ASHLAND, Ore. – President of Southern Oregon University Rick Bailey is addressing the spread of COVID-19 on campus. He sent out the following statement on Monday, May 16: Dear Raiders, We have all sacrificed and done our sensible best as ...

Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rising, Multnomah County health officials on Wednesday strongly urged the public to wear masks indoors until the numbers drop again. “This is not a mandate but we are ...

Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Before the pandemic hit Oregon, state law did not allow the parents of minors with disabilities to be paid as their child’s caregiver, but during COVID-19, the Office of Disabilities Services applied ...

Update: Senator Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.), today released the following statement on the leaked draft Supreme Court majority opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade: “The Republican party has set the stage for a total erosion of Americans’ constitutional rights. They have ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – Jackson County Public Health said they’re seeing an increase in gastroenteritis cases and outbreaks, likely caused by norovirus. Public health says the cases are largely among daycare and school-aged kids. Gastroenteritis includes diseases that cause inflammation of the stomach and  diarrhea with ...

MEDFORD, Ore. – This week began with major mask mandate updates across the country, including Southern Oregon. Monday morning, a federal judge in Florida struck down the national transportation mask mandate. In the wake of that decision, a growing number ...

(The following is sponsored content.) NBC5 has teamed up with Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center to bring you Better Health, a weekly report on staying healthy. This week Asante Health Expert Beth Coker shares some of the benefits of strength training. She also talks ...

(The following is sponsored content.) NBC5 has teamed up with Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center to bring you Better Health, a weekly report on staying healthy. This week we talk about autism in young children. Asante Health Expert Beth Coker talks ...

(CNN) Kids who get COVID-19 appear to be naturally protected from getting it again for about six months. A new study conducted in Texas looked at more than 200 children five to 19 years old. Six months after recovering from ...

PORTLAND, Ore. – As masks are largely disappearing across Oregon a new COVID forecast is coming out from Oregon Health and Science University. OHSU says hospitalizations due to COVID will continue to decline moving forward. Peter Graven, OHSU’s Director of ...

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