Oregon government officials have declared a 90-day state of emergency to address Portland's growingfentanyl crisis. Gov. Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheelereach issued an emergency declarationon Tuesday following a reco...
Salem, Oregon— A county in southern Oregon says it's so overwhelmed by an increase in the number and size of illegal marijuana farms that it declared a state of emergency Wednesday, appealing to the governor and the Legislature's leaders for help. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners sa...
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Governor Kate Brown of the U.S. state of Oregon Friday declared a state of emergency in several counties over severe flooding that has caused landslides, partial closure of inter-state highways, and evacuation of residents in low-lying areas. "Fast-moving,...
Wildfires spread in West; Oregon governor declares a state of emergencyASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Milwaukie has become the first city in the U.S. state of Oregon to declare a climate emergency, in an effort to fight the impacts of climate change, the Oregon Public Broadcasting TV network said Monday. ...
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek earlier this month declared an "extended state of emergency" until October because of the increased risk of wildfires. "I urge all Oregonians to follow the instructions and evacuation levels issued by emergency officials," she said at the time, while also urging people ...
Governor Kate Brown declared a state of emergency on Saturday, February 13, due to a snow and ice storm that left up to 300,000 Portland General Electric and Pacific Power customers without power. For those who heat their homes with electricity rather than natural gas, the outage also means...
“compensation.” Those exceptions included retention bonuses offered to employees and hiring bonuses offered to prospective employees. Because those exceptions were temporary, they automatically expire after the 180th day following the termination of the state of emergency, which ended on April 1, 2022...
The number of people ordered to evacuate statewide because of fires rose to an estimated 500,000, more than 10% of the state’s 4.2 million people, the Oregon Office of Emergency Management reported late on Thursday. The Oregon Convention Centre in Portland was among the buildings being transfo...
Clackamas County, in northwestern Oregon, declared a state of emergency as a response to several wildfires that prompted evacuations. Across the county, more than a dozen Level 3 –“Go! Evacuate now!”– evacuations were in place, with several other areas ordered to be ready for evacuations...