Gov. Kate Brown says she is ‘committed to’ keeping state’s education funding stable, but needs federal help

June 29, 2020

By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown says she is committed to maintaining the $9 billion that state lawmakers budgeted for the operation of Oregon’s public schools in the current two-year cycle. Her pledge will be easier to keep if Oregon and other states get more federal aid from Congress in a follow-up pandemic plan, which is caught in

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Monday, June 29

June 29, 2020

Oregon reports 146 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 204, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Oregon Health Authority reported 146 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Monday bringing the state total to

Gov. Kate Brown expands mask requirements from eight counties to all of Oregon starting Wednesday

June 29, 2020

By GARY A. WARNER/The Oregon Capital Bureau Everyone in Oregon will be required to wear masks or face coverings in indoor public spaces starting Wednesday to help curb the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday. “Over the last month, we have seen the disease spread at an alarming rate in both urban and rural counties,” Brown said

First days of governor’s face mask order in Lincoln County marred by massive racial backlash on week-old local directive

June 29, 2020

By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com and CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/The Lund Report The willingness of Oregonians to try to stem COVID-19 cases started Wednesday when residents and visitors in Lincoln County and six other jurisdictions came under a state requirement to wear face coverings in public. But it was a backlash to a week-old county directive that overshadowed implementation of the state order in

Oregon State Police/Newport activity log for June 27-28

June 29, 2020

OREGON STATE POLICE DAILY MEDIA/DESK LOG SP20176840 06/27/2020 13:00 Officer #41617 ESKRIDGE, BRIAN Suspicious Activity Location N NORTH BANK RD, Mile post 4, ROSE LODGE, LINCOLN OR 97372 Narrative Summary ***Log Only***On 06/27/2020 at approximately 13:00 PM the Oregon State Police received a report of an explosion near the Salmon River Bridge on N. North Bank Road near milepost 4, in Rose Lodge. The

Lincoln County offers free face masks again Tuesday

June 29, 2020

Lincoln County and local fire districts are holding a second event Tuesday to give away face masks to residents and visitors. This follows an event June 13 when the county gave away 17,000 of 50,000 masks it had received from the state. The drive-through pickups will be from 3-7 p.m. Tuesday at nine locations around Lincoln County. The masks are

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Sunday, June 28

June 28, 2020

Oregon reports 247 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND, Ore. — The state’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from yesterday and remains at 202, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Sunday. Oregon Health Authority reported 247 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Sunday bringing the state total to 8,341.

Coast Guard rescues three fishermen (without life jackets) off Chetco River on south Oregon coast

June 28, 2020

Coast Guard, good Sams rescue 3 on Oregon Coast Editors’ Note: Click on images to download high resolution version. BANNING, Ore. — Crew members from Coast Guard Station Chetco River and good Samaritans rescued three men from a capsized vessel Saturday outside the mouth of the Chetco River. At 10:45 a.m. watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Chetco River received a

As first special legislative session ends, Gov. Kate Brown says second will come in late July or early August

June 27, 2020

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau One down and one to go. The Oregon Legislature wrapped-up its “2020 First Special Session” and headed out of Salem on Friday, leaving at least as many questions as answers from the three days of rapid-fire lawmaking. While the House and Senate met, Oregon’s rate of new COVID-19 infections continued to climb, the state

Oregon Health Authority’s coronavirus report for Saturday, June 27

June 27, 2020

Oregon reports 277 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed one more life in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 202, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. Oregon Health Authority reported 277 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Saturday, bringing the state total to