020 a surprisingly successful year in terms of major wildfires. Then Labor Day […]
Oregon voters — and Portlanders — taking dim view of protests and related violence in Portland, according to new poll
By JIM REDDEN/Pamplin Media Group Most voters in Oregon and the three-county Portland area have negative views of the ongoing political protests in Portland and its related violence, according to […]
Oregon fire officials say Friday there could be many killed in fires consuming 1 million acres of forestland and homes
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Dozens of people are missing as state officials look for those who may have stayed behind in the over 1 million acres that have […]
Oregon’s deadly wildfires top 900,000 acres burned as of Thursday, up to 500,000 people evacuated across the state
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon firefighters hope to start pushing back on dozens of deadly blazes that have scorched 900,000 acres, killed at least three people, destroyed entire […]
Gov. Kate Brown says fires ravaging Oregon could be most destructive in state history; at least five towns “substantially destroyed”
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon is being swept by likely the most deadly and destructive fires in its history, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. “I want to be […]