Large fires in Oregon. ″ There are hundreds of homes destroyed and a high number of deaths ″

A singed ice machine sits over a burned store during the Bear fire, part of the North Lightning Complex fires, in unincorporated Butte County, California on September 09, 2020. – Dangerous dry winds whipped up California’s record-breaking wildfires and ignited new blazes Tuesday, as hundreds were evacuated by helicopter and tens of thousands were plunged … Read more

Portland police arrest 15 people after protests at North Precinct Subcommand

— Police officers pass a fire lit by protesters on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Portland, Ore. Hundreds of people gathered for rallies and marches against police violence and racial injustice Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, as often violent nightly demonstrations that have happened for 100 days since George Floyd was killed showed no signs … Read more

Oregon health agency to focus more on minorities for COVID-19 testing

— Oregon Health Authority makes new recommendations to prioritize minority community in Oregon.PNG — OREGON. – To better help control the coronavirus pandemic in Oregon, the Oregon Health Authority has issued new guidelines for Covid-19 testing, taking a greater focus on minority, asymptomatic, and higher-risk communities. “As we are seeing the data that there are … Read more

51 deaths from COVID-19, total infections reaches more than 1,400

PORTLAND, Pray. – Three more people died from the new coronavirus in Oregon and 76 new cases were confirmed in the state, according to the latest information from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). As of Saturday, Oregon reached 1,447 positive cases of COVID-19. So far, 51 patients have died from the virus in the state. … Read more

Local family loses loved one by COVID-19, calls for illness to be taken seriously

— Maria Alejandra Itzab Bautista, dies of coronavirus at age 64.PNG — GRESHAM, Pray. – The coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 72 thousand people around the world. In the Pacific Northwest, in Washington state, there are 343 deaths and 29 deaths in Oregon. Federal authorities warned that this week would be the … Read more

Health experts now recommend wearing face masks in public

— A man wears a mask and a hat with an Irish symbol of shamrock designs as he walks in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (Jonathan Hayward / The Canadian Press via AP) — PORTLAND, Pray. – The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends the use of face masks in public. … Read more