Allison Frost

Eugene has an open seat for mayor. Incumbent Lucy Vinis announced last year she would not be seeking a third term of office , and she promptly

Two Republican candidates are hoping to win their party’s nomination to upset incumbent Democratic Rep. Val Hoyle in Oregon’s 4th Congressional District. Amy Ryan Courser is a consultant and former Keizer City Council member.

“Unrelenting pressure” on the nation’s rural healthcare safety net means more hospital closures and many operating on the brink. That’s according to a new report by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

Traditionally, refugees from around the world who are accepted into the United States receive aid from one of a handful of refugee resettlement agencies. But a new approach is aimed at helping create more capacity to better support refugees in American communities and to help more of them escape violence and persecution in their countries of origin.

As the head of Willamette Riverkeeper, Travis Williams has worked to protect the river for much of his professional life, but he's stepping into a new role as he creates a new land trust.

Joel David Beal sent this photo of himself with his weapon to his partner from Ukraine in 2023. Courtesy of Alex

Earlier this year, Gov. Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a 90-day state of emergency to address what has become widely seen as a fentanyl crisis in downtown Portland.

School districts all over Oregon are struggling to find the money to fund vital services with declining budgets. Many of those districts are making cuts to library staff, which librarians say has a direct result on educational outcomes for students.

In 2021, Southeast Portland resident Hannah Wallace went out with members of her neighborhood association and asked people living on the streets what they needed most. The two things they heard most? Showers and laundry facilities.

The West Albany High School library is a venue for many student activities, like this past AP Studio Art exhibit. Some of Oregon’s biggest school districts are asking for more funding from the state as they prepare to make major cuts in next school year’s budget, which will impact libraries.