The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed that a person contracted bird flu in a case linked to an outbreak that sickened thousands of birds in a Clackamas County commercial poultry operation.
As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, the question of who will hold the Oval Office for the next four years remained unanswered. In Oregon, however, the choice was clear: the state's eight electoral votes will go to Vice President Kamala Harris.
See initial results for five state measures before Oregon voters, from making ranked choice voting the norm to sending checks to residents by increasing corporate taxes.
For three of Oregon's top elected offices, the leaders in initial results are: Secretary of State: Democrat Tobias Read, Attorney General: Democrat Dan Rayfield, and State Treasurer: Democrat Elizabeth Steiner.
Representing Oregon's 1st Congressional District, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici is headed to another two year's representing Oregon's northwest corner in Washington D.C.
State officials are offering free help enrolling in insurance to 1 million Oregonians who qualify for Medicare or buy health insurance on the federal marketplace.
Gov. Tina Kotek has appealed to the Biden administration to declare a disaster in Oregon to provide funding for ranchers, businesses and community members who suffered a historic fire season this year.
The northern lights could be visible starting Thursday, and power and communications systems could see impacts from what could be a severe geomagnetic storm hurtling toward Earth.
A partial list from the Oregon Department of Forestry shows it has collected $86,000 of $24 million it paid to fight several dozen wildfires that were maliciously or negligently ignited over the last two decades.
