GILLIAN FLACCUS

March 29, 2020 at 8:20 am

Largest US dam removal stirs debate over coveted West water

KLAMATH, Calif. (AP) — California's second-largest river has sustained Native American tribes with plentiful salmon for millennia, provided upstream farmers with irrigation water for generations...

Business

March 26, 2020 at 10:15 am

Jobless claims soar in Oregon from COVID-19 layoffs

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jobless claims are soaring in Oregon as the state nears the end of its first week under Gov. Kate Brown's stay-at-home...

March 25, 2020 at 12:50 pm

Brown slams Trump administration over mask production woes

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Wednesday slammed the Trump administration for its failure to provide companies that want to make respirator masks...

In this photo taken March 20, 2020, cattle rancher Mike Filbin stands on his property in Dufur, Ore., after herding some cows and talks about the impact the new coronavirus is having on his rural community. Tiny towns tucked into Oregon’s windswept plains and cattle ranches miles from anywhere in South Dakota might not have had a single case of the new coronavirus yet, but their residents fear the spread of the disease to areas with scarce medical resources, the social isolation that comes when the only diner in town closes its doors and the economic free fall that’s already hitting them hard. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus) CAER303 CAER303

March 25, 2020 at 8:04 am

Rural America watches pandemic erupt in cities as fear grows VIEW

DUFUR, Ore. (AP) — The social distancing rules repeated like a mantra in America's urban centers, where the coronavirus is spreading exponentially, might seem silly...

Business

March 24, 2020 at 12:37 pm

Brown says Oregon may have trouble providing ‘basic services’

Oregon's governor told reporters, "We have far more needs than we have resources and the economy is tumbling down."

March 23, 2020 at 11:00 am

Brown orders Oregonians to stay home to stem COVID-19 spread

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown ordered Oregonians to stay home Monday and banned all non-essential gatherings and travel to try to slow the...

March 19, 2020 at 6:38 am

‘Quarantine shaming’: US navigates radical new social norms

The chairman of Arizona's Asian Chamber of Commerce didn't see much downside to attending a small dinner at a local restaurant to bolster the business...

Business

March 16, 2020 at 11:50 am