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By JULIA SHUMWAY/Oregon Capital Chronicle The state agency in charge of helping Oregonians cover their rent has nearly run through the $289 million it received from the federal government and will stop accepting applications Dec. 1. A six-week pause in accepting applications for rent help that was announced Friday doesn’t just mean tenants who fall short on December rent won’t

By MICHELLE KLAMPE/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – Climate change is altering familiar conditions of the world’s oceans and creating new environments that could undermine efforts to protect sea life in the world’s largest marine protected areas, new research from Oregon State University shows. The changing conditions also have cultural and economic implications for the people whose traditions and livelihoods are

By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon’s rebound from the delta variant spike in COVID-19 has slowed, a new state forecast reported Thursday, and hospitalizations should remain high through February,  The number of people in Oregon hospitalized with COVID-19 will stay above 400 statewide through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, according to the forecast from Oregon Health & Science University.

Oregon reports 1,033 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 75 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 75 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 4,730, Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported 1,033 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 as of 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, bringing the state total

 Dozens of households and businesses in Cave Junction got high-speed internet, thanks to money from the CARES Act. (Illinois Valley Data Center) By LYNNE TERRY/Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon will reap at least $100 million to expand broadband services to homes and businesses throughout the state from the new infrastructure bill passed by Congress. The money has many people’s attention, including