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Five Oregon men, one from Lincoln County, face charges for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., as public hearings by the

Five Oregon men face charges for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as public hearings continue. 

A successful move would require approval from the state legislature and the United States Congress. By Istock Story at a glance Five Oregon counties voted in favor of leaving the state in elections Tuesday, becoming the latest to join an effort to move to Idaho. The proposal, which was pushed by the Move Oregon’s Borders for a Greater Idaho, would be a step toward Idaho taking over roughly three-quarters of Oregon’s land Tuesday’s ballot measure ...

Five Oregon counties hit vaccination target for move to Lower Risk status Governor Kate Browns office said Tuesday that five counties reached the 65 percent vaccination mark chosen as a requirement for stepping down to Lower Risk status. Posted: May 18, 2021 4:18 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt SALEM, Ore. — Five Oregon counties will qualify for Lower Risk status after hitting the vaccination target outlined by Governor Kate Brown earlier this month, the Governors office announced on Tuesday. B...

SALEM, Ore. – Five Oregon counties reached enough vaccinations to move to the lowest COVID-19 risk level. On May 18, Governor Kate Brown announced that Benton, Deschutes, Hood River, Lincoln, and Washington Counties vaccinated over 65% of residents 16 and older, making those counties eligible to move to “Lower Risk Level” on May 21. “Vaccines protect you, and they protect everyone around you. It’s going to take all of us working together to make sure enough Oregonians are vaccinated t...

Benton County can move into lower risk on Friday, Gov. Kate Brown announced.

Credit @oregonMBB Twitter The Oregon men are the Pac-12 basketball regular season champs for the second year in a row after beating Oregon State 80-67 in Corvallis Sunday. This is the Ducks’ 4th regular-season title in the past six years. Oregon’s long shooting was on display as the Ducks sank 15 three-pointers. Five Oregon players scored double digits, led by Will Richardson who scored a career-high 22 points in the Ducks’ win. Richardson was 6 of 7 from three-point range. Ethan Thompson...

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Five Oregon counties will ask voters in the next election whether they want to detach from the deep-blue state and join neighboring red-state Idaho.

‘Diddy’ delivers, chicken coops, New Year’s Eve restrictions: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Gadsden: The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Alabama topped 2,800 this week, as recent days have shown a steady climb and new record high inpatient counts – 2,804 on Tuesday – as the surge in cases continues. Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, the University of Alabama’s Division of Infectious Diseases director, said...