Percentage of COVID-19 Tests Coming Back Positive Rose During the Wildfires

The state for two weeks running has not hit the target for school reopenings.

Audit Finds Oregon Mental Health System Is Failing Children, Staff

“Are you leaving too?”

Oregon OSHA Slaps Two Small Businesses With Fines for Violating COVID-19 Mask Guidelines

“We will continue to bring our enforcement tools to bear when employers choose to disregard requirements.”

Rogue Ales Is Closing Its Pearl District Pub After 20 Years

Following the indefinite closures of Bailey’s Taproom downtown and Back Pedal Brewing on Northwest Flanders Street, Rogue has announced it is shuttering its public house in the Pearl District after 20 years—and this one appears to be permanent.

Grant Applications Open for Nonprofits to Apply for Green Community Project Funding

Oregon Department of Corrections to Quarantine Thousands of Evacuated Prisoners

More than 2,700 had been evacuated to facilities that were already occupied, raising concerns over the spread of the virus.

10 Dead, 22 Missing as Oregon Reels From Immense Wildfires

State officials said the road back from disaster would be long.

Beloved Downtown Beer Bar Bailey’s Taproom Has Closed Its Doors Indefinitely

No one really needed further proof that 2020 is utter garbage, but the hits just keep on coming, as Bailey’s Taproom, the beloved downtown beer bar, is closing due to a loss of revenue amid the pandemic.