The Walla Walla liberal arts college's “inside-out” exchange program brings students into the Washington State Penitentiary to learn side by side with incarcerated people, creating space for honest conversations, shared understanding and personal growth.
Sunday marks the anniversary of the May 18, 1980, volcanic eruption that rocked the Northwest. Geologist Carolyn Driedger recounts the haunting day before that catastrophic event — and its lasting effects.
President Donald Trump's proposal would defund the 11-region Integrated Ocean Observing System — cutting off the buoys, drones and radar that feed Oregon, Washington state and other coasts the real-time wave, wind and current data vital for safe shipping, tsunami routes and storm forecasts.
Cousins Cody Whiterock, who died in 2024, and Kirby Paradise, who died four years prior, were shot by BIA police on remote Idaho-Nevada reservations. Years later, their families are still seeking answers.
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A new law signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on Saturday toughens the punishment for littering and delays requirements for retailers to offer thicker bags for sale from Jan. 1, 2026 until 2028.
Progressives worry the pragmatic congressman's nonpartisan approach won’t confront Trump’s escalating authoritarianism in the coming midterms.
Officials in Oregon and Washington propose beginning with the previously shared toll rate, then raising it in later years to recover revenue, with one-way rates ranging from $1.55 to $4.70.
“It can be very easy if you find one of these babies to not see mom and to worry that it might be abandoned,” said wildlife veterinarian Marcie Logsdon with Washington State University.
State lawmakers want redemption sites to close at 8 p.m. and use mobile drop-offs after complaints of nighttime drug deals, litter and homeless camps, but people who rely on refunds object.
New technology allows photographers to capture detailed images of the cosmos without breaking the bank or leaving the city.
Trail Blazers fans have expected a new owner since Paul Allen died in 2018. Here's what to know about the team's worth, potential buyers, whether the team will leave Portland and more.
An investigation by OPB and ProPublica found that Oregon and Washington are trailing the nation in adding renewable energy, despite ambitious goals set by lawmakers in both states.
President Trump and his allies have long made false claims of widespread noncitizen voting. Now, as the GOP pursues new restrictions, experts worry isolated arrests will be used to push the new rules.
While it's common for U.S. presidents to visit churches, only a few have made official visits to mosques.
The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning.
President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East, his first major foreign trip of this second term, where it was all about business deals and not moral leadership.
Former President Joe Biden was seen last week by doctors after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule was found.
The U.N. refugee agency said it helped repatriate 360 Rwandan refugees, mostly women and children, as part of a broader plan to return about 2,000 people home.
Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy's global reach and mediatic draw.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the 142-year-old bridge was spared major damage Saturday, but at least 19 people aboard the ship needed medical treatment.
After expanding state Medicaid programs to cover people in the country without legal status, Democrats are considering changes that would reduce immigrant access.
The U.S. Geological Survey puts on the weeklong camp in conjunction with the Mount St. Helens Institute. The students hiked to places on the mountain to see large mounds called hummocks, and learned about the modern technologies geologists use to monitor volcanoes.
