COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Dec. 25
PORTLAND, Ore.—In separate criminal cases, two Oregon men are facing federal charges for fraudulently converting to their personal use loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, annou...
Public Comments Sought on Santiam State Forest Post Fire Restoration Plan, Dec. 25
Salem, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry has extended the public comment period for initial Santiam State Forest post-fire restoration plans until 5 p.m. January 4, 2021. With the required 30-day comment...
Keep feeders clean to avoid sickening birds, Dec. 25
ODFW release - SALEM, Ore.—ODFW and wildlife rehabilitators are seeing an increase in reports of sick birds at feeders. Calls to ODFW from Oregon bird lovers seeing dead birds in their yard and around their fee...
Oregon trends with U.S. in accelerated drug overdoses, Dec. 25
State saw nearly 40% increase in overdose deaths over 2019 and during first half of 2020 as CDC links U.S. increase to pandemic disruptions – OHA report - PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon is following a national trend t...
Business News Around the State, Dec. 25
Oregon Employment Dept. weekly release - Lonza Group, an integrated product and service provider to the biotechnology industry, will undergo a $10 million expansion of its operations in Bend and add 35 workers....
COVID-19 Cases & Deaths, Dec. 25
OHA report - The new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (8), Benton (9), Clackamas (59), Clatsop (3), Columbia (4), Coos (10), Crook (5), Curry (7), Des...
COVID-19 hospitalizations, Dec. 25
The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients across Oregon is 495, 32 fewer than Wednesday. There are 101 COVID-19 patients in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds, eight fewer than Wednesday. The total number of pat...
Vaccinations in Oregon, Dec. 25
OHA is providing weekday updates on administered doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Oregon on its vaccination data dashboard. As of Wednesday, 2,794 doses of vaccine were administered, raising the state’s total numb...
Oregon reports 871 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 12 new deaths, Dec. 25
PORTLAND, Ore. — COVID-19 has claimed 12 more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 1,415 the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Oregon Health Authority reported 871 new confi...
USCG Locates Missing Trio, Dec. 24
USCG release - NORTH BEND, Ore. - The Coast Guard and the Lane County Sheriff’s Office located a 4-year-old girl and her grandparents Wednesday after they were reported missing in the Willamette National Forest...