PRONOUNCER: Azevedo [[As-uh-vee-doe]]

The number of positive COVID cases in Oregon is increasing. It’s consistent with what the Oregon Health Authority calls a “summer surge.”

Staff at a museum in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood have announced plans to unionize. National Nordic Museum Workers United claim there’s a lack of leadership at the organization that makes it difficult for them to do their jobs.

More from KNKX arts and culture reporter Freddy Monares.

Family members of two of the University of Idaho students who were killed in 20-22 have sued the city of Moscow to block the release of certain records related to the case. The court order has been extended after a Thursday hearing.

The University of Oregon is reopening a shuttered residence hall this fall, following structural repairs and a multi-million dollar settlement.

A wildfire in rural southeastern Lane County is now estimated at more than 9,000 acres.

Natural gas customers in Southwest and Northeast Oregon may see a small increase to their bills starting in September. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports.

One faulty conductor caused a multi-day outage at a water treatment plant in Medford this week.

A power outage at a Medford water treatment facility this week reduced the local water supply. The outage was caused by one very old wire.

A proposal in Governor Tina Kotek’s transportation bill aims to charge electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid drivers a per mile fee for driving on Oregon roads.

Seattle is opening a new front today [Thursday] in its battle against the opioid crisis.