Another 430 Lincoln County residents filed unemployment claims last week, bringing the total to 3,246 since statewide COVID-19 restrictions went into place in mid-March. The number of initial claims in […]
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Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Thursday, April 23
Oregon reports 68 new COVID-19 cases; 5 new deaths PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed five more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 83, the Oregon Health Authority […]
Samaritan Health Services expands testing to more people with COVID-19 symptoms
Samaritan Health Services says it has obtained sufficient quantities of testing supplies and personal protective equipment to expand COVID-19 testing in Lincoln, Benton and Linn counties, and is now offering […]
Astoria-based Coast Guard cutter returns to Oregon after 65-day narcotic patrol
Oregon-based Coast Guard cutter returns home after 65-day counternarcotic patrol, $21.5M in cocaine seized Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. ASTORIA, Ore. – The crew of […]
Oregon governor not backing off on state collection of new tax to support additional school programs
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown says she will not recommend a suspension of Oregon’s new corporate activity tax, contrary to what groups such as the Portland Business […]