Veterans

Collins toured the Eugene Health Care Center, a facility run by the Department of Veterans Affairs. He recognized staff members there for outstanding achievements.

Under Trump, the Department of Veterans Affairs is primed to cut more than 80,000 jobs. Some Oregon VA employees say cutting those jobs could place veteran health care at risk.

Central Oregon Community College launched a national business education program for the first time this year called STRIVE. It’s aimed at helping veterans and their families get a cost-free education.

The governor’s initiative to end veteran homelessness combines federal, state, and nonprofit resources. New housing developments, including a recent 34-unit complex in Salem, are helping. But roughly 1,400 Oregon veterans still experience homelessness each night.

An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them. A rescue plan being rolled out by the Department of Veterans Affairs is excluding many vets who need help.

Communities across Oregon mark Veterans’ Day with ceremonies at 11 o’clock Monday morning

Despite some concerns from one Josephine County commissioner, the project recently got a chunk of money to add to a big state grant and other funding that cleared the path ahead.

On Wednesday morning, Josephine County Commissioners agreed to put a tax on the November ballot to fund an office that helps veterans access benefits.

After noticing that many abandoned cremated remains in Portland belonged to veterans, two volunteers launched a decadelong effort to find them and give them a soldier’s resting place.

New research from Oregon Health & Science University suggests that women veterans are at a higher risk for repeated suicide attempts than men.