1,122 COVID cases reported statewide ThursdayPosted: Nov 13, 2020 / 05:00 AM PSTUpdated: Nov 14, 2020 / 12:13 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a new ‘two-week freeze’ statewide on Friday, hours after announcing a new West Coast travel advisory.“We’re about to face what might be the roughest days of the pandemic,” Brown said, as the daily case count in the state continues to top 1,000.“This is likely the most dangerous time in Oregon,” the state’s epidemiologist, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, said. “We can’t pretend COVID-19 is going away on its own.”Sidelinger and other...…1,122 COVID cases reported statewide ThursdayPosted: Nov 13, 2020 / 05:00 AM PSTUpdated: Nov 14, 2020 / 12:13 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a new ‘two-week freeze’ statewide on Friday, hours after announcing a new West Coast travel advisory.“We’re about to face what might be the roughest days of the pandemic,” Brown said, as the daily case count in the state continues to top 1,000.“This is likely the most dangerous time in Oregon,” the state’s epidemiologist, Dr. Dean Sidelinger, said. “We can’t pretend COVID-19 is going away on its own.”Sidelinger and other...WW…

Posted: Mar 12, 2021 / 08:55 AM PSTUpdated: Mar 12, 2021 / 06:15 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Governor Kate Brown officially issued an executive order on Friday morning ordering public schools to reopen classrooms. She announced the order last week.requires all Oregon public schools to offer universal access to hybrid or full in-person instruction by the weeks of March 29 for grades K-5, and April 19 for grades 6-12.Students will have the option to remain in comprehensive distance learning across all districts.The news of Oregon schools reopening comes nearly a year since Brown...…Posted: Mar 12, 2021 / 08:55 AM PSTUpdated: Mar 12, 2021 / 06:15 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Governor Kate Brown officially issued an executive order on Friday morning ordering public schools to reopen classrooms. She announced the order last week.requires all Oregon public schools to offer universal access to hybrid or full in-person instruction by the weeks of March 29 for grades K-5, and April 19 for grades 6-12.Students will have the option to remain in comprehensive distance learning across all districts.The news of Oregon schools reopening comes nearly a year since Brown...WW…

Students have the option to remain in comprehensive distance learningPosted: Mar 5, 2021 / 12:00 PM PSTUpdated: Mar 5, 2021 / 05:21 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Gov. Kate Brown has ordered Oregon school districts to return to some form of in-person learning in the coming weeks.Brown issued an executive order on Friday directing schools to offer universal access to in-person instruction on or before the weeks of March 29 for K-5 students and April 19 for students in grades 6-12.After the weeks of March 29 and April 19, all public schools in Oregon will operate under either a fully on-site...…Students have the option to remain in comprehensive distance learningPosted: Mar 5, 2021 / 12:00 PM PSTUpdated: Mar 5, 2021 / 05:21 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Gov. Kate Brown has ordered Oregon school districts to return to some form of in-person learning in the coming weeks.Brown issued an executive order on Friday directing schools to offer universal access to in-person instruction on or before the weeks of March 29 for K-5 students and April 19 for students in grades 6-12.After the weeks of March 29 and April 19, all public schools in Oregon will operate under either a fully on-site...WW…

Posted: Mar 9, 2021 / 01:09 PM PSTUpdated: Mar 10, 2021 / 10:22 AM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With an increase in allocated doses, Oregon should have enough doses to vaccinate nearly all Oregonians who want it by the end of April.Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen told the House Subcommittee on COVID-19 last week that there could be enough vaccine for 70% of adult Oregonians by April 21.“Based on current federal forecasts of vaccines received, we should actually be at a place at April 21 where we would have received enough vaccine to hit 70% of the adult population, and by – as...…Posted: Mar 9, 2021 / 01:09 PM PSTUpdated: Mar 10, 2021 / 10:22 AM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With an increase in allocated doses, Oregon should have enough doses to vaccinate nearly all Oregonians who want it by the end of April.Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen told the House Subcommittee on COVID-19 last week that there could be enough vaccine for 70% of adult Oregonians by April 21.“Based on current federal forecasts of vaccines received, we should actually be at a place at April 21 where we would have received enough vaccine to hit 70% of the adult population, and by – as...WW…

People aged 45-64 with underlying health conditions will be eligible by March 29Posted: Feb 26, 2021 / 05:30 AM PSTUpdated: Feb 26, 2021 / 05:18 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Governor Kate Brown unveiled who is next in the vaccine eligibility line after seniors during a press conference on Friday.Brown said more Oregonians will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of March — including some adults aged 45-64. She also announced that all Oregonians over 16 who wish to receive a vaccine will be eligible no later than July 1.The continuation of Phase 1b will proceed in two...…People aged 45-64 with underlying health conditions will be eligible by March 29Posted: Feb 26, 2021 / 05:30 AM PSTUpdated: Feb 26, 2021 / 05:18 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon Governor Kate Brown unveiled who is next in the vaccine eligibility line after seniors during a press conference on Friday.Brown said more Oregonians will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of March — including some adults aged 45-64. She also announced that all Oregonians over 16 who wish to receive a vaccine will be eligible no later than July 1.The continuation of Phase 1b will proceed in two...WW…

