Contract bargaining between Oregon’s public university classified workers and institutions are stalled over wages.

The Pacific Northwest needs to build more wind, solar and natural gas powered electricity, and fast, according to recommendations out today (Thursday).

Monica Samayoa [[sah-mah-YO-ahh]] tells us more.

[Prehistoric pedestrians once walked 9th Street in Corvallis. Now, you can see proof at the library

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Five years ago, a construction crew stumbled upon a prehistoric artifact under a busy street in Corvallis. KLCC’s Macy Moore reports on how this piece of history ended up on display in the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library:

Washington's State Schools Superintendent is praising the way public schools are showing up for communities overwhelmed by fire damage in central and eastern Washington.

In 2022, Oregon voters narrowly passed an ambitious gun control bill. But it’s been tied up in legal fights ever since – and hasn’t gone into effect.

New research says gun sales in the state skyrocketed in the meantime. Oregon Public Broadcasting's Troy Brynelson reports.

[WRAP: Seattle Public Schools audits HR department, after complaints of a broken system

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[HOST READ]: Seattle Public Schools plans to begin an audit of their human resource practices.

The step follows a pledge from the superintendent to reexamine how the district responds when teachers are accused of misconduct.

KUOW’s Noel Gasca has more

LEDE: A candidate for Washington's State Legislature was arrested for a suspected DUI earlier this week. Reporter Sarah Mizes-Tan says the candidate narrowly won her primary election.

Wildfires have shut down two big segments of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington.

The National Scenic Trail spans more than twenty-six-hundred [2,600] miles from Mexico to Canada.

Long-distance hikers unable to reach the Canadian border have responded with creativity to preserve the P-C-T experience.

KUOW’s John Ryan reports.

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The owners of the Tacoma immigrant lockup say they’ll soon be starting talks with Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials to sell a number of their facilities nationwide. That could include the Tacoma detention center. KUOW’s Gustavo Sagrero reports.

A former patient has sued a Rogue Valley chiropractic clinic, where she alleges she was sexually abused by a massage therapist.