Federal student aid is - for the first time - available to students who want to enroll in short-term, job-training programs.

Oregon’s valuable commercial Dungeness crab fishery is in the middle of some major changes in an effort to keep whales and fishing gear from tangling. Now a draft conservation plan that is part of a larger effort by the state to land an incidental take permit from the federal government reveals exactly how many whales the state hopes crabbers could be allowed to impact going forward — without shutting down the fishery.

The newly-revamped Pac-12 Conference expands to nine teams today.

The online show, “America’s Best Restaurants” stopped by Eugene eatery Lox, Stocks and Bagels Tuesday afternoon. And as KLCC’s Brian Bull reports, the high-profile publicity may well give rise to its reputation.

If you’re planning on attending graduate school in the future, you may be subject to new federal student loan caps.

As KUOW’s Noel Gasca reports, the limits are part of several student loan policy changes that take effect TODAY [Wed].

New federal student loan policies are set to go into effect tomorrow [July 1]

As KUOW’s Noel Gasca reports, this means people may start paying more.

Seattle city council took a step forward to address gun violence on Aurora Avenue (Tuesday). KUOW’s Anna Boiko-Weyrauch [ANN-uh BOY-koh WHY-rock] has more.

An Idaho doctor is honored with a national award for his role teaching medical students. N-W-P-B’s Rachel Sun reports.

Josephine County commissioners are undoing a controversial change made by past board members. Jefferson Public Radio's Roman Battaglia (buh-TALLY-uh) reports.

The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians honored a doctor from Grangeville, Idaho, for his work teaching and mentoring medical students.