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Brown extends restrictions on 21 counties to fight rise in infections
With COVID-19 infection rates rising rapidly in Oregon, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday that at least 21 counties…
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Free fishing statewide Friday, Saturday
Free fishing is available throughout the state of Oregon this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 27-28. According to a…
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Legislature scrambles to head off end of rent moratorium on New Year’s Eve
Oregon’s ban on evicting tenants from their homes expires at the end of the year unless the Legislature…
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Restaurants: $55 million not enough to prevent closures
SALEM — Restaurant and other business organizations say the $55 million promised by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown for pandemic…
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Oregon to undergo a ‘two-week freeze’ to slow COVID-19 spread
SALEM — Oregon will restrict or close many businesses, curtail activities and put a six-person limit on gatherings,…
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One new case in Wallowa County; state breaks one-day record again
Wallowa County’s newest case of COVID-19 — one reported Saturday, Nov. 7 which was the 63rd since the…
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Gov. Brown orders social slowdown in five counties over COVID spike
SALEM — Five Oregon counties must have a “social pause” for two weeks to fight a spike in COVID-19…
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Democrats keep supermajorities in Oregon Legislature
SALEM — Democrats appear to be holding onto their supermajorities in both houses of the Oregon Legislature. Returns…
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End of election filled with fears amid flurry of votes
Oregon was smashing records for early voting on Monday, even as state officials grappled with how to handle…
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Feds announce final rule to delist wolves in Lower 48 states
The Trump administration is moving forward with a controversial decision to lift endangered species protections for gray wolves…
