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A pair of reports published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday sheds new light on the approximately 375,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. last year.

Wednesday's death toll was 354. Scientists are investigating what's making cases of infection rise precipitously after a decline last fall. "This race is really against time," says one immunologist.

The Eugene Saturday Market opens this weekend on April 3. With its return comes a few changes.One of the most noticeable differences will be the absence…

President Biden signed an executive order repealing the Trump transgender ban in his first week in office, directing the Pentagon to begin the process to allow transgender people to serve openly.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the State Health Officer of Mississippi, about his state's nearly non-existent coronavirus mandates despite the CDC's warning of another COVID-19 wave.

The WHO's report with China concluded that COVID-19 likely started in bats, jumped into humans via another animal. But some are pushing for an investigation into the possibility it leaked from a lab.

April 1 is the start of pink shrimp season across the Pacific Coastline. Seafood industry officials hope it’s one that’ll offset the pandemic’s effects on…

The Oregon Health Authority Wednesday announced that 20 Oregon counties can expand their vaccine eligibility. The counties are Benton, Coos, Crook,…

Oregon state lawmakers approved a measure on Wednesday that embodies the times we are living in: The bill would ease the ability to convert hotels and motels — pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic — into long-term affordable housing for people who lost their homes in the wildfires or who are otherwise unhoused.

The Democratically controlled Legislature likes the plan. The Democratic secretary of state does not.