By GARRETT ANDREWS/The Bend Bulletin As flames from the Holiday Farm Fire roared closer and closer to her home Monday night, Blue River resident Krystal Harrison was ordered to evacuate […]
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COVID + Influenza: This Is a Good Year to Get a Flu Shot, Experts Advise
By JULIE APPLEBY and MICHELLE ANDREWS/Kaiser Health News Flu season will look different this year, as the country grapples with a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 172,000 people. […]
Oregon hospital groups continue to get millions in federal, state emergency aid, including Samaritan Health Systems
By CHRISTIAN WITHOL/The Lund Report The two small rural hospitals in Ontario and Baker City in Eastern Oregon have won grants totaling $2.6 million in emergency funding from the […]
Oregon Health Authority takes aggressive budget approach to meet coronavirus challenges, including raising “sin” taxes
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report The Oregon Health Authority has taken an ambitious approach to planning its next budget. The authority’s budget request for 2021-2023 reflects a plan to meet […]
Oregon Coast Aquarium’s elderly “Max” the sea lion gets special exam at OSU’s veterinary clinic in Corvallis
By MOLLY ROSBACH/OSU News Service Oregon State University’s Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital received an unusual patient Monday — fan favorite Max the sea lion from the Oregon […]
Federal court says no Oregon vote in November to allow independent commission to redraw Oregon political boundaries
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon voters will not decide Nov. 3 if they want an independent commission to redraw legislative and congressional district lines after every 10-year census. That’s […]
Oregon governor extends state of emergency declaration until Nov. 3; Lincoln County follows suit
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon will stay under the COVID-19 state of emergency in place since March until Nov. 3, Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday. Brown’s executive order […]
Oregon GOP falls short Monday in petition drive to try to recall Gov. Kate Brown
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Republican Party announced Monday it had fallen short of the minimum required signatures on petitions to put a recall of Gov. Kate […]
Terri Davie will become the first woman to lead the Oregon State Police as superintendent
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Terri Davie will become the first woman to lead the Oregon State Police as superintendent. Gov. Kate Brown named Davie to succeed Travis Hampton upon […]
Capitol Chatter: Some county officials in rural Oregon not thrilled about governor’s coronavirus remarks
Local officials across Oregon got a verbal spanking from the governor last week. It didn’t sit well. County leaders responded by saying the governor and the state should do their […]