The Willamette Falls on August 6, 2018. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill with a 54-3 vote creating the Willamette Falls Locks Authority, a public corporation establishing ownership, management, and oversight so the waterfall’s locks could someday reopen for the first time since 2011. House[Read More…]
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Everyone ages 12 and up can get a vaccine starting Thursday
File photo: Chas Hundley Starting Thursday, May 13 everyone in Oregon ages 12 and up is eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine. “The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, after a thorough review of the evidence from the clinical trial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for those 12-15 years of[Read More…]
CDC panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 – 15
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, known as ACIP, voted unanimously to recommend the Pfizer-BioNTech for emergency use in people ages 12 – 15 years of age in the U.S., just after 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The move means that the previous age range[Read More…]
Oregon’s risk framework to end when 70% of those 16 and up get first dose
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley The end of Oregon’s county risk level framework is in sight, if 70% of Oregonians age 16 and up receive their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Governor Kate Brown announced Tuesday, May 11. The governor also announced that counties that reach a 65% first-dose[Read More…]
Governor Brown extends coronavirus declaration of emergency
Face masks. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon Governor Kate Brown extended Oregon’s declaration of a state of emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, bringing the new expiration to June 28, unless rescinded early by the governor. This time, unlike many 60-day extensions that came before, could be among the[Read More…]
State Rep. Brad Witt accused of sexual harassment by fellow legislator
Brad Witt. Photo courtesy state legislative website. Rep. Brad Witt (D-Clatskanie) who was chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee has stepped down from his position but remains a committee member following a formal letter of complaint to the House Committee on Conduct claiming he sexually harassed Rep. Vikki[Read More…]
National Weather Service: ‘Unseasonably high fire danger throughout this week’
A burn pile that escaped control on NW Strohmeyer Rd on Tuesday, April 13. Photo: Forest Grove Fire & Rescue 11:15 a.m.: A burn ban will go into effect at 12 p.m., local fire agencies announced. 9:07 am.: This story has been updated with more information from the Oregon Department[Read More…]
Brown announces vaccine eligibility for all 16 and older on April 19
A face mask. Photo: Chas Hundley Starting April 19, all Oregonians aged 16 and older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, Oregon Governor Brown announced Tuesday morning. Previously, adults and those aged 16 and over were scheduled to be eligible no later than May 1. The announcement comes[Read More…]
Vaccine eligibility expanded for more underlying conditions, families of frontline workers
Ansu Drammeh, R.N., a cardiovascular intensive care nurse at OHSU, is given the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday, December 16. Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced an expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility for people with some underlying health conditions, and for family members that live with frontline workers. “As we move into[Read More…]
Governor Brown Unveils 10-Point Economic Recovery Plan
The Oregon Capitol building in Salem. Photo: Chas Hundley Oregon Governor Kate Brown released a 10-point economic recovery plan for the state on Tuesday, March 23, outlining her administration’s recovery goals in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and the 2020 wildfires. A news release issued by the governor’s office[Read More…]
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