Oregon's children
Child care took center stage during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the focus hasn’t lasted in Oregon
The Oregon governor candidates have been largely mum on the future of the state's child care.
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Award-winning family documentary ‘Sam Now’ by Oregon filmmaker screens at Bend festival
Filmmaker Reed Harkness' "Sam Now" chronicle's his and younger brother Sam's quest to find a missing parent.
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4.4-magnitude earthquake shakes Linn County
People reported feeling the quake as far away as Longview, Washington.
Woodburn kindergarten teacher Rosa Floyd named Oregon Teacher of the Year
Rosa Floyd, a bilingual immersion kindergarten teacher at Nellie Muir Elementary School, was named the 2023 Oregon Teacher of the Year.
Politics
Nike co-founder Phil Knight is now backing Republican Christine Drazan in Oregon’s tight governor race
The billionaire previously spent $3.75 million backing nonaffiliated Betsy Johnson, who has trailed badly in polls.
Few details forthcoming about law enforcement shooting near Lloyd Center
More than 24 hours after a Multnomah County Sheriff’s deputy appears to have shot and injured a woman in Northeast Portland, a trickle of information has come out about the incident, which spanned several blocks around Lloyd Center and involved three crime scenes.
Art with whimsy
Oregon Art Beat
The enchanted world of Portland artist Carolyn Garcia
In her intricate paintings and illustrations, Garcia summons charmed settings.
Putting Portland’s downtown elk statue back requires research and big bucks
The Thompson Elk will return next year, cleaned and reinforced to survive future protests and earthquakes.
Portland employee served as juror in high profile civil lawsuit against the city
A juror in a civil lawsuit against the city of Portland over police use of force failed to disclose during jury selection that he works for the city. The revelation opens up the possibility of a new trial.
$422M federal grant approved to assist 2020 Oregon wildfire survivors
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has greenlit the grant to help survivors of the 2020 Labor Day fires recover and rebuild.
Early signs a new US COVID surge could be on its way
Here we go again? The virus is starting to surge in many European countries and there are early signs a wave may be starting in the U.S., too.
False calls about active shooters at schools are up. Why?
In September, schools across the country started getting hoax calls that active shooters were on their campuses. But nearly one month in, there are more questions than ever.
Here’s what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it
Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources.
Americans are becoming less productive, and that’s a risk to the economy
Job market swings over the past few years have dampened the motivation of many workers and led to a decline in the fuel of the U.S. economy — productivity.
Nobel Peace Prize to activists from Belarus, Russia, Ukraine
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organization Center for Civil Liberties.
Nonprofit organizes Eastern Oregon Latinos one conversation at a time
The pandemic led Oregon Rural Action to coordinate Latino-focused vaccination drives, but their ambitions go further.
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A good pairing: Northwest scientists helping wineries defeat wildfire smoke
There are 17 researchers working on the issue of smoke-exposed wine grapes between University of California-Davis, Oregon State University, and Washington State University.
Politics
Oregon’s gubernatorial candidates say Measure 110 isn’t working
Two of them would try to repeal the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law, while one is preaching improved oversight.