Five Democratic candidates are seeking to oust Cliff Bentz from Oregon’s only Congressional District held by a Republican.

President Donald Trump has again energized Democrats in Oregon’s only Republican Congressional District. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) went to a town hall in Medford.

Hundreds gathered at Springfield City Hall Friday as part of a day-long general strike against the Trump administration

An afternoon of protests at the federal office building in downtown Eugene yesterday [Friday] ended with police in riot gear and tear gas flooding the area. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

Portland State University’s leaders are moving ahead with a budget cut plan that will shrink the institution.

OPB's Tiffany Camhi has more from P-S-U’s trustees meeting today/yesterday [[Fri.]]

Umpqua Community College recently opened a high-tech facility meant to help students prepare for current and future jobs in manufacturing and forestry.

Oregon lawmakers are back in Salem MONDAY/today to kick off the short legislative session. OPB’s Bryce Dole reports.

Thousands of Oregonians are expected to participate in today’s [[Friday]] nationwide general strike protesting violent tactics by federal immigration agents. Multiple nationwide organizations are calling for businesses to close and people to walk out of school. Kyra [[KYE ruh]] Buckley reports.

LEDE: Volunteers fanned out across the Wenatchee area this week to take an assessment of homelessness in the region. N-W-P-B’s Renee Diaz has more.

When it comes to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons cases, search teams have to be prepared for finding a corpse. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, one Oregon group is proactively helping their volunteers prepare for that.