After a dead sperm whale washed ashore on Oregon's coast, officials needed to determine a cause of death and what to do with the 40-foot carcass.

The Oregon Legislature returned to work this week for the 2023 session. State lawmakers have huge challenges to solve and a recent history of partisan gridlock. But legislative leaders in both parties sounded surprisingly optimistic.

Dungeness crab is the most valuable single-species fishery commodity in Oregon. The 2021-2022 season was one of the best on record, with fisherfolk bringing in $91.5 million worth of the crustaceans. But that's not always the case.

Just before last year’s Thanksgiving holiday, four students from the University of Idaho were found stabbed to death in their off-campus home. The murders have rocked the small town of Moscow, Idaho and captured national attention

Reflecting a national trend, communities in the Northwest are seeing a wave of proposed bans or limits on books in schools or local libraries. Two students in the region share their perspectives on the importance of literary access, libraries as community

Hospitals are currently crowded with patients suffering from the "tripledemic" of RSV, flu and COVID. And a new COVID variant known as “kraken” has come to the forefront. What should we expect from the global pandemic in 2023?

Addiction peers face an uphill battle in Eastern Oregon

Celebrating Theophany with Portland's Orthodox Christians

Gov. Tina Kotek takes office, pledging to ramp up the building of new homes and forge connections with people across the state

Gov. Tina Kotek takes office, pledging to ramp up the building of new homes and forge connections with people across the state