Author: KGW Staff, Anthony Macuk (KGW), Pat Dooris SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Outgoing Oregon Gov. Kate Brown will grant clemency to all of the state’s current death row inmates before she leaves office, commuting their sentences to life in prison ...
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Governor Kate Brown is overturning marijuana convictions for thousands of Oregonians. As Brown’s final term as governor comes to a close, she announced pardons removing over 47,000 convictions for possession of a small amount of marijuana. ...
SALEM, Ore. – Governor Kate Brown is heading to Asia for Oregon’s first trade mission to the continent since 2019. The governor announced Wednesday she’ll travel to South Korea and Japan for a diplomatic journey that will last about 12 ...
SALEM, Ore. – The COVID-19 state of emergency in Oregon has officially been extended until next summer. Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s declaration is the legal basis on which she’s made numerous executive orders and issued guidance to the Oregon Health ...
MEDFORD, Ore — Tonight, the Medford school district met to discuss the implementation of masks. The discussion comes as covid-19 case numbers and hospitalizations soar in the rogue valley. Last week, the governor directed the Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Department ...
SALEM, Ore.- Health care personnel will be required to get weekly COVID-19 testing if they are unvaccinated starting at the end of next month. Governor Kate Brown announced Wednesday that people working in health care settings will be required ...
SALEM, Ore.- Today, Governor Kate Brown directed the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education to create a rule to require masks indoors for K-12 schools statewide for the 2021-22 school year. “The science and data are clear: ...
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Jackson County is now getting an extra 1,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses per day after being chosen for a federal pilot program. Governor Kate Brown told NBC5 News it’s a race against the virus. She said it’s ...
ORE.- Seniors struggled to get appointments at some pharmacies this week, despite being eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. It’s all due to a clash between Oregon’s vaccination timeline and new federal policy. New guidance from the White House urges the ...