Oregon News

Aggregated Oregon News Articles

• Oregon Convention Center will take walk-ins for Covid-19 vaccinations
  
  The change reflects slowing demand.
  Elizabeth Hayes.  American City Business Journals.  Thu, 06 May 2021 19:25:37 +0000.
• Glimmer of hope emerges in new Covid-19 weekly data in Oregon
  
  Cases, deaths and hospitalizations are down slightly.
  Elizabeth Hayes.  American City Business Journals.  Thu, 06 May 2021 12:44:25 +0000.
• People from around the world celebrate eclipse across the U.S.
  
  Monday means "day of the moon," and for many, it was a day to celebrate the moon and the sun -- and have fun. Jamie Yuccas reports from Madras, Oregon, one of the first places to witness the total eclipse Monday. ...
  CBS News.  Tue, 04 May 2021 16:04:12 -0400.
• Oregon town is first to experience total solar eclipse
  
  Madras, Oregon, was the first town in the U.S. to experience the full solar eclipse. Jamie Yuccas is in Madras where people from around the world came to for a front-row seat to history.
  CBS News.  Tue, 04 May 2021 15:55:12 -0400.
• Laird Superfood Acquires Sports Nutrition Company Picky Bars
  
  Laird Superfood has acquired Oregon-based sports nutrition company Picky Bars amid continued investor interest in the $10 billion U.S. snack bars category.
  By Douglas Yu, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 04 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400.
• 58 suspects of 97 arrested in Portland, Oregon have cases scrapped, while 32 more are left pending
  
  Charges have been dismissed against 58 of the 97 people arrested during the unrest last year that lasted for more than 100 days between May and October in Portland, Oregon.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 04 May 2021 07:56:19 GMT.
• Former Democratic Oregon House Speaker Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting: Report
  
  Commercial sexual solicitation
  Thomas Catenacci.  Daily Caller.  Mon, 03 May 2021 22:30:10 +0000.
• 14 arrested in Seattle, 6 in Portland during May Day marches
  
  SEATTLE (AP) - At least 20 people were arrested during May Day demonstrations in Seattle and Portland, Oregon, in support of immigrants and worker rights, officials said. ...
  Washington Times.  Sun, 02 May 2021 13:34:03 -0400.
• Oregon veteran who thwarted Paris train attack to run again to unseat Democrat DeFazio
  
  A veteran who helped stop a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015 is running for Congress in Oregon.
  Evie Fordham.  Fox News.  Sun, 02 May 2021 13:14:27 GMT.
• State lawmaker faces charges for allegedly allowing protesters into Oregon Capitol
  
  A Republican state lawmaker faces charges over allegedly allowing a group of protesters into the Oregon Capitol last year.
  ABC News.  Sat, 01 May 2021 16:10:42 -0400.
• Representative Mike Nearman of Oregon, Who Let in Protesters, Is Charged
  
  Surveillance footage shows State Representative Mike Nearman opening a door to let protesters into the Capitol, in Salem, last year.
  Maria Cramer.  New York Times.  Sat, 01 May 2021 19:22:31 +0000.
• Oregon governor faces scrutiny over capacity limits at sporting events as state sees coronavirus surge
  
  Oregon Gov. Kate Brown came under fire Friday over her alleged hardline stance against fans attending sporting events in the state in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
  Ryan Gaydos.  Fox News.  Sat, 01 May 2021 15:10:06 GMT.

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In 2008, the estimated population of Oregon was 3,790,060, whereas in 2006, the population of Oregon was about 3,680,968.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Oregon's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Oregon web page.  For maps of Oregon, visit this Oregon Map website.

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