Mapleton’s water and sewer providers recently announced a plan to merge in an effort to prevent a shutdown of sewer service in the western Lane County community.

The water and sewer utilities for the unincorporated community of Mapleton are planning to merge. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

No charges have been filed yet against county assessor John Arthur Wilson, who was arrested last week.

Since the pandemic, about four people a year have been killed while riding a bike in the city of Seattle. But last year, no one was.

Cherry harvest season is well underway in Oregon and Washington. But as Alejandro Figueroa reports, some migrant workers aren’t showing up

Oregon cherry farmers say fewer migrant workers are showing up to work this year.

Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, passed by Congress last week has food banks in Washington state preparing for more people to need their help.

In Washington, about a million residents use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to purchase groceries.

But last week Congress voted to change how the food assistance program is managed – putting thousands across the state at risk of losing their SNAP benefits.

That could mean more people are going to turn to local food banks for support. KNKX’s Mitch Borden reports.

If you go to prison in Oregon as a juvenile, your record is typically wiped clean when you leave. But if you have tattoos like gang symbols – or something else inappropriate – that record could still follow you. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports on a program that’s trying to give kids a fresh start.

A federal spending bill signed into law by President Trump last week could deal a blow to one of Oregon’s most high profile highway projects. Dirk VanderHart reports.