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As It Was: Bill Sweet Creates Top Dairy Herd in Langlois, Ore.

Bill Sweet grew up raising cows on his family’s Elk River ranch, near Langlois, Ore., so he jumped at the chance when offered a job in 1937 as tester for…

Southern Oregon Stories: Growing Up Applegate

It helps understand our region and its history when people take the time to jot down a few notes. Annice Olena Black comes from a family of historians who…

Comparing Stubs: Equal Pay Day

Got 20 cents? Those two dimes represent the difference between what men and women make on EVERY dollar. True: women make, on average, 80 cents for every…

Grover Nicodemus Street, a military veteran who has been a nurse for more than two decades, is among the traveling nurses on the front lines in the battle against coronavirus.

'War Doesn't Even Compare': A Year In The Life Of A Traveling Nurse

Military veteran Grover Nicodemus Street has been a nurse for 20-plus years. Chasing coronavirus hot spots around the country, he's seen 3,000 people die, including the first patient in his care.

At a burned home in Phoenix, volunteer crews of archeologists search for two sets of cremains lost in the Almeda Fire.

Bill Introduced To Expand Insurance Coverage For Fire Victims In Oregon

Many insurance policies allow homeowners up to one year to rebuild their home after a disaster, like a wildfire. A bill to extend this timeline is being introduced in the Oregon legislature this week.

Families gathered at the Idaho Capitol building on Saturday, March 6, 2021, to burn masks at a protest over COVID-19 restrictions.

Mask-Burning Rally In Idaho Fans COVID-19 Worries In Oregon

The People’s Rights Network, a far-right catchall group organized by Ammon Bundy, promoted a protest in Idaho Saturday to burn masks in opposition to COVID-19 restrictions. But Oregon, which has among the lowest infection and death rates in the country, could also pay the price if the Gem State abandons health safety guidance.

Unless the rules change soon, Stephanie Salazar-Rodriguez of Denver expects to spend more than $10,000 on health insurance premiums this year. That's after losing her job last month — which meant losing her employer's contribution to her health plan.

Pandemic Aid Package Includes Some Relief From High Health Plan Premiums

If passed, Biden's relief bill would significantly expand the number of people eligible for federal help in paying their health plan premiums, and would boost the size of those subsidies.

Mauricio Chavez of Hollister gets a COVID-19 vaccine at Monterey Mushrooms in Morgan Hill on Feb. 28, 2021. He works at a neighboring mushroom farm. Many California farmworkers still face obstacles getting the vaccine.

Eager To Be Vaccinated, California Farmworkers Face Obstacles

About 73% of farmworkers said they would get the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as possible, but vaccination clinics at farm worksites are still infrequent and reliant on scarce supply.

As It Was: California Covets Upper Klamath Basin Water

The need for more water in the Central Valley of California has generated countless headlines over the years, and officials there have frequently looked…

As the U.S. accelerates its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday released new guidance for individuals who have been fully inoculated.

CDC Says It's Safe For Vaccinated People To Do These Activities

New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can gather indoors in some circumstances but should keep wearing masks in public.

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