By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The acting director says the Oregon Employment Department is devoting more attention to preventing and fighting fraud, by hiring more people and training others, as […]
New statewide poll: Oregonians eager for self-service gas, grocery liquor sales
By ZANE SPARLING/Oregon Capital Bureau Hands off that gas pump! The quirks of life in the Beaver State might bemuse outsiders, but surely true-blue Oregonians cherish our time-honored idiosyncrasies, right? […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Feb. 18: 466 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 22,663 vaccinations, six more deaths
Oregon reports 466 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 6 new deaths PORTLAND — There are six new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,149, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Feb. 17: 473 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 15,790 vaccinations, 5 new deaths
Oregon reports 473 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths PORTLAND — There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,143, […]
Group opposed to vacation rentals in unincorporated Lincoln County neighborhoods will hold off filing initiative signatures
By QUINTON SMITH/YachatsNews.com A coalition of neighborhood groups which wants to ban short-term rentals in parts Lincoln County said Tuesday it will hold off filing petition signatures to put […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Feb. 16: 411 new cases, 1 in Lincoln County; 7,568 vaccinations, one additional death
Oregon reports 411 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 1 new death PORTLAND — There is one new COVID-19 related death in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,138, […]
Oregon State Police news release on fatal crash at Ecola State Park
On Monday, February 15, 2021 at approximately 6:04 P.M., Oregon State Police Troopers and emergency personnel responded to a single vehicle crash on Ecola State Park Road. Preliminary investigation revealed a […]
Oregonians without health insurance can now sign up under re-opened federal health marketplace
By MICHELLE ANDREWS/KaiserHealth News For people who’ve been without health insurance during the pandemic, relief is in sight. In January, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to open up the federal […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Feb. 15: 184 new cases, none in Lincoln County; 6,693 vaccinations, no deaths
Oregon reports 184 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 0 new deaths PORTLAND — There are zero new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, and the state’s death toll remains at […]
Portland lawmaker sues Oregon Legislature, alleging that his expulsion is not legal, seeks $1 million in damages
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Rep. Diego Hernandez, D-Portland, has sued the Oregon Legislature, the House speaker and the co-leaders and a staffer of its conduct committee that recommended his […]