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Most Oregon hospitals have been bleeding cash for years, and at least two are already set to close their obstetrics units.

The deadline for Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s big campaign promise to end unsheltered homelessness is quickly approaching. He’s not just opening shelters, he’s changing city policies to try and meet his goal. Starting next month Portland will handle so-called derelict recreational vehicles differently.

Fans of scary stories can dig their teeth into Coffin Moon, a book set in Portland right after the Vietnam War and full of surprising twists on the vampire genre.

Eight months ago, Josephine County Commissioners put their local library in limbo after terminating the lease of the Grants Pass branch. It came after years of turmoil about how the library should be funded and more recent political pressure from county commissioners.

Commissioners in Josephine County have put their local library in limbo after terminating the lease of the Grants Pass branch which has been in place since 2008.

A barrage of updates to the federal student loan repayment system this year has left borrowers feeling misled and frightened for their future.

Firefighters question leaders’ role in Washington immigration raid

Sean Strauss has worked five summer seasons inspecting rides like Zero Gravity at the Southeast Portland amusement park.

A year after her tragic death, Pomeroy’s impact on Portland’s culinary world is still present in dishes crafted by those who knew her best.

West Coast states are teaming up to issue their own vaccine guidelines in the face of rapid changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. The federal turmoil has some people wondering what this means for their seasonal shots.

Despite the anxiety evacuees felt, a combination of swift firefighting efforts and fire prevention long in advance meant the Flat Fire’s legacy is more about the thousands of homes saved instead of lost.

The democratic governors of Oregon, Washington and California are forming a new public health partnership aimed at preserving access to vaccines. The announcement comes after a week of turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over vaccines.

OPB obtained the records after months of appealing the local district attorney’s office.

Some 2020 Labor Day wildfire survivors still struggle with finding housing

Oregon Tuna Classic snags 14,000 pounds of fish for nonprofits

The paths of students in OPB’s Class of 2025 project didn’t always go in a straight line. And now that they’re out of school, they’re learning how hard their next steps can be.

Every year, the Oregon State Fair draws thousands of people who come for the rides, fried foods of all sorts, the music and livestock competitions. And some Oregonians come to showcase their fruits, vegetables and flowers in the hopes of landing a blue ribbon at the farm and garden competition.

Pacific Northwest researchers are on an ambitious quest to understand how the megafires of 2020 altered mountain streams and all the life they contain.

Move-in day at Oregon's largest private university

A violent attack outside the Portland Central Library this week is the second one in less than two months. Director of Libraries Annie Lewis talks about security in and around the facility.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said she wants agencies to work with 'greater urgency' to get answers for residents.

Lawmakers held their first public hearing Monday on Gov. Tina Kotek’s proposal to hike transportation taxes.

How East Portland’s new councilors are reaching their constituents

Bentz is meeting with small groups of constituents in his district this week. He’s defending Republican policy moves over the summer, including the spending bill that cut federal dollars for Medicaid and SNAP benefits, while extending President Trump’s tax cuts.

Four homes have been lost to the Flat Fire as it continues to threaten nearly 4,000 homes in Deschutes and Jefferson counties.