Last night, the Newberg school board held a chaotic meeting that ended without addressing its ban on political symbols in classrooms.

Umatilla County currently has the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in Oregon. And this week, the Pendleton Round-Up is bringing an influx of people.

We hear more from Rich Hatfield, a senior conservation biologist and bumble bee program lead with The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.

Portland OB/GYN Dr. Jennifer Lincoln has been trying to combat misinformation about sexual health on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Lincoln joins us to tell us about her work on social media and her new book, "Let's Talk About Down There."

We talk to Oregon State Rep. David Gomberg (D, Central Coast) and Mark Newell, owner of Newell Seafoods in Newport, about how bad the last few years have been for salmon fishing off the coast.

Students at community colleges are getting some relief for education costs incurred during the pandemic, thanks to money from federal relief packages. At Clatsop Community College, students’ financial accounts can include tuition, books and fees. The overall amounts range from a handful of dollars to $7,000.

Before the pandemic, Astoria was welcoming thousands of tourists on cruises who would spend the day in town when their ship docked. The number of cruise ships stopping in Astoria was at an all time high when the pandemic shut down cruise business altogether.

While ICU beds are full and healthcare workers are overworked, they’re not the only ones dealing with an influx of patients. Throughout the state, veterinary hospitals and clinics are facing large amounts of new patients, understaffing and burnout.

Organizations that take in-kind donations are often in the awkward position of declining items that actually belong in the trash. Thrift stores and community centers want gently used items that they can feel good about passing along to new owners.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11th, 2001, when terrorists hijacked four planes, killing almost 3,000 people. The attacks reshaped the U. S. Many weren’t sure what to do, but four Portland firefighters were decisive. They quickly made a plan to go to New York to help.

From epic hold times at the Oregon Employment Department to the rocky rollout of rental assistance, government agencies have struggled to keep up with the demand for public assistance. A big part of that is the outdated and clunky technology these agencies are using and Oregon is certainly not alone.

The Multnomah County Mid County Health Center is preparing for an influx of refugees from Afghanistan.

When we think of beavers many of us think of the dams they build, but along the Oregon coast, some just aren’t doing that. Little research has been done to explain why, but it is a part of a larger story of relocation and reintroduction of Oregon’s state animal.

Running a school district has become even more complicated with COVID safety protocols, remote school and the political divisions in this country.

The new People for Portland nonprofit advocacy group was co-founded by two consultants usually on opposite sides of political causes. Dan Levy and Kevin Looper are calling for “bold action” from city government to house people living outside, clean up city streets and fund public safety.

Oregon has a $220 million plan to prevent the kind of destructive wildfires that burned thousands of homes and killed nine people last year. The plan covers everything from removing fuel from forests and de-energizing power lines to changing how we build and maintain our homes and communities. OPB’s Cassandra Profita has been reporting on the aftermath of last year’s big fires.

It’s been one year since wildfires burned through Detroit, Oregon, leaving many residents without homes. State lawmakers have aided the town and those affected by passing bills focused on easing requirements for building permits and funding relief packages for residents and programs to prevent future fires.

We hear from the superintendent of Phoenix-Talent Schools about what he expects as classes begin.

Two Republican state lawmakers from Eastern Oregon say requiring vaccines will not lead to more shots in arms and will only fuel distrust from rural Oregonians who are already skeptical of government mandates. Meanwhile, a doctor in Harney County is hesitant to recommend the vaccine to patients, instead encouraging them to “read both sides and make a decision.”

Defense lawyer Ernie Warren will be running the Justice Integrity Unit for the Multnomah County District Attorney’s office.