Due to delays at the federal level, the Oregon Employment Department couldn’t release September job numbers until today/yesterday [[WED]].

Oregon’s unemployment rate ticked up to 5-point-2 percent in September. That’s 1 percent higher than last year. Kyra [[KYE ruh]] Buckley reports.

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The Lane County Sheriff’s Office said today [Wednesday] it has followed Eugene and Springfield’s lead and canceled its contract with automatic license plate camera company Flock Safety.

A University of Oregon professor has honed a method to predict the Dungeness Crab harvest … with some caveats. KLCC’s Karen Richards has more.

The Tacoma City Council voted to limit renter protections that prevent people across the city from being evicted during the winter and school year.

The Tacoma City Council voted on Tuesday to roll back some renter protections.

They decided to exempt certain low income housing providers from cold weather and school year eviction bans. KNKX reporter Mitch Borden has more.

Spokane County’s median household income in 2024 was higher than the national median income for the first time in decades—and maybe ever. But local economists don’t know why.

Attempts to ban books at libraries have been on the rise across the country since 2020. That’s according to the American Library Association. And while Seattle Public Library hasn't experienced that increase, it's hoping to shed a light on the issue.

The Seattle Public Library is screening a documentary about the rise in efforts to ban books.

More from KNKX reporter Freddy Monares.

The match schedule was released this weekend, and Seattle is set to host early games between Groups B, D, and G. That includes the U-S, Australia, Iran, Belgium, Egypt, and Qatar.