The Eugene Airport welcomed its first Southwest Airline flight Sunday from Las Vegas, beginning daily service to both Las Vegas and Oakland, Calif. After landing, the airport celebrated the airline’s […]
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As deaths from COVID-19 rise, Tillamook and Josephine counties request refrigerated trucks to hold bodies
By ANDREW SELSKY/The Associated Press The death toll from COVID-19 in Oregon is climbing so rapidly that two counties have requested refrigerated trucks to hold the bodies, the state emergency […]
Oregon climate experts tell water commission that state is less resilient to drought conditions
By The Associated Press SALEM — Experts say Oregon is becoming less resilient to drought as fewer seasons of abundant rain and snow prevent it from bouncing back from hot […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, Aug. 26: 2,057 new cases, 24 more in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 2,057 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths PORTLAND — There are nine new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,095, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, Aug. 25: 2,777 new cases statewide, 37 more in Lincoln County
Medical staff deployed to support Oregon health care facilities facing surge of COVID-19 patients Oregon has finalized contracts with medical staffing companies to deploy much needed health care personnel in […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, Aug. 24: 2,804 new cases, 72 in Lincoln County; hospitalizations reach 1,000
Oregon reports 2,804 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 30 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 30 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,066, […]
Oregon governor issues new mask mandate for large, outside public gatherings effective Friday
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Gov. Kate Brown has expanded a mandatory mask order to include large, public outdoor gatherings as well as indoor gatherings. The new rule will go […]
Coronavirus numbers keep piling up in rural Oregon, with little relief in sight for weeks and straining hospitals
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The beginning of a new week brought a torrent of bad numbers that measure the skyrocketing spike in COVID-19 cases in Oregon. Oregon’s hospitals continue […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, Aug. 23: 4,701 new cases over the weekend; 41 in Lincoln County including a local death
Oregon reports 4,701 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 24 new deaths PORTLAND — There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,036 […]
Interesting in political map-making? Try your hand at re-drawing Oregon’s House and Senate districts
By GARY WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau It’s a new video game that comes with a big prize. It’s not streaming on Twitch or play on an Xbox console. It’s on OLIS, […]