By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon House, on a largely party-line vote, approved a bill that combines storage requirements for firearms with a narrower ban on guns in some […]
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Oregon coronavirus report for Thursday, April 29: 928 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 39,560 vaccinations, 1 more death
Oregon reports 928 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 2,491, […]
Legislation passes Oregon House to loosen restrictions on purchasing some cold medications
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon would no longer require a prescription for medicines containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine under a bill that has cleared the House. House Bill 2648 went […]
Starting Monday, Oregonians will be able to renew their driver’s licenses online
By Andrew Theen | The Oregonian/OregonLive Oregon DMV officials have a very important message they say will save you time: Don’t go to the DMV. Starting next week, Oregonians who need […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Wednesday, April 28: 888 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 40,769 vaccinations, 2 more deaths
Oregon reports 888 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 2,490, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Tuesday, April 27: 740 new cases, 3 in Lincoln County; 28,212 vaccinations, 2 new deaths
Oregon reports 740 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 2,488, […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Monday, April 26: 630 new cases, 2 in Lincoln County; 27,077 vaccinations, 1 more death
Oregon reports 630 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 2,486, […]
New Census numbers announced Monday say Oregon will get 6th congressional district – but where?
By GARY A. WARNER/Oregon Capital Bureau Oregon will have a sixth congressional seat up for grabs in 2022 under the once-a-decade shuffling of Congress, the U.S. Census announced Monday. Where […]
Oregon House passes 5 bills and 4 related measures intended to change policing practices
By PETER WONG/Oregon Capital Bureau Five bills aimed at changing policing practices, plus four related measures, have cleared the Oregon House by near-unanimous votes. All the bills go to the […]
Oregon coronavirus report for Sunday, April 25: 780 new cases, 6 in Lincoln County; 33,721 vaccinations, one new death
Oregon reports 780 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 2,485, […]