The Olympic Marmot is endemic to the Olympic Peninsula – it is found nowhere else in the world. And it is now under federal review as an endangered species.

INTRO: Advocacy groups are holding a "week of action" to protest potential immigration enforcement leading up to the Super Bowl.

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Two top Springfield school administrators intend to sue the district, alleging whistleblower retaliation, defamation and unlawful employment practices.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White reports.

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The Eugene Water and Electric Board has hired the current leader of the Bonneville Power Administration as its new general manager.

New research out of the University of Oregon up-ends long held beliefs about Douglas Fir forests in the wettest areas of the Cascades. KLCC’s Karen Richards reports.

Oregon lawmakers got a slightly brighter budget picture today/WEDNESDAY. But as Dirk VanderHart reports, spending cuts still loom in the ongoing legislative session.

The Pacific Northwest’s all-important snowpack is in bad shape.

Snow volumes in Washington state are barely half of normal.

In Oregon, they’re less than a third of normal.

The Pacific Northwest’s winter snowpack is in some of its worst shape ever.

Snow levels in Washington state are barely half of normal.

In Oregon, they’re less than a third of normal.

KUOW’s John Ryan reports.

A heated debate over a state income tax has begun in Washington’s Legislature. Democrats call it a “millionaire’s tax” and will hold their first hearings on the bill Friday. KUOW’s Scott Greenstone has more.

A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily limited federal officers’ use of force on protesters outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.

Oregon Public Broadcasting's Conrad Wilson reports.