Oregon’s largest educators union says it’s taking action following an uptick in ICE detainments near local schools.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced today/THURSDAY that she is running for another term in office. OPB’s Bryce Dole reports.

A Vancouver-based construction company is facing more than $170,000 dollars in fines for an incident where an employee was crushed by an excavator. OPB's Erik Neumann reports.

INTRO: For some college applicants, the biggest hurdle is writing a personal statement, and that might look a little different this year.

Some colleges have eliminated questions that reference diversity from their admissions applications.

From our news partner K-N-K-X, Freddy Monares ((moe-NAHR-es)) spoke with one student about what's it's like to apply for college right now

((in the latest story in a series from the Northwest News Network))

The Tacoma City Council is working on changes to the city’s voter-approved Landlord Fairness Code.

Host lead-in: The group that created Tacoma’s Landlord Fairness Code says changes to it could hurt tenants. Now, the group is feeling cautiously optimistic that the city council has been listening to their concerns. N-W-P-B’s Lauren Gallup reports.

Snowpack in Washington's Cascades is still on the lighter side.

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A Eugene-based credit union says it will no longer use Flock Safety license plate reader cameras.

Community members in Eugene and Springfield have raised concerns for months about privacy, and potential federal abuse of the data the cameras collect.

KLCC’s Rebecca Hansen-White has more.

Last month, a woman in Cottage Grove, Oregon was forcibly detained by ICE agents, despite having proof of her legal status on her person.

The experience has marked her and her daughter for weeks, and brought mixed reactions from community members.

KLCC’s Julia Boboc [BOH-bok] reports: [SOQ 5:12]

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright will travel to central Washington state Thursday [Dec. 4]. N-W-P-B’s Senior Correspondent Anna King reports. [:13]