Oregon Teen Birth Rate Drops To New Low
OPB | May 23, 2013 4:19 p.m.
Oregon’s teen birth rates are at a new low. A new government report indicates that the number of Oregon teens giving birth dropped by twenty-five percent over a four-year period.
Need For Special Education Services Growing In Oregon Schools
OPB | April 03, 2013 2:20 p.m.
The number of Oregon students needing special education services grew this school year. The new state numbers out Wednesday show growth in three disability areas.
3 Portland Police Activities Centers May Close Friday
OPB | Feb. 13, 2013 1:59 p.m.
The Greater Portland Police Activities League says it will have to close two of its three children's centers on Friday -- unless it can find emergency funding.
Henriques Scoops Into Jazz, Classical To Grab Kids' Ears
OPB | Jan. 18, 2013 6 a.m.
Toss Mose Allison and Mother Goose in a blender, and you might get something like Lori Henriques. She's at work on her second release of songs for kids.
N. Clackamas Names Interim Superintendent To Permanent Job
OPB | Dec. 10, 2012 11:36 a.m.
North Clackamas has elevated its interim superintendent into the permanent job. Matt Utterback became the interim head five months ago.
Community Health Clinic Opens At Redmond Elementary School
OPB | Dec. 03, 2012 2:41 p.m.
For students at Redmond's at M.A. Lynch Elementary, a trip to the doctor no longer has to mean spending time away from school. That's thanks to a new on-site clinic that's part of a unique partnership created to provide low-cost medical care both to students and the community as a whole.
Oregon Zoo Officials Keeping Watchful Eye On Rose-Tu
OPB | Nov. 29, 2012 12:50 p.m.
Portland’s most-watched elephant Rose-Tu may give birth in the next few days, Oregon Zoo officials say.
Oregon Ballet Theatre's Stowell To Leave At End Of Year
OPB | Nov. 29, 2012 6:07 a.m.
The artistic director of the Oregon Ballet Theatre, Christopher Stowell, has submitted his resignation. He says he'll leave at the end of the year.
Mt. Hood Skibowl Sued Over Teen Snowboarder's Death
OPB | Nov. 21, 2012 2:35 p.m.
A family whose 17-year-old daughter died in a snowboarding accident in January filed suit against Mt. Hood Skibowl Wednesday. The lawsuit asks for changes to a trail, and more than a half-million dollars.
Ore. School Bus Overturns, 2 Students Injured
AP | Nov. 21, 2012 6:46 a.m.
A Clackamas County sheriff's deputy says a collision with a commercial truck knocked a school bus onto its side near Molalla, injuring the two students on the bus.
