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Exclusive: Paid Leave prohibits processing of claims while on calls with claimants
Portland, Ore — An email obtained exclusively by KATU sheds light on an internal Paid Leave Oregon policy prohibiting staff from processing claims when the claimant is on the phone. The email was obtained through a records request. "Starting immediately, when you take a phone call from the claimant...
Oregon receiving over $35 million for salmon recovery efforts
(The Center Square) - Oregon and the Klamath Basin are receiving $35,148,287 from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. The funding comes from a federal taxpayer grant program designed to help restore Pacific salmon and steelhead. “Oregon’s salmon population is critical in sustaining our commercial and recreational fisheries and empowering the well-being and cultural heritage of Tribes who have been here since time immemorial,”...
As new school year looms, health officials urge measles vaccination
With the start of the new school year around the corner — and a recent measles outbreak in three Oregon counties — health officials are urging parents and guardians to get their children vaccinated against the highly infectious virus before classes begin. A total of 25 confirmed cases of measles were reported in Clackamas, Marion and Multnomah counties, all among unvaccinated individuals. Ten of the cases were 9 and younger; 10 cases are ages 10 to 19; and five cases are 20 and older. ...
At Momentous Ceremony, Oregon National Guard Initiates First Jewish Chaplain
The Oregon Army National Guard hired shliach Rabbi Menachem Mendel Orenstein as their first Jewish chaplain in a ceremony on Sunday. The Oregon Army National Guard hired shliach Rabbi Menachem Mendel Orenstein as their first Jewish chaplain. The initiation ceremony took place this past Sunday at the 41st Armed Forces Reserve Center Auditorium in Clackamas, Oregon, and made history as their first Jewish chaplain to be hired.
OSHA fines Medford roofing company for putting workers in danger
MEDFORD, Ore. -- The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHA) says they have fined a Medford roofing company $103,438 for not protecting its workers. According to a news release from the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, the company -- JAM Construction Inc. -- did not put in protection systems that would prevent employees from falling as much as 13 feet to the ground.
Central Point residents mixed on West Pine Street roadway construction
CENTRAL POINT, Ore. – Homeowners on West Pine St in Central Point say they’re excited for the possibility of added safety with an upcoming road improvement project – but concerned about the project cutting into their existing property. The project, which is funded federally with cooperation from...
Reason for optimism for all of the Big 4 teams in 2024
By Ray Hamill — It’s that time of the year again. Time for local football fans to feel optimistic about their team’s chances for the upcoming season. After all, no team goes into the season opener with a losing record and there’s usually plenty of optimism to go around ahead of the first play of consequence.
Oregon researchers paint wind turbines partly black to reduce bird deaths
A simple coat of black paint on the white blade of a wind turbine could save countless birds from flying into the machines and to their deaths each year. It’s working in Norway, and now researchers from Oregon State University are trying it in the West. With $400,000 allocated by the state Legislature, Christian Hagen, […]
Thousands of birds die of bird flu and botulism at wildlife refuges in southern Oregon
At least 5,000 birds have died so far this summer at a network of wildlife refuges on the Oregon-California border, sparking fears of another large outbreak of disease and calls for more water releases in a region roiled by drought and water uncertainty made worse by climate change. The deaths...
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