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Live updates: Oregon reports death of 29-year-old to COVID-19

COVID-19 deaths and diagnoses continue to tick up in Oregon, but the spread of the virus has been gradually slowing for weeks. The health outlook may be improving, but it's not clear how long it will take for the economy to reflect that shift. Some Northwest vineyards are letting grapes rot on the ground rather than bottling wines for closed restaurants and canceled events. And state agencies are grappling with budget cuts in light of lower tax and fee collections.

Fears of more violence as another Trump rally comes to Portland Saturday

Energized by the Republican National Convention and President Donald Trump’s acceptance speech Thursday night, Trump supporters are planning a vehicle parade through Portland Saturday.

Oregon joins multi-state lawsuit against Trump administration changes to NEPA

A multi-state federal lawsuit filed Friday claims the Trump administration’s changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, are unlawful.

This Bornean horseshoe bat and other bat species can harbor coronaviruses. The nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance had its NIH research money cut for a project in China on bats and coronaviruses this spring — but just got a new multimillion dollar grant from the agency.

Group Whose NIH Grant For Virus Research Was Revoked Just Got A New Grant

EcoHealth Alliance is one of 11 recipients of funds to set up the Centers for Research in Emerging Infectious Diseases. But the grant won't let them revisit earlier research on bats and coronavirus.

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Patrick Ryan, technical manager at TikTok, is suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order aimed at banning business transactions between Americans and TikTok's parent company ByteDance.

TikTok Workers Feel 'Anxiety,' 'Anger,' And 'Rage,' Amid Trump Crackdown

TikTok employee Patrick Ryan has launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration to protect TikTok workers. The White House has given the popular app an ultimatum: Sell or be banned.

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Mass.), center left, and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.), center right (R) during a 2017 protest against Trump administration immigration policies. The two lawmakers face each other in a Democratic primary this Tuesday.

Massachusetts Senate Primary Pits Long-Serving Progressive Against A Kennedy

U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III is challenging Sen. Ed Markey in a contest that has many voters asking why they need to choose between the two lawmakers.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and Adm. Brett P. Giroir, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health, testified before Congress in June on the status of the pandemic. Fauci is just one of the public health leaders and their families across the U.S. who have received death threats and harassment since the pandemic began.

Opinion: Public Health Leaders Deserve More Respect

This pandemic is like war, and federal, state and local health officers are leading the U.S. response. Yet unlike war heroes, who are lionized, they are facing unprecedented attacks and death threats.

White River Fire grows, prompts more Wasco County evacuations

More than 120 households in a mostly rural area of Wasco County have been ordered to evacuate from the path of the White River Fire, and people on nearby farms and ranches have been urged to develop plans for moving horses and other livestock if the fire grows or changes direction.

Protesters march with the family of Jacob Blake during a rally against racism and police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2020.

A Father's Fight Paved Way For Independent Investigation Into Kenosha Shooting

After his own son was killed by Kenosha police, Michael Bell campaigned to require independent investigations for police shootings. "Jacob Blake's family has that benefit that we never had," he said.

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