Antonio Sierra
Oregon Public BroadcastingAntonio Sierra is a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. His reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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Feds say the rural county doesn’t meet damage threshold days after approving disaster relief in Southern Oregon. -
During his first visit to his district since voting for federal budget cuts, the state’s lone Republican congressperson spoke of his “incredible power” to influence national policy. -
Bills came as tech industry embraces small modular nuclear reactors -
Outside of Portland, protests drew hundreds of people in Tigard, Madras, Pendleton, Medford and elsewhere across Oregon on Saturday, as part of the national “Hands Off” day of action. -
Amazon’s push for small modular nuclear reactors is just the latest development in decadeslong fight over nuclear energy. -
The bill backed by Ron Wyden would add federal protections to more than 1 million acres centered around Eastern Oregon -
Small modular nuclear reactors would be located in southeast Washington. -
Defendants argue that the new state plan means federal courts don’t need to get involved. -
A Portland cannabis entrepreneur wants to expand his business into Hermiston. But he’ll need to win an election first. -
Oregon has the second fewest retail pharmacies per capita in the nation — with poorer access to pharmacies than any state except Alaska, according to a new analysis by the Associated Press. -
The Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living keeps its focus on treating the root causes of addiction -
Eastern Oregon counties with significant Latino populations have some of the worst turnout data in the state.
