New federal funding will bolster state investment, strengthen labor and delivery services across 21 rural hospitals serving families in 17 counties SALEM, Ore. — Governor Tina Kotek, Oregon Health Authority (OHA), and the Hospital Association of Oregon, announced today that the Centers for Medicare & […]
The Oregon Summer Electronic Benefits (Summer EBT) program is returning in 2026 to help families buy groceries for school-aged children during summer break when they don’t have easy access to healthy meals. Eligible families can […]
Most families choose to vaccinate children, but more than a third of Oregon schools at risk of measles outbreak PORTLAND, Ore.—State health officials urge parents and guardians to check their school’s vaccination rate to help […]
Outdoor enthusiasts are facing the loss of another fundamental right to enjoy the state’s public waterways. Starting in 2026, a new law enforced by the Oregon State Marine Board requires all paddlecraft — regardless of […]
Molalla, Ore.—Hoses, chainsaws, Pulaskis and other tools of the firefighting trade were in the hands of motivated adults in custody (AICs) this month as Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) experts trained 37 AICs from the […]
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