Farmworkers in Eastern Oregon are coping with extreme heat and wildfire smoke. Monica Carrillo-Casas [kah-REE-yo kah-SUS] reports aid groups are working to help reduce health risks.

Cases of measles have been on the rise in Clark County. On Friday, there were six new cases reported by health officials.

That makes for the highest year total since a large outbreak happened in the Southwest Washington county in 20-19.

Measles cases are once again on the rise in Clark County. As OPB's Erik Neumann reports, six new infections of the virus were identified on Friday.

[[VCR] 15 yo arrested in Seattle mass shooting has initial court hearing

Today [mon] in juvenile court prosecutors outlined the initial case against a 15-year-old suspected of firing into a crowd at Seattle Center on Sunday.

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A Eugene comic book store, Books with pictures, won a global award last week at an event dubbed the “Oscars of the comic book industry.” KLCC’s Hannah Bush reports: [SOQ 0:44]

The Eugene Chamber of Commerce was named the 2026 National Chamber of the Year. As KLCC’s Hannah Bush reports, it’s the first chamber in Oregon to win. [0:48]

The number of homeless folks in some far Northern California counties appears to be decreasing, according to a count conducted in January.

More homeless folks in some far Northern California counties seem to be getting into housing.

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Washington’s largest-ever battery energy storage system is set to power up this fall. Snohomish County P-U-D built it on the utility’s ‘clean energy campus’ in Arlington.

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Snohomish County PUD is building a utility scale battery power storage system - WA's biggest yet]

Several communities in King County have temporarily banned the siting of large-scale battery systems. But in Snohomish County, a utility is getting ready to power up Washington's first and so far largest such system this fall. Snohomish P-U-D says it selected the best technology available and is building it on utility-owned land, in Arlington. KNKX environment reporter Bellamy Pailthorp went to check it out.