Chris M Lehman

The federal COVID-19 stimulus payments arriving later this month will not affect eligibility for social safety net programs like Medicaid or food stamps.

Busses will start rolling again in Salem Tuesday, one week after the city’s public transit agency suspended operations due to the Coronavirus.

Cherriots says it will operate a limited schedule with only 25 percent of the normal service. Nine routes won’t operate at all.

The agency says some seats will be blocked off to help enforce social distancing, and that riders should be taking essential trips only. Bus service was suspended in Salem on March 31 after seven Cherriots employees tested positive for COVID-19.

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees voted Friday to create a campus police force.

Several law enforcement agencies in Oregon are now delivering prescriptions to people at risk of getting COVID-19. 

Passenger traffic is down sharply at the Eugene Airport as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

The transit system serving Oregon’s capital city has suspended all scheduled services as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

All U.S. Forest Service developed recreation sites in Oregon and Washington are now closed to the public in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Coronavirus-related complaints are pouring in to the Oregon agency that regulates workplace safety.

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission says it will continue to allow retailers to refuse empty cans and bottles until at least the end of April.

Many businesses have closed their doors or scaled back their operations due to the coronavirus. But that doesn’t mean insurance policies will cover their losses.

Both of Oregon’s US Senators voted in favor of the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that passed the Senate late Wednesday night.

As part of Governor Kate Brown’s “Stay Home, Save Lives” executive order, the Oregon DMV is closing most of its field offices.

The numbers for unemployment claims in Oregon are still being tallied, but the initial figures are grim.

Movie theaters are among the many businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. For one Oregon theater owner, it meant closing the doors for the first time since the theater opened in 1982.

Oregon’s Attorney General is asking businesses to relax their usual cancellation policies for events disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in Oregon, more local cities and counties are declaring states of emergency.

State economists say it’s too soon to know how the spread of the COVID-19 virus will impact Oregon’s economy.

Oregon State University is holding a series of public listening sessions to get input on the future of public safety services on its Corvallis campus.

The ongoing walkout by most Republicans in the Oregon legislature over climate change legislation is putting the fate of many other bills in doubt, including a measure that would fund construction and renovation projects at public universities.

The share of young Oregonians going into traditional blue collar jobs is on the rise. That’s according to a new analysis by a state economist.

The Oregon House voted Friday to advance a measure that would establish building standards for critical infrastructure in tsunami zones.

The City of Salem says its drinking water continues to be safe after a truck crash on Sunday resulted in fuel spilling into the North Santiam River.

Oregon could soon have a commission that would promote industrial hemp and fund research into the crop.