A heatwave has hit much of western Oregon. In the Willamette Valley, an “Extreme Heat Warning” is now in place through at least Tuesday evening.

Highs are expected in the upper 90s to lower 100s for the Southern Willamette Valley Friday through Monday.

Pay hikes mean negotiations over contracts will reopen for nurses in Albany and Newport at a time when the system has been struggling with finances.

The three members of Oregon’s congressional delegation heard about how federal cuts will affect Oregon healthcare providers.

A 4J Board meeting at 6 p.m. on Aug. 20 will review multiple district policies – including a “no-nit” policy that keeps students out of school when they have head lice.

A conversation with Christopher Campbell, professor at Portland State University about new research data on Oregon's Measure 110 to decriminalize drug use.

The company calls Valley River Pediatric Priority Care Clinic the first such facility in the Eugene-Springfield area.

With this gift, the Knight Cancer Institute will become a separate entity under OHSU, with its own board of governors.

Almost a year after its soft open, the gym is holding a grand opening at the facility on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will include a ribbon cutting, free food, a silent auction and class demonstrations.

The National Weather Service projects temperatures to remain in the high 90s or above 100 in large swaths of Oregon on Tuesday before a big cool down.