Oregon's failure to include prisoners in Phase 1A for prompt vaccination is unconstitutional, judge findsPosted: Feb 3, 2021 / 02:20 PM PSTUpdated: Feb 3, 2021 / 05:57 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon leaders said Wednesday they will start vaccinating prisoners after a federal judge ruled against Governor Kate Brown and the Department of Corrections, ordering inmates to be offered the COVID-19 vaccine along with other groups in Phase 1A.The ruling covers 12,000 inmates in prisons across Oregon. Attorneys representing several inmates made the case that the prison population is at...…Oregon's failure to include prisoners in Phase 1A for prompt vaccination is unconstitutional, judge findsPosted: Feb 3, 2021 / 02:20 PM PSTUpdated: Feb 3, 2021 / 05:57 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Oregon leaders said Wednesday they will start vaccinating prisoners after a federal judge ruled against Governor Kate Brown and the Department of Corrections, ordering inmates to be offered the COVID-19 vaccine along with other groups in Phase 1A.The ruling covers 12,000 inmates in prisons across Oregon. Attorneys representing several inmates made the case that the prison population is at...WW…

Vaccination clinics have been directed to administer majority of doses to Portland-area teachers instead of healthcare workersPosted: Jan 27, 2021 / 02:12 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 27, 2021 / 08:29 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Teachers in the Portland area started to get the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday as state leaders push to get kids back in schools.A little over 3,000 educators and school-related workers were getting their first doses at the Oregon Convention Center where Legacy Health, Providence, OHSU and Kaiser Permanente are running an .Those local hospital groups confirmed they were...…Vaccination clinics have been directed to administer majority of doses to Portland-area teachers instead of healthcare workersPosted: Jan 27, 2021 / 02:12 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 27, 2021 / 08:29 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Teachers in the Portland area started to get the COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday as state leaders push to get kids back in schools.A little over 3,000 educators and school-related workers were getting their first doses at the Oregon Convention Center where Legacy Health, Providence, OHSU and Kaiser Permanente are running an .Those local hospital groups confirmed they were...WW…

Remarks made during press conference about the legislature's pandemic-related operations safety planPosted: Jan 7, 2021 / 01:46 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 7, 2021 / 05:13 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Republican state lawmaker is under investigation by the Oregon State Police for letting violent right-wing protesters into the State Capitol during a special legislative session last month., “did open a door to let demonstrators into the building,” Oregon Speaker of the House Tina Kotek said. “This was a serious, serious breach of public trust.”Kotek, D-Portland, made the remarks about the...…Remarks made during press conference about the legislature's pandemic-related operations safety planPosted: Jan 7, 2021 / 01:46 PM PSTUpdated: Jan 7, 2021 / 05:13 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Republican state lawmaker is under investigation by the Oregon State Police for letting violent right-wing protesters into the State Capitol during a special legislative session last month., “did open a door to let demonstrators into the building,” Oregon Speaker of the House Tina Kotek said. “This was a serious, serious breach of public trust.”Kotek, D-Portland, made the remarks about the...WW…

The incoming Clackamas County chair says she plans to 'celebrate Thanksgiving with as many family and friends as I can find'Posted: Nov 19, 2020 / 03:34 PM PSTUpdated: Nov 19, 2020 / 11:21 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Healthcare officials are speaking out after a Clackamas County politician publicly rebuked Governor Kate Brown’s orders to forgo large holiday gatherings.Tootie Smith, the incoming chair of the Clackamas County Commission, responded to Brown’s mandated on Facebook, saying, “My family will celebrate Thanksgiving with as many family and friends as I can find. Gov Brown is...…The incoming Clackamas County chair says she plans to 'celebrate Thanksgiving with as many family and friends as I can find'Posted: Nov 19, 2020 / 03:34 PM PSTUpdated: Nov 19, 2020 / 11:21 PM PSTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Healthcare officials are speaking out after a Clackamas County politician publicly rebuked Governor Kate Brown’s orders to forgo large holiday gatherings.Tootie Smith, the incoming chair of the Clackamas County Commission, responded to Brown’s mandated on Facebook, saying, “My family will celebrate Thanksgiving with as many family and friends as I can find. Gov Brown is...WW…

Lovell: 'We all deserve better'Posted: Oct 12, 2020 / 06:58 AM PDTUpdated: Oct 12, 2020 / 05:08 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler addressed Sunday night’s riot–deemed “Day of Rage” by protesters–saying the criminal activity and destruction was not an act of social justice.“It’s unfortunate yesterday that a group of individuals acting under what they described as ‘The Indigenous People’s Day of Rage,’ co-opted an otherwise peaceful opportunity for education and reflection and celebration of the achievements, the accomplishments of the Native American community,”...…Lovell: 'We all deserve better'Posted: Oct 12, 2020 / 06:58 AM PDTUpdated: Oct 12, 2020 / 05:08 PM PDTPORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler addressed Sunday night’s riot–deemed “Day of Rage” by protesters–saying the criminal activity and destruction was not an act of social justice.“It’s unfortunate yesterday that a group of individuals acting under what they described as ‘The Indigenous People’s Day of Rage,’ co-opted an otherwise peaceful opportunity for education and reflection and celebration of the achievements, the accomplishments of the Native American community,”...WW…