Oregon

Roy St. Warren of Red Rainbow PDX holds a sign asking for "free masks for all," on May 1, 2020, during a May Day car caravan in Portland. The caravan was organized by the Portland May Day Coalition and demanded -- among other things -- PPE and hazard pay for essential workers and a moratorium…

Portlanders enjoy sunny spring skies along the Willamette River's Eastbank Esplanade amid the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in Portland April 10, 2020. Mark Graves/StaffMark GravesThe Oregon Health Authority confirmed 190 more coronavirus cases across the state of Oregon on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases to 6,937.New cases in the past seven days, totaling 1,306,…

A property owner made a grim discovery on Saturday, finding human remains believed to be those of an Oregon woman who was reported missing in December, according to officials.The Washington County Sheriff's Office said in a news release that deputies were called to investigate the discovery just before 5 p.m. to a property on Northwest…

The Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Union County. At least 236 coronavirus cases have been linked to an outbreak at the church, which is located in Union County’s Island City. (Ronald Bond/The Observer via AP) APA large coronavirus outbreak in a small northeast Oregon county grew by 119 new cases Tuesday, yet again pushing the state…

Union County in eastern Oregon is now battling the single largest outbreak of COVID-19 yet in Oregon, according to state public health officials.  The outbreak has spread among the congregation of the Lighthouse Pentecostal Church in Island City, just east of La Grande. Of 365 church members tested, 236 returned positive for COVID-19, according to Dr.…