Oregon’s COVID-19 vaccination rates are significantly lower than they were at this same time last year. OPB’s Holly Bartholomew reports.

When a humpback whale beached itself on the Oregon Coast earlier this month, thousands of people followed along through the attempt to save it – and mourned when the rescue effort ultimately failed. But as Courtney Sherwood reports, the tragedy also brought together local people, scientists, and tribal members who say they’re draw

A federal jury sided with the City of Eugene Tuesday in a lawsuit over a fatal police shooting from 2019.

The purchase of a 289-acre hazelnut farm is expected to protect a major drinking water source in Lane County. In October, the board of the Upper Willamette Soil and Water Conservation District unanimously approved a purchase sale agreement for what’s called the Rice Farm in Springfield. As KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, it fulfills a wish by the farm’s owner.

King County has a new executive. Girmay Zahilay [gear-MY zah-hill-EYE] took his oath of office in two loca tions today [TUES] - formally in King County chambers at lunchtime. Earlier in the day, he held a **ceremonial** swearing in, surrounded by community in South Seattle.

King County’s new executive Girmay Zahilay took his oath of office twice today [Tues / yesterday] - not just in county chambers. KNKX reporter Bellamy Pailthorp went to his community ceremony in South Seattle where he pledged to get to work right away.

Oregon voters will likely get the chance to weigh in on a recently passed transportation bill. Opponents of the bill say they’ve gathered enough signatures to qualify for the ballot next year. OPB’s Bryce Dole reports.

For the second year in a row, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s office is reporting a dip in the number of shots fired between the months of July and September.

The number of shots fired in King County between the months of July and September has dropped to its lowest since 2019.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced donors matched the state’s $6 million dollars to help address food insecurity. The news comes on the heels of a government shutdown that temporarily withheld federal food benefits from some Oregonians. Lauren Dake reports.