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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 Coast Aquarium, who was having breathing problems and needed a CT scan. Max’s visit provided a unique learning opportunity for staff veterinarians, residents and students at the teaching hospital, who

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 the apparent result of a decision released Tuesday by a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Thursday, which is 60 days before the general election, is the

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 effectively means that the status quo will remain in place. The first order was issued March 8 and has now been renewed twice. The order allows previous restrictions to stay