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The Oregon Department of Corrections will close Oregon’s death row.  The Oregonian reported yesterday that the 27 men there will be moved to other housing in the prison system.  The move has been under consideration by prison officials since a reform group in 2016 recommend... Read more

Twenty-five workers at Hood River Distillers, members of Teamsters Local 670, have gone on strike after their employer, during the COVID-19 pandemic, implemented a final offer that alters health insurance benefits and provides paltry wage increases. The union filed unfair ... Read more

Good afternoon, this is the KBOO afternoon news and COVID update. The death toll for Oregon from COVID-19 stands at 130 today, and Washington State has suffered 957 dead.  Testing is still largely inaccessible as the US Federal government has avoided facilitating test distr... Read more

The Small Business Administration has closed off applications for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program. This is a long-standing Small Business Administration program that’s separate from the new Paycheck Protection Program, which is also facing severe challenges in fun... Read more

Gov. Kate Brown yesterday outlined a phased plan to reopen the state starting with rural areas that have seen few cases of Covid-19. On May 15, Brown will loosen restrictions statewide on day cares and on retail shops that were previously closed. Counties that have very sm... Read more

Good afternoon, this is the KBOO News Brief for Tuesday afternoon, May 5th. The COVID-19 virus was active in France last December, four days before the Chinese government first reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization.  WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier, spea... Read more

The Oregon death count from coronavirus has continued to slow, and Health officials are cautiously optimistic that the physical distancing and stay at home measures were imposed early enough to flatten the curve in Oregon. According to the Oregonian newspaper, the number of... Read more

A top Oregon parole board official said yesterday the agency is reviewing seven inmates for early release because their underlying medical conditions make them extra vulnerable to fatal complications of the coronavirus. The board has asked corrections staff to evaluate an a... Read more

The Oregon death count from coronavirus may be significantly higher from what is being reported by the Oregon Health Authority. That’s according to local economist Ken Stokes, who did a study of past death rates for this time of year and found that the number of people who ... Read more

Good afternoon, this is the KBOO News Afternoon update for Tuesday, April 28th, 2020. The World Health Organisation has issued a clarification after it tweeted about antibody tests and 'immunity passports, saying,' "There is currently no evidence that people who have reco... Read more