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Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has once again secured nick-of-time aid payments for counties in the West whose economies are tied to resource extraction on federal lands.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are fiercely opposed to the package.

After nearly a year of distance learning, school districts around the state are ironing out plans to salvage the school year and bring students back to classrooms. But despite proposed safety precautions, declining COVID-19 case rates and increasing numbers of vaccinated teachers, research shows most parents of color still have reservations.

"It's a lot easier to focus," says one sixth grader with ADHD. While some students fell behind while learning virtually during the pandemic, others focus better when they aren't around classmates.

Technology may yet help us avoid the worst of climate change. But there are plenty of people who think it'll take more than science to solve the problems.…

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." The first sentence of the first amendment…

Activists gathered on Saturday night at the Jackson County Jail in response to a recent COVID-19 outbreak at the facility.

For nearly two decades, Willie Watson has made modern folk music rooted in older traditions. He’s a folksinger in the classic sense: a singer,…

Allan McDonald, who directed the booster rocket project at NASA contractor Morton Thiokol, urged delaying the launch of the space shuttle before it exploded in 1986. He has died at age 83.

As of this week, Oregon has administered one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. But Governor Brown’s plan designates that grocery workers in Oregon aren’t eligible for vaccination until May 1st.