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A woman's viral tweet exposed the inefficiencies in Chicago's public housing. Jeanette Taylor, now an alderwoman for the city, is pushing for change.

Almost every population of Northwest freshwater mussels is declining. Researchers hope to figure out what’s going on so they can save these keystone species.

White supremacy had an outspoken advocate in backwater Grants Pass, Ore., between 1924 and 1927 in the form of a short-lived newspaper published by J.J.…

Winter just hasn't measured up in precipitation so far, raising drought concerns in both states. California, which grows so much of the country's food,…

Because Uvalde is so small, a local Justice of the Peace had the horrible task of identifying slain kids after the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School. He says the images will stick with him.

The Justice Department created an algorithm to measure a person's risk of committing a new crime after leaving prison. But even after multiple tweaks, the tool is leading to racial disparities.

Lynne Hasselman has a passion for storytelling and a heart for history. As a freelance historical writer for the Oregonian, she’s drawn to the experiences of ordinary people living in extraordinary times.

The people we meet in our Stories of Southern Oregon segment mostly worked the land: farmers, timber workers, miners. There are certainly not as many…

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It took women working year round full-time jobs 74 extra days to earn what men did in 2021. And the data is worse for women of color, who are disproportionately employed in low-wage jobs.