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A law going into effect this month [January] will ban businesses from charging Oregonians undisclosed service and convenience fees, often called junk fees, when they buy online.

Oregon will get close to $200 million dollars to improve rural health care next year – and the state could qualify for more in future years.

Some new laws that go into effect tonight at midnight will take aim at electronic waste, hike prices on Zyn [zinn] pouches, and bring changes to the big screen in Washington state. KUOW’s Cat Smith has more.

A transgender musician from Eugene has recorded a series of duets, harmonizing with his own voice before and after starting hormone therapy.

Restrictions on the east side mean the highway still isn't a through route to Leavenworth.

Restrictions on the east side mean the highway still isn't a through route to Leavenworth

The three Northwest states will each receive a big chunk of money to carry out the federal government’s new Rural Health Transformation project.

The new year doesn’t just bring a change in calendars. In Oregon, it also means hundreds of new laws are taking effect. Dirk VanderHart reports.

Members of the Seattle-area Somali community say they are reeling from the Trump administration’s abusive rhetoric and its immigration crackdown.

Members of the Seattle-area Somali community say local childcare providers in Washington State are being doxxed online.