In this file photo, a man receives nasal swab testing for the coronavirus. Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media The Oregon Health Authority reported 331 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday and two new deaths.The new case totals are well below the record of 437 cases announced a week ago, but still high relative to the…
The Portland suburb of Gresham, Oregon, has sent ripples through the community by flying a Black Lives Matter flag over city hall. Two groups of protesters squared off Wednesday after mayoral candidate Joe Demers organized a “Keep Gresham Sound—Take the BLM Flag Down” rally to protest the flag, which was raised July 15 on a…
People flocked to Cannon Beach on May 28, 2020, a particularly warm spring day, after the beach reopened. (Jamie Hale / The Oregonian / FIle photo)Jamie Hale/The OregonianThe Oregon Health Authority announced on Tuesday seven new deaths from the novel coronavirus, tying the state’s record for the most deaths reported in a single day. The…
Positive test rate unchanged from last week, at 5.8%; concern over tighter supplies, results lag up to 2 weeks (Update: Adding statement from St. Charles President/CEO about ICU beds) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 262, and 277 new cases, including 27 in…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…