By BRYCE DOLE/EO Media Group PENDLETON — More than half of all patients currently hospitalized at CHI St. Anthony hospital in Pendleton have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a […]
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Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, July 27: “Sharp rise” to 1,032 new Oregon cases, 13 in Lincoln County
Oregon reports 1,032 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 2,843, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, July 26: OHA reports 993 new cases for Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Oregon reports 993 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 2 new deaths PORTLAND — There are two new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,838, […]
Rapidly replicating delta variant’s impact not equal across Oregon, state health officials say Thursday
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau The highly contagious COVID-19 delta variant has caused a steep increase in the number of infections in Oregon — but with different impacts across […]
Oregon employment official says agency will turn focus on getting people jobs as end of benefits nears
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Weeks before the end of federal unemployment benefit programs on Sept. 4, Oregon Employment Department officials have shifted their efforts toward helping recipients get jobs […]
Keeping it’s acronym, OLCC to become Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission, will begin testing hemp fields
By JAELEN OGADHOH/Pamplin Media Group The Oregon Liquor Control Commission will officially change its name to the Oregon Liquor & Cannabis Commission after Aug. 2 to reflect its new regulatory […]
New OHA data reveals how health are professionals are embracing — or not — getting vaccinated
By BEN BOTKIN/The Lund Report Ninety-four percent of Oregon dentists have received a COVID-19 vaccination. But only half of chiropractors have gotten a jab. And for chiropractic assistants the vaccination […]
Long-term study of spotted owls on West Coast finds removal of barred owls helps their survival
By SEAN NEALON/OSU News Service CORVALLIS – A 17-year study in Oregon, Washington and California found that removal of invasive barred owls arrested the population decline of the northern spotted […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, July 19: 777 new cases over three days; 9 more deaths
Oregon reports 777 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 2,826, […]
Schrader, DeFazio upset with Oregon House Speaker for congressional redistricting deal
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau A pandemic political deal and feuding Democrats have made for a noisy start to the makeover of Oregon’s congressional maps in time for the […]