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California climate scientists and policy experts say if president-elect Joe Biden wants to make his ambitious climate plan a reality, he should follow California's example.

Thursday marks the golden anniversary of one of the oddest incidents in Oregon history: the explosion of a dead whale in Florence, on the central coast. The journalist who covered the story is still talking about it 50 years later.

State Rep. Janelle Bynum will mount a rare challenge to House Speaker Tina Kotek when Democrats vote on leadership next week. Senate President Peter Courtney is expected to cruise to another term.

The firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper was the beginning of a series of changes to top-level positions at the Pentagon.

The newest monument on the National Mall, which opens on Veterans Day, will provide a quiet shrine for Native vets to visit. Native Americans have traditionally served in high numbers.

Nine counties in Oregon, including Jackson County, begin a state-directed “two week pause” starting Wednesday. The increased temporary restrictions are meant to slow the rapid spread of COVID-19.

Several days after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Nevada, conservative groups continue to make unproven claims about voter fraud, even suggesting that votes from Californians helped Biden win in the Silver State.

Several recommendations have surfaced after an audit looks at ways to improve Oregon’s groundbreaking Bottle Bill.

Hospitals, a powerful political force in health care, fear lowering the eligibility age for Medicare will cost them billions of dollars because federal reimbursements are less than private insurance.

While working moms have been struggling this year, pandemic life is also taking a toll on dads, many of whom are confronting situations they may not have chosen otherwise.