Regional News

(Douglas County, Oregon) – In light of the COVID-19 crisis, school closures and limited services, Douglas County Board of Commissioners are temporarily suspending the $4.00 per day usage fees for ALL Douglas Co...

SALEM, Oregon –Three Oregon state agencies will suspend camping to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will accommodate current overnight guests through April 2. Reser...

Request for ORS 401.965 Declaration from Oregon Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum, dated March 14, 2020. Dear Governor Brown, I am writing today to ask that you declare an “abnormal disruption of the market” ...

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) officials remind the public that viruses don’t discriminate – and neither should we. The COVID-19 virus spreads like the flu, when someone who is sick coughs or sneezes close to an...

A new study published Tuesday, March 17 in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the COVID-19 virus can survive for up to three-days on some surfaces, such as plastic or steel. The report also says ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— Oregon Health Authority reported 13 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to 88, as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 19. The COVID-19 cases reported today are in the following counties: Li...

SALEM, Ore.—Effective Wednesday March 18, all of ODFW’s state-operated fish hatcheries are closed to public access and all visitors. The closure is meant to protect staff so they can continue to operate the 33 ...

McMinnville, Oregon, March 18, 2020 – In order to protect the health and safety of guests, staff, and volunteers in support of COVID-19 containment efforts, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum will temporaril...

Three of Oregon’s largest Indian-Tribe-Owned casinos have closed due to the COVID-19 virus. Seven Feathers in Canyonville, Spirit Mtn. in Grand Ronde, and Chinook Winds in Lincoln City have all closed their doo...

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) officials remind the public that viruses don’t discriminate – and neither should we. The COVID-19 virus spreads like the flu, when someone who is sick coughs or sneezes close to an...