June 23, 2020 Oregon county's coronavirus mask order exempts 'people of color' who have 'heightened concerns about racial profiling' Amid “heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment,” a county in Oregon is allowing its residents of color to be in public without coronavirus face coverings, according to reports.
June 21, 2020 Oregon town renames park after whale it blew up 50 years ago The event, remembered the strangest and goriest in state history, has been immortalized.
June 21, 2020 Oregon property owner discovers human remains believed to be missing woman, sheriff says A property owner cleaning brush on their land made a grim discovery on Saturday after finding human remains believed to be an Oregon woman who was reported missing in December, according to officials.
June 19, 2020 George Washington statue knocked over in Portland, draped in US flag The head of a George Washington statue in Portland, Oregon was draped in the American flag, lit on fire, and then the entire bronze effigy was toppled by a group of demonstrators in an overnight protest Thursday.
June 18, 2020 Portland protesters rally outside mayor's apartment after $16 million cut to police department's budget falls short of demands Hundreds of protesters chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “Hands up, don’t shoot!” were seen on video rallying outside Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s apartment late Wednesday night after city commissioners voted to slash nearly $16 million from the police department’s budget.
June 18, 2020 Oregon coronavirus rule calls for face masks in 7 counties beginning next week Oregon will soon require face coverings while indoors for most of the public amid a recent rise in coronavirus cases, according to Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday.
June 17, 2020 Six states report jump in coronavirus cases amid gradual reopening At least six states on Tuesday reported record increases in coronavirus cases, casting doubt on whether officials should continue to gradually reopen the economy after months of shut down or reverse course.
June 17, 2020 Portland demonstrators use rope from flag to lock cops in precinct Protesters in Portland, Ore. early Wednesday locked police inside their own precinct, prompting a plea on Twitter to let them out.
June 17, 2020 Oregon coronavirus outbreak linked to one church, authorities say Officials have pinned part of Oregon's largest coronavirus outbreak on one church.
June 17, 2020 Hero from Paris train attack running to unseat liberal Oregon Democrat: 'He votes with AOC 96 percent of the time' A veteran who helped stop a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015 is now running for Congress in Oregon, telling "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday that liberal Democrat Peter DeFazio "doesn't represent" the rural district anymore.