Oregon Capital Chronicle

Peak of Omicron Hospitalizations and Cases in Oregon Is Over, Forecast Says

The surge of people hospitalized or infected with the more contagious but less severe Omicron variant is over, according to […]

The Oregon Legislature started its 2022 session on Tuesday with optimistic speeches about bipartisanship and warning shots over a farmworker […]

Sandy Mayor Stan Pulliam, one of the leading Republican candidates for governor, repeatedly declared the 2020 election “fraudulent” last week […]

Despite losing a significant portion of federal funding, leaders of the Alsea School District are moving forward with their plan […]

Oregon’s short-term Covid-19 outlook remains bleak, the state’s lead epidemiologist said Friday, with hospitals nearing a peak in the demand […]

Canby Republican Christine Drazan announced Friday that she will resign the seat she has held for more than three years […]

Oregon is headed into the new year with the more contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19 spreading faster than expected, setting […]

Oregon’s bout with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will be less severe than expected but hospitalizations are still forecast […]

As state health officials predicted as recently as last week, Omicron has come to Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority announced […]

Scientists know little about the newest variant of concern for the Covid-19 virus, dubbed “Omicron,” but they expect it to […]