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Native Americans Embrace COVID-19 Shots To Protect Families And Culture

While the U.S. overall is finding its stride with COVID-19 vaccine distribution, some Native American tribes – including in Oregon – are on a mean streak.…

U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe of Seattle is set to become a three-time Olympian. She and her teammates earned gold at the 2012 London Games.

100 day countdown to Tokyo Olympics begins and NW athletes are excited to go

The 100 day countdown to the opening ceremony of the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics begins Wednesday. Yes, the summer games are proceeding amid an...

Two Challengers Face Incumbent For Springfield Position On Lane County Board of Commissioners

The race for the position representing Springfield on the Lane County Board of Commissioners has attracted two challengers for incumbent Sid Leiken.…

Bigfoot: The Reclusive Celebrity With A Giant Profile

The towering creature of legend, Bigfoot, is near impossible to spot. That hasn’t hurt its popularity, though. While early exposure included plaster…

Firefighters rescue people from under a collapsed walkway in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City, Mo., on July 17, 1981. The collapse killed 114 people and injured more than 200.

One Of The Deadliest U.S. Accidental Structural Collapses Happened 40 Years Ago Today

The condo building failure in Surfside, Fla., is reminiscent of the July 17, 1981, collapse of two elevated walkways at the Kansas City, Mo., Hyatt Regency that killed 114 people and injured over 200.

Dr. Eugene Richardson in a helicopter during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, where he worked as a clinical lead for Partner in Health's response to the outbreak. He is the author of the new book <em>Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health.</em>

A Doc Was Mad That People Die From Preventable Diseases. So He Wrote A Book About It

Harvard professor Dr. Eugene Richardson explores colonialism's impact on global health in Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health.

A student touches elbows with a teacher as she leaves school at Ellsworth Elementary School in Vancouver, Wash., earlier this spring. A shortage of teachers and substitute teachers has put a strain on trying to get a teacher in every classroom, forcing administrators to sometimes fill in as teachers.

Vaccination rates in Oregon public schools vary widely as districts comply with state mandates

In Oregon and Southwest Washington's largest school districts, most staff have been vaccinated, with the rest receiving exemptions or leaving.

Unsheltered Youth At Risk For Falling Through Cracks During Pandemic

For the past three weeks schools have closed and most public spaces have shut down in Oregon. This has homeless providers in Lane County concerned youth…

How Oregon health officials are preparing for change under Trump

Oregonians’ health care could face more change than most states under the new federal administration, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the state health authority, said officials are preparing to respond quickly as things happen

Jasmin Savoy Brown plays Teen Taissa in "Yellowjackets," a Showtime drama about a girls' soccer team stranded after a plane crash.

How Jasmin Savoy Brown, star of Yellowjackets and Scream VI, went from Springfield to Hollywood

A decade ago, Jasmin Savoy Brown was an aspiring actress living in Springfield. Now, she’s one of the stars of the Emmy-nominated Showtime drama Yellowjackets.

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