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Seen throughout Oregon’s rocky coast, Black Oystercatchers are shorebirds that nest high up on large rocks. But as more visitors flock to the coast, these birds face threats from human disturbance. Advocates think education - and in some places - new restrictions - will help.

Natural resources in the Northwest are closely linked to tribal culture and identity. As Oregon’s ocean advisory council works with community groups to update policies for managing the rocky shores, sovereign tribal nations have special status and unique needs.

State Sen. Dallas Heard , R-Myrtle Creek, is one of three current or former Republican state senators from Southern Oregon who swept into party leadership after a vote Saturday. Former Senate Minority Leader Herman Baertschiger Jr., now a Josephine County commissioner, won a contested race for vice chair. And state Sen. Dennis Linthicum, R-Klamath Falls, will serve as party treasurer.

The snowpack numbers tell us that streams may flow a little more slowly in the coming dry season. But there are other things to consider when there's less…

Southern Oregon based nonprofit Rogue Retreat plans to convert a Medford motel into rental housing for victims of last summer’s wildfires. The question is whether they can afford the cost of turning motel units into apartments.

In Western Oregon, it's the story in place after place: too many people for too few houses. Low vacancy rates drive up both housing costs and…

California has ambitious climate goals. For example, by 2045 all energy has to come from renewable sources. Now, the state wants to lean on an untapped resource: its windy coastline.

Maybe you're the kind of person who needs coffee and/or orange juice before the creative juices start flowing. You can change, you know. Danny Gregory,…

Family members of those who've died from COVID-19 reflect on the milestone of 500,000 U.S. deaths, and how their individual loss fits within the magnitude of that number.

Some evangelical circles have incubated and spread conspiracy theories for years. It's part of a movement called Christian nationalism that researchers call a threat to American democracy.