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 ...
(CNN) – Bad news for travelers who hoped to ditch masks. The TSA has extended the mask mandate for people on planes, trains, and buses for two weeks, through May 3. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made ...
SOUTHERN OREGON —Masks are no longer required for kids in most Oregon schools. Monday is the first day back to school for students and families, to have the option of wearing a mask. For some, the decision is long overdue, ...
Author: Luisa Anderson (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon and Washington will lift mask mandates for most indoor public spaces and schools on March 12, but in accordance with federal requirements, masks must still be worn in some settings including ...
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon will lift mask requirements for indoor public places and schools on March 19. The Oregon Health Authority announced last month that the general indoor mask rules would be lifted on March 31 at the latest. Feedback ...
Author: KGW Staff OREGON, USA (KGW) — Hospitalizations from COVID-19 in Oregon and Washington are declining, in some cases faster than expected, according to experts. “I’m really encouraged by what I’m seeing,” said Dr. Peter Graven, director of the Oregon ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – As COVID cases in the U.S. continue to drop, several states including California and Oregon announced they will soon lift mask mandates for the general public. But the country remains divided, especially over schools. Monday, in ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — State health officials announcing today that Oregon will remove general mask requirements for indoor public places no later than March 31. However, on Monday Oregon Health Authority filed a new rule with the Oregon Secretary of State to ...
Author: Christine Pitawanich (KGW) CASTLE ROCK, Wash. (KGW) — The Castle Rock School District in Cowlitz County has a levy on the ballot, but Washington state’s mask mandate has some people in the community deciding to vote against the levy ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — You can now pick up free N95 masks at certain pharmacies and health centers in the Pacific Northwest and across the country. The Biden administration announced Jan. 19 that 400 million non-surgical N95s ...