Gemma Dicarlo is a journalist based in Portland, Oregon, focusing on local news and issues. Her work has been featured in various publications and media outlets, including OPB, The Oregonian, Herald and News, and 88.1 WVPE. Gemma covers a wide range of topics, from environmental conservation and politics to healthcare and sports.
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By: Gemma DiCarlo
Since 2018, Portland-based developer Avangrid Renewables has been working to develop an industrial solar project on a piece of state-owned land in Eastern Washington. The parcel, known as Badger Mountain, is also an important ceremonial and first-foods site for tribal nations such as the Yakama and Colville.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted Thursday to approve a temporary staffing plan that aims to improve ambulance response times in the county.
By: Gemma DiCarlo
A big shift took place over the weekend in the way people buy and sell homes in the U.S. The National Association of Realtors settled a lawsuit earlier this year that changed the way real estate agents get paid. Previously, a home seller would pay for both their own real estate agent and the agent representing the buyer. The two agents would split the commission, which was typically around 5-6% of the home’s selling price.
By: Gemma DiCarlo
Undated file photo of Oregon Health & Science University. Courtesy of Michael McDermott / OHSU
Students at Umpqua Community College in Southern Oregon may soon have some new options for housing. The college is converting three historic buildings in downtown Roseburg into student dorms and apartments. College leaders hope that providing housing will help attract students from around the region and that bringing students downtown will add vibrancy to the city’s core.
Virtual fencing could offer a more flexible way to manage grazing herds, helping ranchers adapt to the effects of climate change.
By: Gemma DiCarlo
Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest are set to face some of the most dramatic effects of climate change in the region, from rising seas to more severe storms. The University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians conducted a series of listening sessions with leaders and citizens of 13 coastal tribes to hear how they were responding to climate challenges. A new report outlines the obstacles tribes described, including struggles to obtain funding and burdensome paperwork, as well as points of success.
Umatilla School District Superintendent Heidi Sipe joins us with more details about the new truancy program.
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We'll hear more about the as-yet-unnamed team, which will start playing in the 2026 season.
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