As the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine passes, Oregon legislators are considering a bill to make it easier for Ukrainian refugees to do things like rent an apartment and get a driver's license.
A recent investigation from the city auditor's office found that the process to hire a firm to help oversee the truth and reconciliation commission’s work violated city policy.
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Ontario is one of Oregon’s largest cannabis markets, but the Idaho border town says it’s not getting the kind of tax revenue to match the amount of product it sells every day.
The Salem-Keizer school board voted Tuesday night to hire Andrea Castañeda to replace outgoing superintendent Christy Perry.
The plan includes a waterfront education park, more than a thousand units of housing and public green space.
Oregon lawmakers are considering legislation that would prepare Oregon’s fairgrounds for use as evacuation sites.
The sudden collapse of one of Oregon’s biggest psilocybin players raises questions about the rollout of an untested industry.
In other news, Amtrak restores service to British Columbia, the case for local seafood on the Oregon Coast, and more news.
Loren Culp, a frequent flyer in unsuccessful political bids in Washington, quietly started his new job on March 1.
Workers at the Ashland store are looking to join the Starbucks Workers United union to advocate for more staffing and better pay.
A new study in PLOS Biology finds that bumblebees can learn to solve puzzles from each other — suggesting that even invertebrate animals may have a capacity for 'culture.'
Oklahoma voters rejected a state question Tuesday to allow for the recreational use of marijuana, following a late blitz of opposition from faith leaders, law enforcement and prosecutors.
President Joe Biden has started to unveil parts of his budget proposal being released later this week
The State Department said the victims, who were found alive after days in captivity, have been repatriated. Officials said they are in the process of returning the remains of two others to the U.S.
U.S. health officials are alerting consumers about two more recalls of eyedrops due to contamination risks that could lead to vision problems and serious injury.
The purple leaves in your salad greens are ready to take center stage on your dinner plate. An international team of farmers, scientists, and foodies are starting a radicchio revolution in the Pacific Northwest.
Nature has a way of bouncing back from a sudden flurry. Our gardens? Not so much. When it comes to planting our raised beds in, we know the general rules of thumb (most boil down to “wait until after the last frost”), but what about woody plants — what can we learn from the native plants that have close relatives in our backyard beds? And take heart: Spring really is right around the corner.
This month’s top five Pacific Northwest science stories from “All Science. No Fiction.”