Oregon’s Child Welfare Director Aprille Flint-Gerner announced on today/Tuesday she was resigning after two years leading Oregon’s beleaguered child-welfare system. Lauren Dake reports.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek says she’s concerned the state legislature hasn’t done enough with just a month left in the session.

Norovirus is circulating in the Tri-Cities. The virus, which is commonly mistaken for food poisoning, can cause diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain and fever.

LEDE: The Benton-Franklin Health District is reporting a sharp rise in norovirus. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun reports.

A Linn County judge invalidated an essential permit for a proposed chicken farm that would've raised millions of chickens per year east of Salem.

A Linn County judge invalidated an essential permit for a proposed chicken farm that would've raised millions of chickens east of Salem.

Thousands of Venezuelans around the U-S now face possible deportation, including hundreds in the Inland Northwest.

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday [MON] the Trump administration could end Temporary Protected Status, or T-P-S, for Venezuelans.

The City of Cottage Grove recently applied for a grant to help update its Drinking Water Protection Plan. KLCC’s Sajina Shrestha explains why.

Washington’s governor signed some major new policies into law today [Tuesday]. Olympia correspondent Jeanie Lindsay reports, among them were changes to a parents rights initiative and new rules for gun sales.

Roza [ROE-zah] Irrigation District is shutting down its water starting today [Tuesday] for up to two weeks [depending on temperatures]. The Yakima Valley district is trying to save water for hotter months. NWPB’s [Northwest Public Broadcasting’s] Senior Correspondent Anna King has the details.

A lack of snowpack and rain, means junior water right holders will be the first to feel the pain. Now, some Yakima Valley irrigators will only get 48 percent of their normal water this year. This is the third year of major drought. Farmers are already dealing with high costs and depressed prices. Sage Park is with the Roza district.