Mia Maldonado

Flooding on Oregon Route 42 on March 17, 2025 near Coos Bay. Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared an emergency March 19 due to heavy rains which have washed out roads, cut power and caused at least one death.

Oregon governor requests federal funding to support aftermath of spring floods

Mia Maldonado

In March and April, parts of southern Oregon experienced flooding from rapid snowmelt, record-level rainfall and overflowing rivers.

Immigration

Oregon House passes bill to prohibit housing discrimination based on immigration status

Mia Maldonado

In a 36-15 vote, the Oregon House on Monday passed a bill to prohibit landlords from asking tenants about their immigration status.

A vending machine in the lobby of the Clackamas County Jail dispenses free opioid overdose reversal kits to the public.

Health and Medicine

Oregon overdose deaths have gone down, but they’re still high

Mia Maldonado

Overdose deaths in Oregon went down 22% in 2024, the Oregon Health Authority announced on Friday. The decrease follows a nationwide trend of declining overdose deaths.

Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, at the Oregon Legislature on Feb. 12, 2024.

Housing

Oregon bill would stop bans on mobile homes

Mia Maldonado

Rep. Pam Marsh, D-Ashland, said the bill is a step to address Oregon’s housing crisis.

This photo shows Buck Creek, Idaho, one year after a wildfire burned the watershed. Buck Creek was one of 36 headwater streams in watersheds burned by wildfire that USGS scientists studied to determine mercury mobilization, methylation, and bioaccumulation in aquatic insects.

Environment, Energy and Transportation

Wildfires increase mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams, USGS study shows

Mia Maldonado

A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey looked at how wildfires impact mercury concentrations in headwater streams in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.