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The Oregon House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that would make it easier to buy certain cold medicines without a prescription.

Monday, May 3, 2021, marks the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air original broadcast. Look back at the network's history through a linear timeline.

Southeast Oregon’s Fossil Lake has attracted amateur fossil collectors and paleontologists since the l880s, but a recent discovery astounded University of…

Neurons, axons, dendrites, synapses... you remember the terminology of nerve cells from school, maybe. Marjorie Hines Woollacott, emeritus professor at…

The governor announced that 15 counties will be designated "Extreme Risk" on Friday, prompting a fresh wave of restrictions on indoor dining, businesses, and places of worship. The move comes as the spread of more contagious COVID-19 variants has pushed the number of new cases daily towards 800.

But the CDC is urging all people — vaccinated or not — to continue avoiding medium or large gatherings since it's still learning how well the vaccines work to curb the spread of the virus.

Not all of what goes into recycle bins gets recycled

Restaurant and bar owners around Oregon are frustrated that Gov. Kate Brown may impose fresh restrictions in response to a fourth surge of COVID-19 infections.

Changes may soon arrive at a gas pump near you thanks to new fuel standards that just landed on Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk. The state’s new fuel...

The digital food magazine announced the change on Monday, citing the carbon footprint of cattle and a desire to help home cooks become more environmentally friendly.