COVID-19 News

October: time for muddy soccer practices, cider pressing and Halloweentown ... And time to roll up your sleeves.

More Oregonians were food insecure, couldn’t afford groceries or outright skipped meals in 2023, compared to 2020. That’s according to an annual U.S. Department of Agriculture household food security report released Wednesday.

COVID-19 cases are spiking in Oregon and across the country.

To balance the budget, Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing eliminating an annual $300 million payment to public health, instituted after COVID. Advocates warn it could leave us more susceptible to another disease threat.

They represent a small fraction of the tens of thousands of people who’ve lost free Medicaid benefits since last April.

Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford is facing multiple lawsuits by former employees claiming that the hospital discriminated against them for not taking the COVID vaccine.

California schools got $23.4 billion in federal pandemic relief money. Low-income schools that got the most may be hardest hit when the funds expire this year.

When Gov. Gavin Newsom launched his landmark effort to shelter homeless residents in hotels during COVID, the state and local governments were relying on FEMA to foot much of the bill. Now, they’re on the hook for $300 million.

Last spring’s graduates were just starting high school when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit. Now, we’re seeing a glimpse into how the last few years have impacted them.

A whole host of winter respiratory viruses is circulating in the first weeks of 2024 — which means you probably know several people who are sick right now. And for a fourth January running, we still have to worry about COVID-19.

A new COVID variant has become dominant in Oregon, according to data from the state Health Authority.

The state housing agency still can’t reliably say how many Oregonians were helped, the report found.